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Gasworks swaps utes for Servicepack
Isuzu light truck a good fit for emergency response teamEmergency response services play a key role in the safety of communities, and in Queensland, one such organisation is Gasworks.
Gasworks is a gas-installation company that provides expert emergency assistance for gas pipelines across Queensland, working from its head office in the Brisbane suburb of Yatala and bases in Gladstone and the Gold Coast.
Recently, Gasworks’ response team was crucial during Cyclone Debbie and the subsequent flooding across the east coast.
Wayne Braden is the founder and CEO of Gasworks: “I founded Gasworks 20 years ago because I love the industry and I care about what it stands for,” Wayne said. “The gas industry is great to work in if you love helping people.
“We currently employ over 30 staff, and have jobs all over the country, providing hot water, battery, industrial and commercial installations.
“But the fastest growing part of the business is our emergency response team.”
And one of the stars of this response team’s fleet is the company’s Isuzu NLR 45-150 Servicepack.
Gasworks had the truck fitted out by Brisbane Isuzu with a vast array of emergency lighting to complement the practical Servicepack body – allowing Gasworks to provide a literal beacon of light as storms whipped across Queensland.
“The Servicepack’s our main emergency response vehicle, that we use to fix gas leaks and pipeline faults due to flooding or storm damage.” Wayne said.
“It’s reliable, can hold all our gear and it’s equipped with a wide range of lights.
“The Isuzu dealership did everything for us, they put lightbars on the top, down the sides and on the back, which illuminate a huge area around the vehicle and are what people look for in an emergency.”
The Servicepack’s rated at 4500kg GVM, and with plenty of power and torque (110kW at 2800 rpm and 375Nm at 1600 rpm) it’s got the grunt to handle the dicey conditions in extreme weather events.
“We’ve had the Servicepack for less than eight months, but it’s already been to every state except Western Australia.” Wayne said.
“We use it to provide emergency response capabilities to large commercial sites. Should something go wrong, the Servicepack’s ready to respond.
“We bought our first Isuzu about 15 years ago. We’ve had a few over the years and they’ve all been great.
“The Isuzus are amazing, they always handle the payload and perform really well.”
It has the capacity of a fully powder-coated steel service body with seven centrally-lockable, individually lit, storage compartments and the practicality of a truck with a short wheelbase, while being driveable on a standard car licence.
“Isuzu’s reliability is fantastic,” Wayne said. “We’ve had the Servicepack serviced by Isuzu all around Australia and we’ve never had a problem.
“The first week we had it, we drove it through central Queensland to Darwin, then down to Adelaide via Alice Springs, then to Victoria before driving back to Queensland through New South Wales.
“We used to use utes, but the business outgrew them,” Wayne said. “We needed the payload the Isuzus offered, and all the toolboxes were made up and ready to go, so the truck perfectly suited our business.
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