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Publication: Truckstop News'
lssue: June 2O!7

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for a brand-new 16-plate 3.S-tonne lsuzu
Grafter.
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construction company Lakes Scaffolding has replaced its two older 7.S-tonne
now runs an all-lsuzu fleet handling rigids with brand-new lsuzu Forward
scaffolding contracts covering Cumbria 7.S-tonners as the incumbent vehicles
and the South Lakes. had outlived their useful working life.
"Since we switched to lsuzu with the "Following the success of the 3.S-tonne
arrival of three brand-new vehicles over lsuzu Grafter, we had no hesitation in
the past 12 months, our customers have taking lsuzu again when we needed to
commented on the quality of our vehicles replace our 7.s-tonne trucks. The lsuzu
when arriving on site. We operate on 7.s-tonne rigids carry at least one tonne
many top-end contracts for high-profile more payload than their predecessors,
customers, so our trucks must reflect and the smaller overall footprint of the
our business and the new lsuzus have vehicle and body makes them ideal for
certainly had a positive impact," said ease of access on so many sites within
Simon Shaw, director, Lakes Scaffolding. rural Cumbria," Shaw said.
The switch to lsuzu started about 1B "The three lsuzu trucks are absolutely
months ago when the firm purchased brilliant. I wouldn't even think about
its first lsuzu, a second-hand lsuzu buying any other make of truck and I do
3.S-tonne Grafter, for evaluation. Shortly literally recommend lsuzu to everyone I
afterwards, Lakes swapped the vehicle know," he concluded.