As part of a new contract hire agreement Northampton-based fleet management company Specialist Fleet Services ltd (SFS) has supplied Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust with three, 9.2m 34-seater low-carbon Enviro200 buses, all fitted with CCTV and Traffilog telematics.

SFS Head of Tenders, Paul Connor, said: “We’re thrilled to have been chosen by Epsom & St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust to provide the new bus fleet.  Having operated a workshop in Epsom since 2005, our local team are delighted to be supporting the Trust who deliver such vital services across the region”

Gerry Hocking, Transport Manager, Epsom & St Helier NHS Trust: “We are delighted with the excellent service from SFS. They have been extremely accommodating and the engineers at their local Epsom workshop have been very helpful."

The buses will be used on the H1 staff shuttle between the Trust’s Epsom and Sutton hospital locations and were manufactured by Alexander Dennis Ltd (ADL), a subsidiary of NFI Group Inc. ADL is a global leader in the design and manufacture of double deck buses and the UK’s largest bus and coach manufacturer.

Mark Taylor, ADL Sales Account Manager, said: “These are excellent quality, low-emission vehicles and will be a great asset to the NHS trust. We’d like to thank SFS for their order and look forward to working with them further in the future.”

Established in 1992, SFS has a successful track record in delivering fleet and workshop management solutions to local authorities and the private sector and runs a network of workshops across the UK as well as operating its own municipal vehicle hire division, CTS Hire.  

For more information about Specialist Fleet Services tel: 01604 234601; email [email protected]; 

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