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Davian rides the crest of a wave with Mercedes Sprinter

BUSINESS TELEGRAPH ARTICLE

19th March 2008

Davian Shipping Services Ltd upgrade their fleet by adding 3 new Mercedes Sprinters. Supplied by South Killingholme dealer H&L Garages, www.handlgarages.co.uk, the new vehicles are all Medium-length Mercedes 311CDI chassis cabs. They were fitted with platform bodies by G Broughton & Sons, of Barnetby, www.broughtonbodies.co.uk, Lincolnshire, and light-weight, removable frame-mounted covers by East Coast Marine, www.uktrailerparts.co.uk, of Grimsby.

Davian now operates 10 Sprinters – the latest three were all additions to the fleet – as well as 4 Ifor Williams trailers.

The firm operates from a three-acre site on Europa Way, Ian Holden and Annette Anderson are co-directors. “These new additions to our fleet will extend our load capacity and enable us to provide an even better service to our customers,” declares Annette Anderson, who says the company is always looking for opportunities to expand.

“As agents for Ashland Chemicals, www.ashland.com, and Marichem Marine, www.marichem-marigase.com, a lot of our work entails the transportation of hazardous chemicals and gasses,” she explains. “We are fully registered and all our drivers are ADR trained for the carriage of dangerous goods to comply with Road Traffic Regulations.

“We have also built up a solid reputation providing efficient dependable road haulage. Our dedicated vehicles provide same day, hot shot deliveries, transporting hazardous and non hazardous loads.

We carry out contractual deliveries for local authorities, as well as providing distribution and warehousing facilities.”

Davian Shipping Services switched to the three-pointed star of Mercedes-Benz in 1998, after its previous vans struggled to cope with the high mileages required. The company now aims to replace its vehicles every three years.

“Our Sprinters average about 300,000 miles without any major problems,” continues Annette. “They are unbeatable in terms of reliability and hold their value a lot better than other makes of van, which means their whole-life running costs are significantly lower”. Safety is another important consideration for Davian Shipping Services, which is always conscious of its Duty of Care obligations to employees. The Mercedes Sprinter bristles with active and passive safety systems including the latest Adaptive ESP® stability system dynamically monitors a vehicle’s load status.

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