The firm, called Are, has taken delivery of five 1.9D Berlingo Enterprise vans with the remaining 30 to follow.

Are managing director Andrew East, said: ‘The Berlingo virtually sold itself to us, thanks to a combination of low wholelife costs and high levels of standard driver safety and comfort.’

The Berlingos will replace the group’s Kangoo vans and will run on a three-year contract hire agreement with maintenance. The new vehicles are expected to cover more than 90,000 miles during the contract and are being supplied by Lovekyns in Kingston, Surrey.