Back for more: Forevergreen Gardens’ Richard Brown with his second FUSO Canter.
So pleased was Forevergreen Gardens boss, Richard Brown, with his first 3.5-tonne FUSO Canter tipper that when the time finally came to replace it he had no hesitation in returning for a second.
Forevergreen Gardens provides a broad range of horticultural, arboricultural and landscaping services, covering everything from day-to-day maintenance to a complete re-design.
The new truck was supplied by Mercedes-Benz Dealer Sparshatts of Kent.
A Canter 3C13 model with Comfort day cab, the new vehicle is powered by a fuel-efficient 96kW (130hp) 3.0-litre engine which develops an impressive 300 Nm of torque at low revs. Its tipping body is by the TGS Group of Bristol.
The vehicle is as compact and manoeuvrable as a van, but – thanks largely to its ladder frame chassis – as tough and practical as a small truck.
Mr Brown, who founded Forevergreen Gardens in 2003, ran his previous vehicle for five years before Sparshatts took it back in part-exchange against the new Canter: “My old truck was bullet-proof. Our work takes us onto some rough sites at times, with plenty of mud and ruts to contend with. Yet it never gave me any problems at all.”
The vehicle came with a fuel-saving engine stop/start system – “I don’t monitor the diesel consumption but the new truck is definitely more economical than our last tipper,” he reported.
Mr Brown took advantage of a highly competitive finance offer to acquire the new vehicle. “I was very pleased with the deal, and with the excellent service from Sparshatts’ FUSO Canter Sales Executive, Ashley Shilling,” he added.
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