Heil Europe Chosen by Reputation
West Thurrock based waste management company Ahern has added two new Heil Europe vehicles to its fleet of over 60 waste collection and recycling vehicles. The order included a Powerlink 22 UTL Binlift and a Big Bite 27 BBC Hoist, both on Scania chassis.
Ahern Waste Management Services was established in 1948 by founder Patrick Ahern and has progressed from a horse and cart to the most up to date methods of collection, disposal & recycling. With a fleet of over 60 refuse collection vehicles, the company operates a wide range of waste and recycling services in the Thurrock area and specialises in hazardous and healthcare waste throughout the UK.
The decision to buy Heil Europe vehicles was made because of the company’s reputation for reliability and customer support.
“We have used many different waste collection vehicles over the years” commented Tony Anderson, Resources Co-ordinator at Ahern, “but we have heard so many good things about Heil Europe in terms of their reliability and service that we decided to go with them. And so far, we are extremely pleased with their performance”.
“Legislation has changed our business so much over the last few years” Mr Anderson continued. “so it’s good to know that the one thing we are not worrying about is how our vehicles are coping with the payload”.
The newly designed Powerlink hydraulic system offers unique and unparalleled performance; reduced downtime; lower maintenance costs and less risk of environmental pollution. The Big Bite, considered to be the industry standard in RCV design, offers a refuse carrying capacity of 31m3 which, with the large 2.5m3 hopper, facilitates collection of large refuse items and reduces the collection time for each trip by increasing the volume packed in each cycle.
The vehicles, manufactured by Heil in Scotland, provide flexibility to any RCV fleet. With full-cycle compaction mechanism, they produce 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.