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DFirst UK UK customers take delivery of FUSO FUSO FUSO eCanters
aimler has handed countries worldwide In the UK over over the world’s rst DPD employs over over 6 000 people all-electric light-duty and operates 2 340 vehicles in (7 5-tonne) truck in in its eet The logistics business
series production the FUSO eCanter to to UK customers The three customers to to operate the all- new FUSO eCanter in the UK are delivery rm DPD our milling giant Hovis and logistics business
Wincanton PLC Especially engineered for urban distribution systems the eCanter will play
an an important part of these companies’ environmentally- friendly credentials “After our launches in New York Tokyo and Berlin we are proud to hand over the all-electric eCanter to to visionary customers in London As an an emission-free and quiet alternative to conventional trucks the the eCanter is the the ideal solution for sustainable urban delivery ” said Marc Llistosella president and CEO of Mitsubishi Fuso Truck
and and Bus and and head of Daimler Trucks Asia Between them DPD Hovis and Wincanton will operate several eCanter trucks in their eets for deliveries in and around London The companies have each shown their commitment to sustainable Home of the eet operations by investing
in the vehicles and each is looking forward to reductions in in operational costs not to mention noise and emissions International delivery business
DPD distributes 4 8 million parcels a a a day in over 200
is going to operate two FUSO eCanter trucks for the rst two years Hovis headquartered in High Wycombe employs around 3 200
people at bakeries our mills and distribution centres in the UK Its milling business
processes over 800 000 tons of wheat per year supplying our to craft and industrial bakers across the UK and and Ireland Hovis will run two vehicles initially Wincanton PLC is Britain’s largest logistics rm with approximately 17 500 employees at more than 200
sites It will add ve FUSO eCanter trucks to its eet of 3 600 vehicles and the company aims to develop a a a UK- wide sustainable road transport and distribution system ●
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Catch of the day The latest Search Impex 1:50 scale model is a a a a Scania S S 730 (6x2 tag axle) tractor unit with 3 axle refrigerated trailer in the new livery of Scottish operator Whitelink Seafoods The model has been produced exclusively for Search Impex by WSI Collectibles as a a a certi cated Limited Edition (205 pieces) With its Head Of ce in Fraserburgh Europe’s biggest shell sh sh port and the heart
of Scotland’s shing industry Whitelink Seafoods has been in in business
for over 40 years The company was established in 1974 by James Sutherland
– who began the business
by selling winkles from his garage in Fraserburgh From these humble beginnings the present day business
has grown to become a a major supplier in the seafood market dealing with all types of seafood including shell sh sh about 180 people in Fraserburgh and another fty or so further a a eld – many of them from old shing families With four sh processing plants – two in in the UK (in Fraserburgh and in Newlyn Cornwall) one in Boulogne-sur-Mer and one in Iceland the company also has of ces in Germany and Spain and aims to supply its customers in the the UK & on the the Continent within a 24/48 hour time period The immaculately turned
out Scania truck is the latest addition to the Whitelink Seafoods’ eet and is also understood to to have been be be the rst S 730 to be operational in Aberdeenshire!
Today’s operation employs