Isuzu and Tidy Up help keep Perth clean

Isuzu’s partnership with Tidy Up has bolstered the capabilities of the Perth-based recycling business in the area’s metro region.

Tidy Up handles a wide range of waste types and runs a specific and versatile fleet of vehicles equipped to handle those materials.

According to Tidy Up Business Development Manager, Anthony Berry, Tidy Up’s relationship with Isuzu dates back to 2007, when the business decided to adopt a more efficient fleet. Berry approached Sales Manager Peter Dewar at Perth’s Major Motors dealership to find the company’s solution. 

“He [Peter] had the vision for the kind of truck I needed and together we were able to make it happen,” Berry said.

“I have never looked back.”

Tidy Up’s fleet includes four types of Isuzu models: an NPR 75-190 with Automated Manual Transmission (AMT), an NQR 87-190 AMT, an FSR 140-260 with 6-speed Allison AMT, and an additional NQR 87-190 AMT with a customised tipper tray and storage unit built on its cab chassis, which joined the company this April. 

This newest truck sits at a GVM of 8,700kg and GCM of 12,200kg, underpinned by a robust four-cylinder Isuzu 4HK1-TCC engine which offers plenty of power at 140 kW (190 PS), and features 2,600 rpm and torque of 513 Nm at 1,600 – 2.600 rpm, lending the necessary grunt for transporting heavy loads. 

The truck’s chassis length of just over six metres (in Tidy Up’s long-wheelbase NQR model) paired with a turning circle of 16.4 metres kerb-to-kerb ensures it can access both suburban and metro locations with ease. 

According to Berry, these trucks are vital to the company’s operations.

“Isuzu Trucks are a massive part of our development and our public image, offering us reliability and comfort, and boosting morale for our team,” he said.

In addition to their specs and capabilities, Tidy Up’s implementation of Isuzu Trucks follow a tight replacement schedule to ensure a level of sustainability. The trucks are turned over every four to five years, or around the 200,000km mark. 

Isuzu truck performance is assured in the form of an Isuzu Essentials service agreement, which covers the first six services (up to 72 months), including the use of genuine OEM filters and lubricants, washer fluids, wheel bearing repacking and a range of other inclusions, in addition to a guarantee that work is conducted by factory-trained technicians familiar with the product. 

As integral assets to Tidy Up’s fleet and business capacity, Berry wants the Isuzu trucks to be properly cared for. 

“We look after the trucks because they’re the backbone of the entire business,” he said.

Looking to continue its partnership with Isuzu, Tidy Up has future business plans for which the Isuzu trucks are indispensable. 

“We have expansion plans in place to grow the rubbish removal side of the business, but we’re also introducing a new service which we are very excited about,” Berry said.

“Our Isuzu trucks are going to help us make this all come together.”