Sherwood Truck and Van, the East Midlands-based commercial
vehicle group, has won a contract to supply ten trucks to worldwide
tool giant Snap-on.
Referring to their vans as mobile tool stores, Snap-on
franchisees market and sell a range of 19,000 interchangeable
sockets, spanners and other components to engineering
professionals.
As well as being a tool store, each van has a personal computer
system so franchisees can run their business from the vehicle,
which means vehicles must be able to cope with a heavy payload.
Now the group has ordered ten new EcoDaily 70C17 trucks from
Sherwood Truck and Van, based in South Normanton, Derbyshire, and
with sites in Nottingham, Stoke and Sheffield.
"Our franchisees spend almost all their working days in their
vehicles," said Robert Stevens, Snap-on's UK franchise manager.
"They appreciate something that drives like a car, is easy to
handle, sits comfortably on the road and looks after them in
comfort and safety. Unlike truck-style products, the Daily does all
this - and gives us a seven-tonne gross weight that more than
accommodates a Snap-on tool store body.
"Our business is nationwide so we needed a dealer who could work
with us and our existing suppliers.
"Sherwood pitched to us on the practicality of the EcoDaily, but
then supported this with the strongest promise of customer service
and ongoing support. And with all ten vehicles now in service,
we're more than happy with the reality of that promise."
Snap-on's history dates from the 1920s in the USA and began
trading in the UK in 1965. It now has a network of 430 franchisees
in this country - part of a total of 4,700 operating in more than
150 countries.
Sherwood Truck and Van regional director Helen Waterfall said:
"Snap-on franchisees ask a lot of their vehicles but we were more
than happy to supply the EcoDaily with our promise of customer care
and after-sales service.
"Snap-on has built partnerships with suppliers all over the
world and Sherwood Truck and Van is pleased to have be a part of
that."
Sherwood is a leading supplier of new and used commercial
vehicles, established in 1978. The company also maintains, services
and repairs commercial vehicles across Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire,
South Yorkshire, Staffordshire and most of Cheshire. It is part of
the Guest Motors Group of Companies.
For more information about Sherwood Truck & Van, please
visit their website here: www.sherwoodtruckandvan.com