FCC Environment delivers 28 new Dennis Eagle vehicles

Waste management firm FCC Environment has renewed its recyclables and waste collection contract with Herefordshire Council, using 28 new Dennis Eagle refuse vehicles

Following a robust tender process, FCC will have the Dennis Eagle vehicles working on the new contract which is for an initial eight years.

These include 13 OL19N/OmniDELs, two OL19N/Olympus Trades, seven OL10N/ OmniDELs, four OL Minis and two eCollects.

Brian Ashby, head of municipal collections and streetscene, FCC Environment said the narrow chassis and body capacity Dennis Eagle could provide was the prevailing factor.

“We did complete several trials of alternative chassis and configurations, but only the Dennis Eagle narrow track rear-steer vehicles could be 100 per cent proven to reach the required properties,” he said. “We have trialled the Dennis Eagle eCollect, and due to its performance, we have procured two of these for use on this contract.”

“I see Dennis Eagle – and other chassis providers – being essential for developing electric solutions, and I look forward to working with them to make this option available to new and existing clients,” Ashby added.