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class=\"scroll-active-heading -mt-3 py-3\" data-short-title=\"Driver choice wins the day\" id=\"driver-choice-wins-the-day\">Driver choice wins the day\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>Mark Aldridge, Operations Manager Neighborhood Services at Basildon BC, said the Swingo has been chosen after a careful selection process.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>“I brought in four or five manufacturers with demonstrators to evaluate the most suitable for our needs. While each one had its merits, the one that really stood out and which most impressed our driver and maintenance teams was the Schmidt Swingo,” said Aldridge who is responsible for a fleet of around 50 street cleaning, parks and ground maintenance vehicles.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>“Our driver operators rate the new equipment very highly, especially their sweeping capabilities and their reliability. And the air-conditioned cabs have been essential in the very warm weather we’ve been experiencing.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>“Any minor teething issues we may have had initially have been quickly rectified by Aebi Schmidt engineers who have provided an excellent level of support,” he added. \u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>The sweepers have been provided on contract hire by NRG Riverside, the Council’s preferred fleet maintenance and contract hire supplier.\u003C/p>\n\u003Ch3 class=\"scroll-active-heading -mt-3 py-3\" data-short-title=\"Training draws praise from drivers\" id=\"training-draws-praise-from-drivers\">Training draws praise from drivers\u003C/h3>\n\u003Cp>All Basildon \u003Ca href=\"/en_US/products-solutions/products/sweepers/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"keyword-link\">sweeper\u003C/a> drivers have undergone a 24-hour training programme with an Aeb Schmidt trainer to fimiliarise them with the vehicles.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>“Our drivers really valued the level of training and commented on the professionalism shown by Aebi Schmidt, which made it stand out from its competitors,“ said Mark Aldridge. “And we have also had tremendous support and help from Paul Pudney, our account manager, for whom nothing is too much trouble,“ he added.\u003C/p>\n\u003Cp>Aebi Schmidt Area Sales Manager, Paul Pudney, commented: “We are thrilled to have played a key role in helping meet the street cleaning needs of Basildon Borough Council and look forward to working closely together in the future.”\u003C/p>",{"layout":239,"isCarousel":62,"noIndicator":62,"imagesPerRow":74,"items":284,"__typename":280},[285],{"caption":286,"image":287,"__typename":261},"Two of the new Schmidt sweepers in at Basildon BC with Mark Aldridge (centre) and drivers Craig Bott (l) and Michael Molina (r).",{"fullpath":181,"metadata":62,"modificationDate":182,"resolutions":288,"resolutions_webp":291,"dimensions":294,"__typename":200,"thumbnailDimensions":295},[289,290],{"url":204,"resolution":186,"__typename":187},{"url":206,"resolution":190,"__typename":187},[292,293],{"url":209,"resolution":186,"__typename":187},{"url":211,"resolution":190,"__typename":187},{"height":197,"width":198,"__typename":199},{"width":259,"height":296},485,{"layout":74,"caption":62,"text":62,"image":62,"image21fp":62,"__typename":237},{"210":299,"3445136":300,"3445139":301},"/en-ca/products-solutions/products/","/en-ca/news/","/en-ca/contact/local-subsidiaries-dealers/",[303,313,321],{"target":304,"title":312},{"id":305,"name":306,"route":299},210,{"t":307,"b":308},0,{"t":190,"i":309,"s":312},[310],{"t":311},3,"Discover our products",{"target":314,"title":320},{"id":315,"name":316,"route":301},3445139,{"t":307,"b":317},{"t":190,"i":318,"s":320},[319],{"t":311},"Find your local contact",{"target":322,"title":328},{"id":323,"name":324,"route":300},3445136,{"t":307,"b":325},{"t":190,"i":326,"s":328},[327],{"t":311},"Check the latest news",1793183132295]