8th July 2005: Citroen UK are ‘Ready to Run’ with KFS

Citroen UK are pleased to announce the addition of the popular KFS Special Vehicles 3500kg Car Transporter into their ‘Ready to Run’ Programme. With no less than four model choices on offer, the range starts with the Relay 1500 2.2Hdi SWB as the base vehicle and is offered at a very competitive price of just £14,595 plus VAT & Delivery.

The KFS product uses a fully type approved chassis conversion which utilises all OEM brakes, wheels and tyres. This was a key consideration for Citroen as this would ensure that there would be no issues with regards to Servicing & Warranty. The body is an all aluminium design to give the maximum payload and is equipped with 8ft aluminium loading ramps, worklights, wheelstraps, tool locker, recessed spare wheel and a single rotating beacon as standard with the ‘Ready to Run’ package. The complete vehicle also comes with a 2 Year Unlimited/3 Year 100,000 mile Warranty (whichever is soonest) which gives the operator peace of mind while running the vehicle.

With the Relay’s excellent fuel consumption combined with no driving license or tachograph issues, the Citroen ‘Ready to Run’ Car Transporter will provide a valuable addition to your fleet and will offer you major cost savings when in operation. For further information on the range please contact your local Citroen Commercial dealer or KFS Special Vehicles direct on 01264 350666.

8th July 2005: CMG Rescue Services order another KFS Slide Bed

KFS Special Vehicles have developed a very special 3500kg slide bed vehicle. The first was supplied to Howard Basford Ltd and after successfully using the original beavertail slide bed they ordered 6 more. Based on a 2.0Hdi Citroen Relay it will bring the fleet to a total of 12 units supplied by KFS in a 12 month period. Howard Basford Workshop Manager, Steve Grier, has nothing but praise for his vehicles “At first I was very sceptical that the vehicles could even do the job in the short term. We had beavertails but had a real need for a no ramp Slide Bed. Working with KFS to produce the slide bed has made the excellent vehicles even better and, a year on with no problems, means we are now adding to our fleet in large numbers”

Howard Basford Ltd are now not the only benefactors of this great new truck. A new convert to the KFS design are CMG Rescue Services. Mark Cowan had seen the original adverts and press release for the slide bed and felt that this vehicle was very much overdue and needed within the recovery industry. Mark ordered a unit based on a 2.3Jtd Fiat Ducato without even seeing a vehicle in the “flesh” and, unknown to CMG Rescue Services, the design was being further improved by the KFS team to give a fully flat floor to enhance the product further still.

After CMG Rescue Services took delivery the agreement was to let KFS take it to the 2 main trade shows and let people see it. The response was overwhelming with many people looking at it with interest and, not surprisingly, the competition was intrigued.

CMG Rescue Services were due to appraise the vehicle for approx 3 months but have now placed an order for a 2nd vehicle with only 3 weeks under the belt of the unit. Mark Cowan has been pleasantly surprised by the way the vehicle has been used during that time, “This first vehicle has really taken us by surprise, the utilisation, the ease of use, the meagre fuel consumption are just some of the benefits we have seen. The biggest advantage is the ability to recover most types of cars on a “normal” car license and means we can employ new staff and then train them to drive and use a proper recovery truck to our standard from 18 years old”

With a high genuine payload and a purchase price of £19,000, no driving license restrictions and superb MPG, this design is set to stay and change the face of recovery for younger drivers.

For further information call KFS Special Vehicles on 01264 350666.