Van der Vlist delivers 1,000th Panther

Specialist European logistics company Van der Vlist in the Netherlands has marked the delivery of the 1,000th unit of a fleet of Rosenbauer Panthers for Angloco, a manufacturer of fire fighting, rescue vehicles and equipment.

The Rosenbauer Panthers are airport crash tenders. The 2, 3 and 4 axle vehicles are produced in Austria.

For the job, Van der Vlist collected the Panthers from the Austrian factory and delivered them to airports and military bases throughout the UK. The transport job also included the delivery of the 1,000^th Rosenbauer Panther to be made. The 3 axle version was delivered to London Stansted airport, UK.

Chris Hobson, Van der Vlist UK managing director, said on the job, “It was an honour to be given the task of moving the 1,000th Panther, they are built to save lives and they are certainly very impressive machines.”