STROUD District Council’s (SDC) waste partner Ubico has trialled the e-One electric refuse vehicle from Gloucestershire-based supplier Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS). The demonstration vehicle was repowered from a diesel-powered vehicle to an electric drivetrain and is one of the first full electric refuse vehicle conversions in the UK. The bin-lifting mechanism is also powered...
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Growth spurt at Clearaway leads to fleet investment
A SURGE in demand over the summer led Midlands recycling and waste management company, Clearaway, to boost its fleet quickly by investing in in a brand-new refuse vehicle. Calvin Williams, director of Clearaway, said: “We grew faster than expected over the summer and needed another vehicle urgently to meet new demand.” Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd...
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Grundon expands Bristol fleet
GRUNDON Waste Management, the UK’s largest family owned waste management and environmental services company, has purchased two brand-new waste collection vehicles to boost the fleet at its new Bristol depot, as part of an ongoing efficiency drive. The vehicles, which are both 26t Mercedes Econic 2630’s have been fitted with Dennis Olympus OL21W bodies and...
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RVS Vehicles helps provide shock intro for ‘War On Plastic’
WHEN BBC1 decided to film a fake ‘dumping of plastic into the sea’ for its new series ‘War on Plastic with Hugh and Anita’, they asked Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS) to provide a fleet of five refuse vehicles to do the job. The trucks feature in the opening sequence of episode one, which was...