Glazing business sees the benefit of Euro 6 Mercedes trucks13 January 2015

Glazing business Glass Systems Group has marked 25 years of Mercedes-Benz truck operation by commissioning its first Euro 6 vehicles.

Supplied by dealer Euro Commercials (South Wales), the Swansea-based firm's latest additions to its 35-strong Mercedes-dominated fleet are a 7.5-tonne Atego and an 18-tonne Actros, with curtainsider bodies by JC Payne, of Walsall.

The Atego 816 has an S ClassicSpace cab and a 156bhp four-cylinder engine, while the Actros 1824 has an StreamSpace sleeper cab and is powered by a 238bhp six-cylinder unit.

Both drive through standard-fit PowerShift 3 automated transmissions.

Glass Systems makes products for windows, conservatories and doors from its Swansea HQ, as well as two other factories in Port Talbot and Peterborough.

Core to its fleet are the 18-tonners. The line-up also includes a drawbar rig that operates at up to 32 tonnes gcw, while the 7.5-tonners – one of which is based at each factory – are used to make small and urgent deliveries.

John Wood, Glass Systems' managing director, says his Mercedes vehicles have always proved to be "outstandingly reliable and cost effective to operate".

He adds: "We are certainly pleased with our first Euro 6 vehicles, which have been well received by their drivers and are proving significantly more fuel-efficient than their Euro 5 equivalents, while also consuming much less AdBlue."

Author
Laura Cork

Related Companies
JC Payne (UK) Ltd
Mercedes Benz Uk Limited

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