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Sainsbury's uses economic clout to Lease kit for Turners
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kevin ,swa Row r rb 1,co.0 SAINSBURY'S HAS USED economic muscle to secure a better deal on new equipment for subbie Turners (Soham) on its fuel distribution contract. A spokesman for the supermarket reveals it used its "economies of scale" to gain a more competitive deal on the leased kit. The new equipment includes 46 Scania P-cab pet-reg 6x2 tractors, along with 23 Innovator aluminium tankers from Lakeland Tankers, and 23 South African-built GRW tankers.
Gary King, engineering controller at Sainsbury's. says Scania offered the best deal and has an excellent pet-reg servicing network. The supermarket will also subcontract servicing and maintenance on the trucks and trailers to Scania to keep "better control over costs".
The tractor units, leased over 42 months, will be triple-shifted, seven days a week, and will clock up more than 200,000km annually.
The trailers have a 42.800-litre capacity, six compartments and a 5.5-tonne kerb weight. They arc speccecl with gravity discharge. BPW axles and suspension, and drum brakes.
This is Lakeland Tankers' first deal with the supermarket and is worth £1.m.