Provision of a waste transport fleet - leasing and maintenance of heavy goods vehicles and associated equipment

Lancashire Renewables Ltd operates two waste recovery parks in Lancashire, located in Farington near Leyland and also in Thornton. The company's key objectives are to receive, treat and transport waste in accordance with the targets and service requirements set out in the SLA between the company and its majority shareholder, Lancashire County Council. The company handles household and residual waste (circa 400,000 tonnes p.a) in Lancashire. As an integral part of the company's waste processing activities, the waste needs to be hauled by road transport from source, through to processing and final discharge. The majority of haulage requirements are serviced by the company's fleet of 30 HGVs which currently consists of:

• Fourteen 6x2 tractor units hauling walking floor trailers
• Sixteen 6x4 tractor units hauling ejector trailers (capable of landfill site operations) All tractor units and trailers are leased through a single supplier. The lease agreement is inclusive of maintenance.