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Agronomy specialist Pro Cam is reaping the benefits of increased payload, after choosing a 7.5-tonne Mitsubishi Fuso Canter. Pro Cam is a network of regional companies covering mainland Britain, which together run 30 vehicles, all supplied by sales executive Rob Dale of Orwell Truck & Van, Ipswich. Most are Mercedes – ranging from Sprinter 313CDI vans to 13.5-tonne Atego 1322s – but the latest is the 7.5-tonne Canter, which has a curtainside body by GK Harvey, of Attleborough. It has joined three other similarly specified Canters delivered earlier this year.
Among the regional companies now running Canters is Rutherfords, which covers the south-east of England from bases in Bethersden, Lewes, Droxford and the Isle of Wight. Commercial Manager Adrian Shorter says: “We needed a 7.5-tonner to cope with bigger loads and the Canter has proved to be hugely impressive. “Thanks to its light chassis, the Canter is able to carry a lot more than other vehicles in the same weight category, as well as being tough and well able to
cope with rough farm tracks.” He continues: “The Canter gives us the capacity that we need, allied to a nimble chassis and low running costs, as well as being good to drive.”
Pro Cam was formed as a single business in 1979, and its agronomists now walk over a million acres of crops across the UK, giving expert advice to growers on areas such as crop rotation and planting, fertilisers and pesticides, and organic production. Pro Cam’s expert advice helps farmers to increase their crop yields – and therefore their income – while spending less per tonne of production on treatments. |
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