Manchester coach operator Selwyns Travel has expanded their in-house repair and maintenance capabilities with the installation of a vehicle inspection pit from workshop equipment experts Totalkare.

Founded in 1968, Selwyns Travel offers a range of quality transport solutions including corporate, private coach hire, contract services, schools & colleges and group days out throughout the UK.

The installation of Totalkare’s vehicle inspection pits will significantly improve Selwyns Travel’s service and repair capabilities. Totalkare’s vehicle inspection pits are CE-certified and fabricated to order in lengths to suit workshop requirements, from six metres upwards. The pits feature fully braced external walls of 5mm thick welded recessed steel pressing, with a 6mm thick pressed durbar floor, which is sloped slightly towards a central sump for effective drainage. Selwyns Travel has invested in a 17-metre vehicle inspection pit, allowing their skilled technicians to work efficiently underneath vehicles, ensuring thorough inspections and facilitating more complex repair tasks. Enhancing the pit is an air-operated pit jack, also supplied by Totalkare.

Alongside the vehicle inspection pit is a set of six T8AC cabled mobile column lifts, again from Totalkare.  Capable of lifting 7,500kg per column, the T8AC features adjustable forks to accommodate a wide variety of wheel diameters, while the columns can be used in groups of 4, 6 or 8 to provide a truly versatile and mobile vehicle lifting solution.  Crucially, the T8AC column lifts offer Selwyn Travel the ability to service the underside of a second vehicle while their inspection pit is in use, doubling capacity in the workshop.

Carl Cowley at Selwyns Travel said, “We are happy to be adding Totalkare’s equipment to our workshop. This investment will greatly enhance our ability to serve our clients, ensuring that we provide the best service in the coach industry.”

James Atkins, Area Sales Manager for Totalkare added, “We are pleased to be Selwyns Travel’s trusted choice for workshop equipment solutions. Our vehicle pits are made to order from high quality pre-fabricated steel in our Midlands manufacturing facility, and are designed to enhance safety and productivity in workshops. We’re confident that it will greatly benefit Selwyns Travel’s operations, and it can always be upgraded later with a range of options including oil drainage, in-ground brake tester or shaker plates.”