Iveco finance renews contract hire deal with AAH Pharmaceuticals

AAH Pharmaceuticals, the UK's largest full-line pharmaceutical wholesaler, has renewed its five year contract with Iveco Finance for the supply of 25 Iveco Eurocargo 75E17S’s.

The deal marks the third occasion the company has selected Iveco’s medium truck range to fulfil its requirements at 7.5 tonnes, with this latest delivery joining a fleet of over 1,000 vehicles ranging from small vans to tractor unit and trailer combinations.

The Eurocargos are spread across AAH Pharmaceuticals’ nationwide branch network and will be used to transport products ranging from nappies and toilet rolls through to hospital drugs and plasters.

Fitted with Cartwright box bodies and tail-lifts, they are each expected to cover up to 60,000 miles a year and will be serviced and maintained by the Iveco dealer network.

“The previous Cargo had a strong track-record for performance and reliability, so it made sense to renew the contract with the latest Eurocargo model,” says Geoff Wright, Head of Corporate Services for Coventry-based AAH Pharmaceuticals.

The Eurocargo 75E17S is one of the most popular models in Iveco’s Eurocargo range, which has been styled by Stile Bertone, the famous Italian design house. It represents a considerable line-up of vehicles that can be mission-matched to all types of applications, with over 3,000 possible configurations available from the 300 basic models

It is powered by Iveco’s proven 3.9 litre four-cylinder tector engine, which is capable of producing up to 170 hp at 2,700 rev/min and a maximum torque of 560 Nm between 1,200 and 2,100 rev/min, driven through a six speed synchromesh gearbox.