September marked an exciting step forward for our transport fleet, with the delivery of five new vehicles to support our branches and enhance our delivery capabilities.
As part of our ongoing relationship with Thomas’s Group and West Midlands Hire, we were invited to work with Volvo Trucks. These latest additions represent a continued investment in our fleet, helping us meet the evolving demands of our customers and ensure we can deliver a wide range of building materials safely and efficiently.
New vehicles have been allocated across branches including Olton, Cannock and Leicester. Stourbridge has also welcomed a medium-sized crane vehicle, while Hemel Hempstead has received its new Moffett-equipped vehicle.
A key feature of the new fleet is the installation of Atlas 165 lorry loaders on all crane vehicles. These offer significantly improved lifting capacities compared with the older Hiab cranes they replace, providing greater capability when handling heavier building materials and supporting the safe, efficient delivery of products directly to our customers’ sites.
This investment reinforces our commitment to maintaining a reliable, capable and modern transport fleet that supports our branches and helps keep your projects moving.
"Investing in our fleet is an important part of maintaining the high standards our customers expect from EH Smith. We remain committed to exploring practical ways to reduce our environmental impact while ensuring our vehicles meet the operational needs of our branches."
John Cave | EH Smith Group Chief Executive Officer
Alongside investing in our vehicles, we’re proud to have maintained our FORS Silver accreditation, recognising our continued commitment to safe, responsible and professional fleet operations. We have held this standard since 2014, demonstrating our long-standing focus on maintaining high standards across our transport operation.
FORS Silver covers key areas including driver standards, vehicle safety, road risk management and environmental performance. These principles play an important role in how we manage our fleet, support our drivers and deliver building materials to customers across our network.
Maintaining this accreditation reflects the ongoing efforts of our transport team to uphold best practice, continually improve our operations and ensure safety remains a priority.
With new vehicles joining the fleet and our FORS Silver standards firmly in place, we continue to invest in the people, equipment and processes that underpin our delivery service.
"Our new vehicles will help ensure we continue to provide a safe, reliable and efficient delivery service for our customers. The new crane vehicles are particularly important for handling heavier building materials, while we continue to focus on driver safety and improving fleet efficiency."
Chris Paul | Commercial Fleet Manager
With new vehicles joining the fleet and our FORS Silver standards firmly in place, we continue to invest in the people, equipment and processes that underpin our delivery service.
A great achievement for our transport team, and another step forward in delivering a safe, reliable and professional service to our customers.
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