Fleet management, contract hire and rental specialists Fraikin has been awarded a specialist commercial vehicle solutions contract to provide over 400 custodial cell vehicles to GEO Amey PECS (GEOAmey).
At the core of the contract will be the design and build of 401 dedicated custodial cell vehicles the chassis's for which have been provided by Iveco and Renault and the bodies manufactured by the Cartwright Group.
The contract will run for an initial term of seven years and, at £27 million, is the biggest single contract to be awarded in Fraikin's 33 year UK history.
"Winning the contract with GEOAmey is a fantastic achievement for us as a business," says Peter Backhouse, chief executive, Fraikin Ltd comments. "Indeed it is a milestone in Fraikin's history and one which not only enables us to showcase our ability to deliver a full vehicle solutions offering, but also demonstrates our financial strength to the market."
