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Truck and Track Winter 2019 www.truckandtrack.com 26 WORKSHOP EQUIPMENT Endurance chooses Totalk A new force in contract hire and rental solutions for specialist commercial vehicles has invested more than £400,000 into a new headquarters to include a dedicated workshop to support its growing fleet. Endurance Vehicle Solutions (EVS), which was started by industry experts JamesMulligan, Neil Jeremiah and AlanOckenden, has seen demand for its fleet soar in its first six months, somuch so that they quickly decided they needed their own maintenance, service and repair facility in Chepstow. The group has transformed one of its warehouses in Chepstow into a state-of-the-art workshop, teaming up with heavy-duty lifting and testing experts Totalkare for a lot of their equipment. This partnership has seen amobile brake tester and two sets of four T8AC mobile column lifts installed, giving them a lifting capacity of 30,000 kg per set and complete flexibility in layout. Wide range of Euro 6 vehicles EVS, which has already created eight new jobs, has also purchased trailer beam, support stands and transmission jack ancillary products and these, together with the T8AC’s adjustable wheel forks, will help cater for a wide range of best in class Euro 6 vehicles, including 18-tonne skip loaders, 32-tonne hook lifts, Refuse Collection Vehicles, Water Tankers and Johnson Road Sweepers. “We all have extensive experience in the sector and knew there was an opportunity to launch a business that would offer main dealer standards with flexible maintenance solutions,” explained James Mulligan, Operations Director at Endurance Vehicle Solutions. “Demand for our services meant we quickly needed our own facility that could look after all our vehicles and customers alike to ensure excellent performance and minimal downtime.” “Technical experts are second to none” He continued: “We had a blank canvas with the workshop and wanted the very best, which is why we turned to Totalkare to help us with the lifting and brake testing side of things. The technical