Downer New Zealand, with the help of vehicle transporter Carr & Haslam, have come to the aid of NZ Police by supplying a fleet of 4×4 Toyota Hilux utes to support cyclone recovery efforts in the Gisborne and Hawke’s Bay regions.
According to a LinkedIn post by NZ Police fleet services manager Brian Yanko, the supply of utes from Downer came at a “crucial time” as police had exhausted their own supply of 4×4 vehicles following the emergency flood response.
Within 48 hours, 20 utes were getting ready for deployment to the affected areas and the first four were dispatched on Monday with a contingent of police staff.
Fitout agents Wade Group assisted with the police livery application. Meanwhile, vehicle transporter Carr & Haslam responded to an urgent request and delivered 10 of the utes into the Hawke’s Bay on Tuesday.
“For the safety of our people, Downer also arranged that some of the utes will be fully trackable by satellite where no cellular is available and we have enabled some of the trucks with 200-litre fuel cells for emergency refuelling,” Yanko says.
