Overall package secures Woodside truck deal for Dennison

Woodside Distribution, part of the Woodside Group based in Ballyclare, Co. Antrim, has recently purchased two FE 18 tonne curtainside rigids from Dennison Commercials Ltd, to join a fleet consisting of around 200 trucks group-wide.

The vehicles, which are the first new Volvos in the Woodside fleet for a number of years, have been purchased specifically to fulfil a new three year contract with SCA Hygiene Products Ltd, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of hygiene and personal care products, including well known brand names such as ‘Velvet’ and ‘Plenty’. Woodsides will be carrying out the warehousing and distribution for SCA throughout all of Ireland.

The vehicles have been delivered with a five year Repair and Maintenance package in place, including an agreement wherebyall servicing will be carried out in the evenings and the vehicles delivered back to Woodsides the same night, ready for operation first thing the following day.  This highlights the flexibility of the Dennison Commercials after sales service.

Simon Woodside, Director, says: “Aside from the locality of the Dennison workshop and the convenience of having servicing carried out after our deliveries, the overall quality of the Volvo dealership and the reliability and the quality of the product have really impressed me."

The curtainside bodies have been manufactured locally by Drumack Coachworks and have also been tailored specifically for the SCA contract (although they can be used for normal operations as well if required).

The vehicles have been specified with rear air suspension for ease of loading and have an increased internal height to accommodate the low weight, high volume product.  Sleeper cabs have also been specified.

Simon continued, “The detail in the spec’ and Dennison’s knowledge of my operation’s requirements added to the overall package when considering the Volvo product.”

Woodsides keep a fresh, modern fleet and have recently carried out a rebranding exercise with new corporate colours and livery.  The company is currently in the process of a fairly extensive vehicle replacement programmeand has a further two Volvo 6x2 FH Globetrotter XLs ready to enter service for the Woodside Haulage arm of the business.

The Woodside Group of Companies provides a broad range of transport and logistics services throughout Ireland, the U.K. and Europe. The company was established in 1967 by the Woodside family and is still wholly family-owned and managed. The core focus has always been, and continues to be, meeting and surpassing customer expectations – something that the company has in common with its supplier, Dennison Commercials.