Richford Motors has expanded its fleet with two new Renault Range D recovery trucks, supplied by East Midlands Renault Trucks distributor RH Commercial Vehicles.

The Alfreton (Derbyshire) based recovery specialist has six depots across the East Midlands has invested £180k in two new top of the range vehicles.

Phil Richford, managing director, said: “This latest investment adds the latest in vehicle technology to our fleet which will allow us to make significant fuel and efficiency savings, which can be as much as 15 per cent.”

Established in 1990, Richford Motors employs a team of 150. The company’s latest investment brings their fleet up to 102 vehicles, including 25 Renault trucks previously purchased from RHCV.

With plans to add four more vehicles to the fleet later in the year and also open two further depots in Derbyshire and Lincolnshire creating over 25 jobs, Richford Motors is experiencing a period of sustained growth across its business.

Paul Pearson, commercial director at RHCV, said “We are glad that our truck expertise will help them with their strategic business growth plan and we look forward to working with them for years to come.”