Vela Group procures a large order for 137 vehicles from Citroën Commercial

Citroën Commercial has proudly posted news about a rather large order they have recently received from Tees Valley based Social Housing Association, Vela Group. The amazing order requested from the supplying dealer, Springfield Citroën Gateshead, was for 137 vans and cars to replace the bulk of Vela Group's 200-strong vehicle fleet.

The sought after vehicles comprised of; 120 Citroën Dispatch L2 1200 vans made up of HDi 90 H1 and HDi 95 H2 versions, plus eight Citroën Relay 35 L3 H2 HDi 130 vans, a Nemo 1.3 HDi Stop & Start EGS 660 LX van, three C3 VTR+ HDi 70 manual cars and a pair of C-Zero electric cars. The Citroën C-Zero and C3 cars are used by Vela’s community monitoring teams who support elderly and vulnerable tenants. Phew, that's a mighty list of some of the best Citroën vehicles.

The company maintenance teams will use the Citroën vans to provide a 24 hour service to customers across its 17,000 properties in Stockton-on-Tees and Hartlepool. All the vans are ply-lined and have been specified with passenger airbags, full steel bulkheads, reversing warning systems and parking sensors. Eighty of the vehicles are fitted with roof bars or tilt and slide ladder racks, and one of the Relays is fitted with an external glazing rack - all installed by Lyndon Security.

Mike Kay, Group Director of Property Services at Vela, said; “We went through a rigorous selection and procurement process, which included user groups made up of trades operatives, managers and supervisors to evaluate the options offered by the leading vehicle manufacturers. The decision to go with Citroën was based on a comprehensive assessment of suitability, vehicle data, ergonomics and cost.”