Bevan hosts government green trailer fact finding visit 21 December 2010

Adrian Bailey, MP for West Bromwich West and chair of the House of Commons Business, Innovation and Skills Select Committee, visited dry freight bodybuilder Bevan Group recently for a fact-finding visit.

The West Midlands-based company has chalked up orders worth more than £2 million from organisations such as Argos, Coca-Cola, Halfords and Nightfreight, since launching its aerodynamic Bevan21 body, with government support.

The MP, accompanied by Martin McKeever, specialist manufacturing advisor at the Manufacturing Advisory Service West Midlands, was shown a Bevan21 drawbar rig in the colours of clinical waste specialist SRCL.

Bevan Group operations director Lee Dimmock explains that the company has been working with MAS-WM for several years on a series of business improvement processes, and developed the environmentally-friendly Bevan21 – with its curved roof and moulded air deflector and cab collar – with assistance from the organisation.

"We are always looking to stay ahead of the market, and the demand from customers wishing to reduce their carbon footprints offers us an excellent opportunity to put our design and technical expertise to the fore," comments Dimmock.

"Working with MAS-WM, our in-house team spent hundreds of hours developing the aerodynamic frame that gives the Bevan21 [its] performance, and has made it such a phenomenal success. It offers a win-win for customers, who benefit from improved green credentials, as well as a positive impact on their bottom line," he adds.

Author
Brian Tinham

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