Paper bottles and old ERFs
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new operation has been launched to recycle older ERFs.
EnviroTruckParts (ETP) will provide a source of major parts at what it describes as a significant cost saving. The company behind ETP is CIT, a US-based finance group with a 96-year history and $50bn of assets. As well as major business in the aircraft and railway industries, its UK operations include ERF Finance, which financed the Cheshire products until MAN acquired the brand in 2001. ETP reckons that according to ministry test data there are about 25,200 WITH VEHICLE end-of-fife legislation currently in the news, a
pre-MAN ERFs on UK roads; 2,500, mostly 6x2 EC11s, are still on ERF Finance's books.
While some complete ex-lease or contract-hire vehicles are remarketed by ERF Encore, another CIT member, others are dismantled and recycled by ETP. At its recycling facility near Chester, major components are removed, cleaned, tested, packaged and then sold for less than half the new cost. Typical prices include cabs at £5,000, compared with £12,600 for new, and Cummins Mll engines for £3,700 instead of £8-10,000. The history of the parts is assured by
most donor vehicles having a full service history and an FTA end-oflease inspection. The scheme is operated through a dealer network, currently 10strong in England and Wales. For more information contact: www.envirotruckparts.co.uk