Built to recover
Your industry's commercial vehicle partner
Your industry's commercial vehicle partner
Originally founded as MSM Engineering in 1980 by Dave Swinley and Dave Mclaughlin
In 2000 David Swinley bought over MSM and renamed it D Swinley Engineering.
In 2010 the company changed hands again and became JWR Recovery Systems.
In 2015 MV Commercial approched JWR with the intention of combining our business with their design and engineering expertise to create MV Recovery Trucks.
Flexible ◉ Dynamic ◉ Forward Thinking
MV Commercial has been successfully trading for over 15 years supplying companies with light and heavy commercials across the country. Operating from three main depots in Livingston, Haydock and London Luton, our fleet of more than 850 vehicles backed by over 100 staff allows us to supply vehicles to businesses of all sizes, from owner-drivers to multi-national companies.
We believe we provide an altogether better experience to companies of all sizes by investing heavily in our vehicles, internal processes, technology and staff training, as well as working hard to understand your industry.
Our innovative contract hire solutions offer an affordable and flexible way to manage and grow your commercial fleet.
Maintained to the highest standards and backed by our friendly, knowledgeable staff, our vehicles are some of the best and most reliable on the UK roads.
Independent of any single manufacturer we believe we offer greater choice, quicker turnarounds and unbiased advice on hiring the most appropriate commercial vehicle for your business.
From short-term hire to cover a busy period to long-term contract leasing, make MV Commercial your first call. We guarantee to keep your business moving.
We build you reliable, fully compliant, bespoke recovery trucks that have are specifically designed for the UK recovery market and feature a wide range of standard and optional convenience systems to increase ease of use and safety for drivers and recovered vehicles.
Our most popular options include:
MAN TGL 12.250 Slidebed
Investing in our facilities to raise your business profile.
In an industry where reputation is an integral part of growing your business, MV Commercial understands how important it is that not only does your vehicle work hard but that it looks good doing so.
This is why we have invested extensively in upgrading our onsite painting, shot blasting and finishing facilities so that we can offer you the highest quality commercial vehicle painting and livery services with speedy turnaround times.
Our modern state of the art facilities cover a 3.5 acre site and feature a 32-metre blast bay and two 16-metre paint ovens to ensure excellent finish and profile while reducing costs and lead time.
Backed up with over 150 years of combined vehicle refurbishing experience and 24 hours a day operation, our fabricators and painters have transformed to date over 2000 commercial vehicles and trailers, making them the pride of their respective fleets.
Our workshop facilities operate 24 hour a day, 7 days per week inspection, repair and maintenance of vehicles to ensure they are kept in peak condition and operating at maximum efficiency. In addition to the standard services such as in-house MOT inspections and tacho testing and calibration, we also have highly trained and qualified crane engineers who operate from our nationwide depots and via mobile service units.
In 2015 MV Commercial brought its design and engineering services in-house with the acquisition of a leading commercial vehicle engineering firm. Our new engineering facilities have resulted in increased specialist design and turnaround times, as well as purpose built designs that are perfectly suited to our clients’ needs.
In 2015 MV Commercial brought its design and engineering services in-house with the acquisition of a leading commercial vehicle engineering firm. Our new engineering facilities have resulted in increased specialist design and turnaround times, as well as purpose built designs that are perfectly suited to our clients’ needs.
| Body Type | 3.5T | 7.5T | 10T | 12T | 15T | 18T | 26T | 32T | 44T | 65T | 80T |
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| Panel | ◉ | ||||||||||
| Crew | ◉ | ||||||||||
| Refridgerated | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | |||||
| Box | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||
| Curtainside | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | |||||
| Tipper | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||
| Caged Tipper | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Dropside | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||
| Furniture | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||||
| Sidebed Recovery with Crane | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Sidebed Recovery | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||||
| Flatbed | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | |||||
| Tipper Grab | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Skip Loader | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Hookloader | ◉ | ||||||||||
| Beavertail | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | |||||
| Flatbed Crane | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||
| Dropside Crane | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||
| Curtainside Crane | ◉ | ||||||||||
| Beavertail Crane | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Cabin Spec Crane | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Cheesewedge Crane | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Tractor Unit with Crane (6x2 Cab) | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||||
| Tractor Unit with Crane (6x4 Double Drive) | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||||
| Tractor Unit (6x2) | ◉ | ||||||||||
| Tractor Unit (6x2 Tag) | ◉ | ◉ | ◉ | ||||||||
| Tractor Unit (6x4 Double Drive) | ◉ | ◉ | |||||||||
| Specalist 3 Axle Trailers | ◉ | ◉ |
