Bristol City Council and Bristol Waste Company have selected Kerbloader recycling vehicles for the city’s collection services after a two-week operational trial against other suppliers.
Bristol Waste designed the assessment, monitoring and weighing each recycling compartment to check tonnage and capacity against specifications. Staff loaded the vehicles themselves to keep results objective.
Bids were scored on total cost of ownership, performance, specification, warranty, maintenance and innovation, with social value and sustainability accounting for 5%.
The order comprises 42 Kerbloader Urban vehicles on 12-tonne chassis, seven electric Kerbloader Mini vehicles and three SPOV vehicles. Some 14% of the fleet will be electric, with plans to convert diesel vehicles once charging infrastructure is in place.
Cllr Abi Finch, Chair of the Environment and Sustainability Committee, said: ‘This has been an innovative tendering process with an excellent outcome. The Kerbloaders will lead to a significant improvement in recycling collection services. The aim for Bristol Council and Bristol Waste is to deliver an efficient and effective recycling service for the residents of Bristol.
‘The new recycling fleet is the first building block to a more reliable service as Kerbloaders can handle the high volumes of recycling we manage within our city and navigate the streets of Bristol. The fleet also has the ability to collect flexible plastic when the infrastructure and supply chain for this material stream have caught up.’
Photo: Kerbloader © Dennis Eagle
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