Severn Trent are a water authority based in the Midlands and are responsible for water supply management, and waste water treatment and disposal. They get their name from their location between two of Britain’s largest rivers. The utilities company has updated its fleet with 13 new Volkswagen Crafters. The vans have been converted by specialist conversions company Bott, who added racking for storage and our MiniLoader 500 Long Boom SwingLift crane to solve their moving and handling challenges.
As they are updating their fleet with new VW Crafters, Severn Trent specified that they require a lifting solution to be added to the vehicle. Due to its existing in-service success with the Severn Trent fleet, the MiniLoader 500 with long boom was chosen again to provide a solution to Severn Trent’s on-site lifting needs.
The ML500LB SwingLift crane allows the Severn Trent team to park their vehicle next to wells and raise and lower industrial pumps to maintain/refurbish and help them to carry out their job.
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Teaming up With Bott to Provide the Complete Working Solution
Penny Engineering have again teamed up with specialist vehicle converters Bott on this project. Bott installed van racking into the vehicle, as well as the external graphics for the Crafters, before adding our SwingLift ML500LB and handing the keys to Severn Trent. Penny Engineering and Bott have a rich history of working together, celebrating over 25 years of collaboration in 2018.
From design & manufacture to supply and installation, Bott has a strong reputation for high product quality, service excellence, and value for money. From simple van racking, to more complex on-board communications technology and power generation – Bott has the expertise and capability to deliver van conversion solutions to fit their customers’ needs. Find out more on the Bott website.
In 1989, privatisation of the water industry saw the formation of Severn Trent Plc, the parent company for Severn Trent Water. As a private company, Severn Trent Water invested heavily in replacing and repairing its assets and infrastructure. As well as complying with government legislation it set its own internal standards on issues such as public health, leakage reduction and the cleanliness of rivers and other water sources in its catchment region.
The group also began to build a products and services business in the United States beginning with the acquisition of Capital Controls Company in 1990. Since that time, Severn Trent Plc has built a portfolio of companies, known as Severn Trent Services. Severn Trent Services provides water and waste water treatment and operating services to utilities, municipalities and commercial customers.
Severn Trent love bringing their wonderful water to millions of customers every day. Which is why their teams work incredibly hard, 24 hours a day, 52 weeks a year to make sure that their customers taps continue to flow and their waste water is safely taken away.
Penny Engineering are proud integrated partners of VW Commercial Vehicles. The Converter Recognition Scheme is a programme designed by VW to offer a range of off-the-shelf and bespoke conversions through Volkswagen’s dedicated Van Centre network that are provided by converters who have been audited to VW’s high standards of quality and have been successfully approved. Find out more on the VW Vans Website.
DANIEL CASEY – MARKETING MANAGER