£4 million investment in new fleet by Petit Forestier

Petit Forestier has invested £4 million in new refrigerated vehicles. The brand new IVECO 75-E17 7.5 tonne box body vehicles represent a significant addition to Petit Forestier’s existing fleet of over 3,000 vehicles.

Petit Forestier UK (formerly Via Solutions) is the country’s market leader in the supply of refrigerated vehicles on contract hire and short-term rental, with 10 depots nationwide.

The new vehicles have been built in state-of-the-art facilities by refrigerated body-building specialist, LeCapitaine, a sister company to Petit Forestier. The high specification vehicles are all fitted with side doors for ease of access, particularly in multi-drop delivery situations.

The vehicles are fully specified with Marshall Thermo King fridge units that will attain a deep frozen temperature range. In addition, all the vehicles are suited to dual or multi temperature compartment conversion to give customers added flexibility in their delivery arrangements.

David Richards, managing director of Petit Forestier UK, said: “The top of the range Iveco vehicles represent a significant step in enhancing our offer to customers. These vehicles denote excellent value, given their high specification and the great running efficiency that they offer. They also represent a significant step in the continuing development of Petit Forestier.”

This level of investment is in addition to plans already announced, and will be consolidated by further investment in fleet and operational areas in the weeks and months to come.

The vehicles are immediately available to customers.