Heil Win Contract After Competitive Tendering Process
Coventry City Council has recently awarded leading refuse collection vehicle manufacturer Heil Europe with the contract to supply a further 16 Powerlink refuse collection vehicles.
Having recently taken delivery of 10 new Heil Powerlinks, and an existing fleet of 7 Heil vehicles, Coventry City Council will soon have a total of 33 Heil RCV’s in their fleet.
The vehicles being supplied to Coventry City Council are Heil Powerlink 22m bodies fitted to a Mercedes Econic chassis. The new vehicles have been specified with Terberg Omnidel and high level bin lifts for greater flexibility. The Powerlink bodies have also been fitted with drainage kit systems and the latest weighing system. . All Heil vehicles are being used for the collection of recyclable, domestic and trade waste.
Chris Coyle, Fleet Officer for Coventry City Council said; “The Heil products were selected after an in depth tender where Heil proved overall best value.”
The Powerlink, manufactured by Heil, provides flexibility to any RCV fleet. With its full-cycle compaction mechanism, it produces less friction than conventional channelled compaction systems thus ensuring that a greater force is directed into the load. The reduction of friction increases durability of materials, improving whole life costs.
Additionally a newly designed hydraulic system offers unique and unparalleled performance; reduced downtime; lower maintenance costs and less risk of environmental pollution. Heil offers a variety of options for body sizes on the Powerlink with cubic capacities of 16 to 26m³.
The new RCV’s will be serviced and maintained in house and with a dedicated Heil service engineer supporting a full 5 year bumper to bumper warranty.