Cheshire-based demolition, recycling and waste disposal specialists, Nick Brookes has taken delivery of a 13-litre Volvo FM 8x4 hook-loader drawbar rig. Its triaxle close-coupled trailer has a Boughton hook-loader and Kwikcova system.
The company runs a mixed fleet of 25 vehicles including eight Volvos. Transport manager Gary Edwards explains that it likes to use a variety of dealers and wanted to give [Scania dealer] West Pennine Trucks "a bit of competition".
The FM was supplied by 
href="http://www.volvo.com/dealers-vtc/en-gb/thomas-hardie-uk/index.htm" target=_new>Thomas Hardie Commercials it is plated at 32 tonnes and features a manual gearbox, day cab and Fleet trim.
Edwards adds: "Volvo has been extremely competitive on price. Having reliable, local backup support in the form of Thomas Hardie Commercials has been a major factor in our recent purchases."
This is the third Volvo to join the Nick Brookes fleet recently it joins an FL and an FE-240, both skip-loaders. The company plans to maintain its mixed-fleet philosophy - two new Scanias are scheduled to arrive in October.