Hampshire’s Silverlake invests in fleet to meet growing demand

Silverlake Automotive Recycling in Hampshire has invested in six new transporters to meet increased customer demand for salvage collections.

It’s also added four new reclaimed parts delivery vans in response to growth in reclaimed parts orders from its bodyshop customers.

Operating nationally, the Silverlake fleet now stands at 30 transporters, 12 parts delivery vans and two large HGV haulage trucks, used to reduce CO2 emissions with bulk deliveries of reclaimed parts to the company’s Midlands hub.

The business is scaling to process 50,000 vehicles a year at its 30-acre facility in Southampton, and has committed to reduce its carbon emissions 42 per cent by 2030.

Steve Diaper, logistics manager at Silverlake, said: “Expanding the fleet gives us greater transport capacity to support our e2e insurer clients, meet increasing recovery needs and to onboard new customers smoothly.

“The new recovery vehicles are top of the range Mercedes Atego Euro 6 Transporters designed for performance, reliability and driver safety, which makes them an ideal addition to our fleet.

“Demand for our reclaimed parts has grown by 200 per cent over the last 12 months.

“Our bulk delivery HGV haulage trucks combined with the additional delivery vans will help to ensure we continue to meet our nationwide 48-hour turnaround on in-stock orders and manage our CO2 emissions.

“Confidence in our services is at an all-time high, and we’re equipping the business and our people to continue to deliver the market leading customer experience we’re known for.”