When engineers respond to a reported gas leak or electrical fault on the national grid, they usually do so in a Ford Transit. That is set to continue for the next three years following an agreement between Britain's biggest utility, National Grid, and Ford.

The renewed contract covers both medium and long wheelbase Ford Transit and Transit Connect models. National Grid is one of the world's largest utilities and owns and operates gas and electricity transmission and gas distribution networks in the UK. It also operates the 24-hour national gas emergency service, which receives some 6.5 million calls a year, with engineers sent out to investigate around 1.4 million gas escape reports.

The company runs a fleet of around 3,650 commercial vehicles, 90 per cent of which are under 3.5 tonnes.... // Prdomain Business Register