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13 Jan 2026

New Sewer Cleansing Vehicles Delivered to Support Northumbrian Water

VLS has recently purchased two state-of-the-art sewer cleansing vehicles from Bucher Municipal. Developed in close collaboration with Northumbrian Water (NWL), Bucher, and Scania, these vehicles represent some of the most advanced sewer cleansers currently operating in the UK. The vehicles were rigorously tested and benchmarked against a number of alternative manufacturers. They consistently ranked highest… Continue reading New Sewer Cleansing Vehicles Delivered to Support Northumbrian Water

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12 Jan 2026

VLS Secures Contract Extensions with Northern Gas Networks and Essex County Council

09 Jan 2026

VLS Retains IPAF Accreditation, Reinforcing Commitment to Safety and Expertise

07 Jan 2026

Investing in Our People to Deliver Exceptional Service

15 Apr 2025

Customer Service Feedback Kiosks Return on 1st April 2025!

27 Mar 2025

VLS Achieves IPAF Membership and Advances Technician Training

15 Dec 2024

New Plant Vans Arrive!

13 Dec 2024

VLS Successfully Completes ISO Audit and Joins IPAF Membership

09 Dec 2024

Investing in Safety and Efficiency: Recent Workshop Enhancements

03 Dec 2024

Our Commitment to Staff Training and Development

15 Jul 2024

Northern Powergrid and Northern Gas Networks Excel in Van Excellence Standard

05 Feb 2024

My HGV Apprenticeship with VLS

20 Jan 2024

Increased capacity at Pity Me workshop focuses on customer satisfaction

05 Jan 2024

New tractor units enter service

22 Dec 2023

New recruits at VLS

22 Sep 2023

NGN extends VLS contract

19 Sep 2023

VLS Achieves Re-Certification to Cyber Essentials Plus Standard and ISO27001 certification

15 Sep 2023

Greg Askell appointed VLS Head of Operational Service Delivery

10 Sep 2023

Northern Powergrid (NPg) expands its specialist digger derrick fleet

03 Apr 2021

VLS deliver three specialist MAN 32t 8×2 Crane Wagons for Northern Powergrid

16 Dec 2020

Successful audits ensure VLS supports Van Excellence accreditation renewals for both Northern Powergrid and Northern Gas Networks

01 Dec 2020

VLS deliver seven specialist Mercedes-Benz U5023 Unimog’s equipped with Versalift LT-56-NE booms for Northern Powergrid

07 Aug 2020

VLS re-win Northern Gas Network’s contract for the provision of fleet management services

28 May 2020

New impressive tipper grabs arrive for the Water Network Maintenance teams

17 Mar 2020

New Eco Sand Skimmer Arrives at Langham Water Treatment

17 Feb 2020

VLS Achieves New Health & Safety Standard

25 Mar 2019

VLS Achieves Cyber Security Standard

20 Jan 2019

Four of our most memorable specialist vehicles of 2018