New systems at Elcock Reisen prove their toughness

Shropshire-based coach operator Elcock Reisen has recently praised the durability of Merridale’s equipment when reflecting on their first year since investing in the systems.

Since forming in 1928, Elcock Reisen has gained over 90 years of experience offering British and Continental holiday packages and day trips from their home in Telford. They regularly run trips to destinations such as The Harry Potter Studios and Portmeirion with their ever-evolving fleet of coaches and minibusses.

The equipment has had constant heavy use since the day we had it and has stood up to everything our fleet of 23 coaches, plus breakdown vans and cars, have thrown at it so far. It’s been great.

Elcock Reisen has a strong ethos of maintaining high standards and investing in the future, shown recently when they added 13 Mercedes-Benz Tourismo Access coaches to their fleet to be fully PSVAR compliant and ensure that all their trips are as accessible as possible. It was this same ethos that led to them installing a Merridale tank with built-in MX-T tank management and MX-I complete fuel management systems in place of their outdated setup.

Managing Director, Wyn Stevens, said of their reasons for upgrading their old systems “The tank and pump we previously had must have been about 40 years old and wasn’t up to the job anymore. We needed tighter security over our fuel stock as well as more accuracy when tracking MPGs, as with our old system anybody was able to access the pump and dispense as much as they wanted. We had no idea of knowing where the diesel was being used.”

Tanks purchased through Merridale come with many safety and security features, including an anti-vandal roller cabinet door to protect the built-in pump and mounted tank management system. As standard, the Merridale MX-T tank management system features a highly accurate gauge with precision pressure probes and overfill sensors, as well as having the functionality to interface with the Merridale fuel management system for remote access and detailed reconciliation.

By transferring the data to the Merridale FuelWorks web-based service, via the fuel management integration, you can benefit further from fuel stock prediction, automatic delivery detection, low-level warnings, and order prompts, all accessible on any web-enabled device.

Merridale’s MX-I is a top-of-the-line fuel pump with an integrated MX-M fuel management system, capable of controlling up to three additional pumps. They have been tested vigorously to ensure they have a high accuracy metering to 0.25% of throughput and are built to withstand rugged fleet use in harsh conditions for more than 10 years.

When asked how well the systems had performed under harsh conditions, Wyn replied “The equipment has had constant heavy use since the day we had it and has stood up to everything our fleet of 23 coaches, plus breakdown vans and cars, have thrown at it so far. It’s been great.”

To find out more about how Merridale’s tank and fuel management solutions could benefit your company, contact Merridale on 01902 350 700 or visit www.merridale.co.uk.