Terberg's ABUV food material collector hungry for show success

The ABUV or Aluminium Bodied Utility Vehicle is the latest addition to Terberg’s BioWaste product portfolio and is designed specifically for food and organic ‘green’ material collections. The ABUV meets the requirements of EN1774:2002 Animal By-Products Regulation and is configured with a TL360 side-lifter to discharge wheeled bins at roof height to ensure that the whole of the body volume is used effectively. An optional, removable aluminium trough is also available making the ABUV versatile enough to cope with food and organic materials no matter how it is presented.

Its 10 cubic metre volume aluminium body is designed to withstand routine steam cleaning, provides excellent corrosion resistance and has a leak resistant sealing system fitted to the rear door. Available on 3.5t GVW or 7.5t GVW chassis’, the ABUV comes as standard with Terberg’s underfloor tipping gear and as with all Terberg vehicles, the body is constructed with a robust subframe mounted onto chassis rails in accordance with current body-builder guidelines to provide maximum stability.

The ABUV’s E-stop system meets the EN418:1992 safety directive and it is also fitted with a host of other safety features including park brake monitoring interlocks, a vehicle height warning system, burst hose protection and engine speed control as standard.

Director for Terberg, Will Marzano says "When designing the ABUV we considered not only the functional aspects of the ABUV’s intended duties but also it’s safety in operation. At Terberg we operate a strong health and safety ethos throughout our business process and this is embedded in our product design ensuring that we fall in line with all current and future legislation. We aren’t willing to concede on safety and believe the ABUV to be one of the safest, most robust and capable BioWaste collection solutions available."

Other products available for viewing at the RWM are Terberg’s popular kerbside recycling collection solution, the Kerbsider® and muniTRACK, their municipal vehicle tracking and data system.

The Kerbsider®-25n on display will be a narrow-track vehicle plucked from a significant recent order for over 10 Kerbsider®’s from the Verdant Group and includes all of the safety features detailed for the ABUV plus some extra features as the vehicle is also configured with Terberg’s MVR unit. The innovative Material Volume Reduction (MVR) unit is designed to crush high-volume, low-density materials such as cans and plastics as they are discharged into the vehicle winning back valuable recycling body volume and optimising payload utilisation.