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Lawsons, the largest family owned independent timber, building materials and fencing merchants in London and the South East, has taken delivery of its first natural gas-powered heavy truck – adding a 26-tonne Stralis NP running on compressed natural gas (CNG) to its 90-strong fleet.

UK Power Networks, the country’s biggest electricity distributor, has taken delivery of eight 3.5-tonne IVECO Daily panel vans. The vehicles were chosen after a demonstrator proved it could carry an extra 100 kg in a payload test versus competitor models when fully kitted out with the firm’s chosen racking.

IVECO has run a pilot project in collaboration with BMW Group to test an LNG-powered truck for the German car manufacturer’s logistics operations using an IVECO Stralis NP, the first natural gas truck designed for long-haul transport in the industry. IVECO has now launched a further range, the Stralis NP 460, which features the latest-generation automated transmission designed for the most demanding long-distance missions and has already been crowned Low Carbon Truck of the Year in the UK.