sweepers

27/10/2023

Bedford Borough Council has purchased eight sweepers from Aebi Schmidt.

22/08/2023

The job of keeping the towns of Carterton and Woodstock clean will be greener following the purchase of two new fully electric street sweepers by West Oxfordshire District Council.

04/08/2023

Horsham District Council has updated its street cleansing fleet with two electric sweepers, which replace diesel versions.

30/06/2023

With summer upon us, local authorities are gearing up to tackle the unique challenges of road sweeping during this warm, dry season. Paul Beddows, sales director at Dawsongroup emc, highlights how the firm's electric fleet can contribute to keeping our towns and cities clean and safe, while limiting the environmental impact.

11/05/2023

Staff at Urbaser Ltd, the environmental services company responsible for delivering street cleaning for the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead (RBWM), worked tirelessly over King Charles’ Coronation weekend to ensure the Borough remained in good order throughout the festivities.

09/05/2023

Dawsongroup emc, the UK’s leading contract hire supplier of industrial, municipal, and specialist vehicles, is set to showcase its fleet at the APSE Scotland Fleet, Waste and Grounds Seminar this May.

04/05/2023

Independent family-owned Shorts Group has been able to win extra business after adding two truck-mounted Street King 660 sweepers from Aebi Schmidt to its hire fleet.

25/04/2023

The North East’s largest council has bolstered its road sweeping fleet in order to keep communities clean and tidy.

06/04/2023

Burnley Council has equipped its entire refuse collection vehicle (RCV) and sweeper fleet, comprising 17 vehicles, with live camera systems.

23/03/2023

Spelthorne Borough Council in Surrey has retained Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) as its fleet provider after announcing the award of a second contract commencing in June 2023.

16/03/2023

Test Valley Borough Council has taken delivery of three new electric powered pedestrian sweepers as part of the local authority’s effort to reduce its carbon footprint.

10/03/2023

Sunderland City Council has taken delivery of 12 new compact sweepers from Hako Machines Ltd.

09/03/2023

Dawsongroup emc is gearing up for a busy surface dressing season with their expanded fleet and flexible contract hire options this spring. LAPV reports.

31/01/2023

Islington Council has added an all-electric eSwingo compact sweeper from Aebi Schmidt to its growing electric fleet as it moves towards its net zero carbon target in seven years’ time.

23/01/2023

The city of Wolverhampton will now be both clean and green thanks to a quartet of zero emission road sweepers.

16/12/2022

As the year comes to a close, Paul Beddows, sales director at Dawsongroup emc, reflects on a strong year for the business.

05/12/2022

Dawsongroup emc is the UK’s leading supplier of self-drive municipal, industrial, and specialist vehicles for sale and contract hire. From compact road sweepers to gully tankers, RCVs, and tippers for hire, we have one of the most premium fleets on the asset rental market.

28/09/2022

Aebi Schmidt’s hugely acclaimed eSwingo all-electric compact sweeper scooped the award for Excellence in Innovation at this year’s RWM and Let’s Recycle Awards.

28/09/2022

Bury Council has taken delivery of 10 new vehicles as part of its £10m fleet renewal programme.

23/09/2022

Historically, demountable bodies have not been popular in the UK. However, Bucher Municipal argues that we will be seeing them more and more on our streets. LAPV reports.

23/09/2022

Dawsongroup sweepers has changed its name to Dawsongroup emc. LAPV sat down with sales director Paul Beddows to discuss the name change, net zero and what ‘de-risking’ ownership means.

05/09/2022

Nottingham City Council has ordered seven fully electric eSwingo compact sweepers from Aebi Schmidt as it works towards its target of becoming the UK’s first carbon neutral city.

02/09/2022

With the new collaboration between RWM & Letsrecycle Live 2022 just over a week away, 12,000 visitors are set to descend on the NEC in Birmingham on 14-15 September 2022 for two action-packed days. Here we look at the top 10 things to do at the show that mean you cannot afford to miss it!

16/08/2022

Hako Machines UK has welcomed Cyril Johnston as a distributor of its world class cleaning machines for Northern Ireland in a new partnership.

21/07/2022

A sweeper converted to run on hydrogen dual-fuel has achieved daily diesel displacement rates nearing 50% for Aberdeen City Council.

14/06/2022

Blaby District Council has said it was left ‘very impressed’ after a successful trial of an electric road sweeper.

17/05/2022

Peterborough City Council has purchased five new Swingo 200+ compact sweepers from Aebi Schmidt for its 10-strong Streetcare sweeper fleet after going out to tender for replacement vehicles.

13/05/2022

Chinese autonomous vehicle company WeRide is running a huge road test of its Robo Street Sweeper, the country’s first mass-produced and purpose-built self-driving sweeper.

06/05/2022

With the end of the tax rebate on red diesel, Scarab’s single engine sweeper comes into its own.

06/04/2022

Derby City Council has replaced the Swingo 200+ compact sweepers from Aebi Schmidt on its street cleansing fleet with three, brand new Swingos on a like-for-like basis.

28/03/2022

Bury Council has invested £225,000 in three Schmidt Swingo 100 mechanical compact sweepers in order to provide an enhanced street care service.

08/03/2022

Bury Council is spending £10m over a three-year period to replace 91 vehicles and reduce CO2 emissions in line with its climate action strategy.

16/02/2022

Durham County Council is planning on investing half a million pounds in decarbonising its fleet and energy efficiency measures this year.

05/01/2022

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council has added eight Swingos from Aebi Schmidt to its fleet of street cleaning vehicles following a thorough and extensive tender process at which the compact sweeper scored top marks.

14/12/2021

Vale of Glamorgan Council is installing the latest safety equipment to its fleet to protect the public, cyclists, and crews.

28/10/2021

Southampton City Council is seeing electrifying results from its fleet of four new all-electric eSwingo compact sweepers from Aebi Schmidt UK which are making a vital contribution to meeting the Council’s environmental objectives under its Greener City Charter.

08/10/2021

Aebi Schmidt’s articulated Multigo 150 sweeper is a remarkably versatile machine which can meet the varied needs of local authorities. LAPV reports.

23/09/2021

Dawsongroup sweepers, a rental supplier of industrial and municipal cleaning vehicles, has secured the largest sweeper contract available in Scotland.

26/08/2021

Sweeping Beauty? Shaun the Sweep? The Grim Sweeper? These could be the names of Warwick District Council’s new fleet of street sweeper vehicles as the Council invites residents to ‘suggest their best’.

30/06/2021

The Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead has teamed up with our highways service provider, VolkerHighways, to explore how new, environmentally friendly initiatives can be employed around the borough.

16/02/2021

Southampton City Council has taken delivery of the first of four all-electric eSwingo compact sweepers from Aebi Schmidt UK to help meet its environmental objectives under its Green City Plan 2030.

02/12/2020

Worcester City Council has fitted new safety features to three new Schmidt sweepers that it has added to its municipal fleet to increase driver safety and boost productivity.

06/10/2020

Hako Machines and the infrastructure support service provider, Amey Plc, have agreed a deal that will see them working together to support Scottish infrastructure over the next eight years. LAPV finds out more.

23/07/2020

Multevo have launched their new Multihog CV Sweeper to the UK market which they say offers comfort, efficiency and ‘unmatched versatility’.

04/06/2020

Johnston Sweepers has launched their all-new fully electric Bucher City Cat V20e Compact to the UK sweeper market.

18/09/2019

Kärcher’s new MC 250 sweeper has been designed for municipal use in urban areas and is equipped with a low-emission Euro 6 or Stage V engine.