This week, our very own Ollie Macvarish made a big impression at the annual Midland Group Training Services (MGTS) Apprenticeship Awards by taking home the award for Mechanical Apprentice of the...
As Dennis Eagle continues to grow, new challenges call for fresh thinking. Rob Paterson, our first in-house lawyer and Senior Legal Counsel, is building a legal function from the ground up, bringin...
Proudly displayed at the heart of our new Technical Training Centre, a newly restored, over 100-year-old engine now serves as a fascinating reminder of Dennis Eagle’s enduring history. Originally...
With roots dating back to the foundation of Eagle Engineering in 1907, a Warwick-based business that produced everything from agricultural equipment to oil and petrol engines, today Dennis Eagle an...
Sustainability is the word on everyone’s lips across the waste industry today, and for good reason. The UK government’s ‘Build Back Greener’ net zero strategy has a set target of achieving zero...
As the leading manufacturer of refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) in the UK, safety is our highest priority. We’re fully aware of our responsibility in ensuring the drivers and crews that operate ou...
Our people are the essential foundation upon which our success is built. Everyone contributes to our commitment to delivering excellence in their own way, a responsibility well understood by the...
As a business, we pride ourselves on the quality, reliability, and efficiency of our innovative refuse collection vehicles (RCVs), as well as the extensive experience, skills, and expertise of our...
As of 2025, all new Dennis Eagle vehicles and Terberg Matec UK bin lifts will now feature Terberg Connect, a remote, real-time diagnostics and digital vehicle management tool. Let’s get up-to-speed...
Dennis Eagle and Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council’s (HBBC) strong, lasting relationship spans over two decades of loyalty and dedication.
Home to more than seven million visitors each year, Southend-on-Sea is well known for its bustling seafront, attractions, and vibrant local community. From one of the world’s longest piers to its...
With roughly 1,300 flights arriving or departing every single day and over 200,000 passengers to attend to, it is essential Heathrow’s operations run like a well-oiled machine. A lesser-known...
Last week, we took the time to recognise and celebrate the long service of some of our talented, dedicated people with a special lunch. Attended by several members of the senior leadership team, ou...
Dennis Eagle and Terberg Matec UK have been selected by CTS Hire to provide new Elite+ Narrow and ORUS compact satellite collection vehicles in support of its expanding fleet.
Dennis Eagle’s success as a business is a direct result of the tireless efforts of our highly talented teams. It can often take a village to realise a vision, and no one knows more about promoting...
Driven by an honourable mission to spread the word about the three Rs and their vital importance to the waste ecosystem, Biffa has employed a new fleet of eye-catching, waste-gobbling trucks called...
This year, one of our refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) received an exciting transformation: it became an engaging space for schools and students across the UK to learn about recycling and waste...
With no refuse collection vehicle (RCV) manufacturing available on the island, for a long time the City of Hamilton in Bermuda has been making do with RCV components from three different...
A fresh new website has recently been in the works at Dennis Eagle, and last month marked its official launch. Enhanced and restyled, the revised site now has even more information and technical...
The demanding nature of refuse collection puts vehicles through their paces with continuous, rigorous use. However, the quality and craftsmanship of Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles (RCVs)...
Greater Cambridge Shared Waste Service (GCSWS) has welcomed a new fleet of 11 Dennis Eagle vehicles that are helping to improve manoeuvrability as it services 135,000 properties across the region.
South Kesteven District Council (SKDC) has added five new colourful Dennis Eagle Elite+ refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to its rounds, each carrying eye-catching national health and wellbeing...
When Vince Dignam began his career as a 16-year-old apprentice mechanic maintaining lawnmowers and refuse collection vehicles at Lewisham Council, he could have hardly imagined where his future wou...
After 34 years serving the people of North East Lincolnshire, long-standing Dennis Eagle customer Chris Dunn will be retiring from his fastidious duties in local government and embarking on a new...
Biffa continues to choose Dennis Eagle as it commences Cannock Chase contract renewal
For manufacturing manager Tony Bates, May 23rd, 2005, was the beginning of a career journey that has seen him progress from the shop floor to senior management.
Supplier conference kicks off new performance recognition programme for 2025
One of our more compact but no less productive RCVs is the Olympus Mini, making it the perfect vehicle for narrow routes in the city or countryside.
To provide our valued customers with the best possible service, Dennis Eagle has created an all-new role to support you when you join us on-site at our Warwick facilities.
With more than 300 customisation options available across Dennis Eagle RCVs, specifying your perfect vehicle is just a conversation away.
The Lancashire business community came together for a spectacular evening at the 2025 Red Rose Awards at the iconic Winter Gardens in Blackpool—and it was a double success for us!
When the routes are tight and congested, Enfield opts for Dennis Eagle’s Elite+ Narrow chassis
The delivery of the first of five 32-tonne Twin Pack Elite+ trucks marks the next milestone in Uttlesford’s strategic renewal, aiming for commonality across its fleet of twenty vehicles.
Dennis Eagle launches its newest RCV, offering a class-leading payload in a compact footprint
Quality control manager Andy McKinlay joined Dennis Eagle as an apprentice in 2006. After almost two decades, he’s now at the forefront of the company’s new dedicated quality control team.
Dennis Eagle’s Lee Rowland explains how our Olympus range is built to support the changing demands in waste collection.
The first wave of a major order of 46 new Dennis Eagle trucks refreshing Medway Council’s fleet have been delivered to the local authority.
Mobile technical trainer Satnam Singh joined Dennis Eagle in November 2024 and is part of a team delivering expert training to customers and internal teams across the UK.
• Engineering apprentice Sean Williams secures Advanced Graduate Apprentice Award • Dennis Eagle’s 30+ year commitment to next generation talent leads to Employer Recognition prize
A loyal Dennis Eagle customer for over 12 years, East Lothian Council has received three new Elite+ Narrow vehicles to serve the beautiful coastal Scottish county.
Dennis Eagle’s Blackpool plant is set to generate around 213,000 kWh of its own renewable power per year, following the recent installation of a 215 kWp Solar PV system.
With its superbly presented trucks, smart team wear and attention to detail at every lift, Manchester-based Lavelles is leading a new wave of operators in the North West.
Dennis Eagle’s new Head of Purchasing & Supply Chain, Chris Benton, is keen to dismiss the traditional perception of purchasing as a purely cost-cutting function.
Birmingham City Council has signed a contract with vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle for the purchase of 151 new refuse, recycling and food waste vehicles.
When Nathan Bignell contacted us to ask if we could help make his wedding day extra special, well, how could we ‘refuse’?!
We hear from Lasalign, Dennis Eagle’s approved wheel alignment partner for over 25 years. Every day across the UK, Lasalign’s mobile service units help vehicle operators save costs, improve fuel...
FCC Environment is taking delivery of 28 new Dennis Eagle vehicles in September.
Fife chooses Dennis Eagle to improve refuse collection in rural areas of the county.
At Dennis Eagle, our commitment to early career development has been more than just a strategic initiative; it’s the very essence of our ethos.
In 2023, Veolia Westminster made a significant stride towards sustainability by launching the UK’s largest electric vehicle (EV) fleet in the waste and resources sector. However, the success of suc...
Dennis Eagle’s dedicated customer training programme is growing from strength to strength. Having recently expanded the team Dennis Eagle also has plans to launch a new eLearning element to...
With the increasing adoption of digital technologies in vehicles that rely on networked software and data exchange, cybersecurity is a growing threat globally. Dennis Eagle has just completed a vit...
Meet Jen Booker, Dennis Eagle’s recently-appointed HR Director. With just under 1000 staff, more than 20 sites across the UK and some exciting developments planned to build, nurture and develop the...
Edinburgh chooses Dennis Eagle to support its commitment to improving residential refuse collection.
Part of a four-year framework that allows authorities within Lincolnshire to utilise the same purchasing route, West Lindsey’s four new Dennis Eagle vehicles will join its 16-strong RCVs fleet, whi...
Lee Rowland, Sales & Marketing Manager at Dennis Eagle, discusses the benefits of electrification for heavy goods vehicles.
With over 30 years of experience and a current fleet of over 1,700 vehicles, SFS is firmly established as one of the largest contract hire businesses in the municipal sector, providing a complete...
After a successful roll out in Milton Keynes, leading waste management company SUEZ recycling and recovery UK is ‘growing’ its partnership with Dennis Eagle for its latest contract success in...
Roger Lane, a stalwart figure at Dennis Eagle, is bidding farewell to his esteemed career as the technical manager of Body Engineering. Having commenced his journey with Eagle Engineering through a...
The Dennis Eagle plant in Blackpool, Lancashire, has been announced as a finalist in three categories in the county’s Red Rose Awards, demonstrating the company’s drive towards progress and...
Christmas came early to Crawley with the new Elite+ ‘Narrow’ chassis fleet delivery. Whilst many were thinking of slowing down for Christmas, Crawley Borough Council was putting to work 15 new Denn...
The EU General & Pedestrian Safety Regulation (GSR) requires truck manufacturers to offer a range of features designed to protect vulnerable road users. Andy Graves, CRM, Data & Insights Manager,...
When former American president Barack Obama said: “A change is brought about because ordinary people do extraordinary things,” he could have been referring to Dennis Eagle. In 2023 our business has...
As councils look for answers to deliver on their decarbonisation strategies, forward-thinking fleet operators such as Great Yarmouth Services Limited, a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) at...
A newly refurbished Dennis Eagle Elite Mark 1, originally built in 2002, has just been unveiled by our Aftermarket team. This vehicle helps tell the story of the evolution of the remarkable Dennis...
A new sustainable initiative from Dennis Eagle is putting redundant parts to good use and reducing waste while raising funds for a local charity.
Teresa Jones, has been named the Advanced Apprentice of the Year by the Midland Group Training Services and attended the awards gala on Tuesday 10th October to receive her award.
We have long been affiliated with Letsrecycle Live and the Resource Waste Management Expo but something seemed different this year. This September we took the largest space we have ever used to...
In this heavy industry, producing specialist vehicles requires hands-on engineering. The safety of our processes and our products is paramount. Quality is critical. Compliance is essential.
Dennis Eagle has won the tender for a four-year framework to provide waste collection vehicles in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire for the third consecutive time.
Following a marked increase in orders in 2022 from Down Under, our Australian partner Penske placed an order for a further 100 trucks recently.
The waste industry is constantly evolving. More so now than ever before. For example, the requirement for zero-emission vehicles by 2035 and constant legislative safety changes means that technical...
Among the value-added propositions Dennis Eagle offers customers, one stands out as a serial winner: Dennis the Dustcart.
Meet Alex Fernandes, Product Architecture Manager at Dennis Eagle. Alex works within our Engineering division and with his team is responsible for managing change control and data control regarding...
It's International Women in Engineering Day and to mark the occasion we're highlighting some of the incredible women engineers at Dennis Eagle who are playing a key role in developing and deliverin...
Andy Clisham has been appointed as the new Contracts Manager covering seven Repair and Maintenance contracts in the south of the UK.
The production process in any manufacturing business is at the heart of its sustainability. It is, of course, in Dennis Eagle’s direct interest to reduce energy consumption, improve processes,...
A full fleet of Dennis Eagle RCVs has been ordered by Milton Keynes City Council as part of its roll-out of a new waste and recycling contract.
Jon Sayers has been promoted from his role as Head of Engineering to become Engineering Director on the board at Dennis Eagle.
New efficiencies help Leeds Service Centre thrive as demand grows.
Our factories have received additional major orders from Australia in recent months, reflecting both the market’s growing appreciation of Dennis Eagle and the ambitions of Penske Australia, the...
Long-serving board member Keith Day has been appointed as the new Managing Director of the UK’s leading waste and recycling vehicle manufacturer Dennis Eagle Ltd. He has taken over the role from...
The first eCollect has been delivered to Thorntons Recycling, one of the leading waste collection operators in Ireland.
The waste and recycling industry is at the sharp end of the sustainability goals of the UK and other territories around the world.
The 100th eCollect left the Dennis Eagle factory in Warwick earlier this year, representing a milestone not only for Dennis Eagle but for the waste collection industry too.
Plant Manager Steve Spence explains how they take changes in their stride on the Blackpool production line.
You could hardly miss it. It’s bright pink, around 26-tonnes and is travelling the streets of South Kesteven, in Lincolnshire, with a message reminding people of the importance of breast cancer...
The second configuration of the eCollect – an 18-tonne 4x2 all-electric RCV – has been launched. It has been developed to meet urgent demand for a zero-emissions RCV to operate in urban areas with...
How Dennis Eagle navigated the way through unprecedented change. First, there was Brexit, followed by the pandemic, then the microchip crisis and finally Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the global...
When Henry Ford launched the Model T Ford, he famously said customers could have it any colour they wanted as long as it was black. By keeping variations to a minimum, he realised he could keep cos...
The first eCollect has been put to work by Bradford Council after it successfully trialled the all-electric vehicle earlier this year.
Recently, nine apprentices from across different business areas of Dennis Eagle, accompanied by Contract Manager, Andrew Clisham, attended a week in the beautiful location of Eskdale, Cumbria, for ...
Electric RCVs present a whole new world to most repair and maintenance engineers. But our Aftermarket team has been fully trained to provide expert support and guidance to customers as they enter...
A custom-made crane vehicle to empty underground bins has gone to work with Spelthorne Direct Services Ltd (SDS) the commercial waste arm of Spelthorne Borough Council, in South-West London.
It took NASA eight years to land a man on the Moon once JFK had given them the nod. It took Dennis Eagle slightly longer to develop the eCollect. But then again, we had more to do and – believe it ...
Leading independent waste management company Bywaters has put its first eCollect to work on collection rounds in Central London.
Three new eCollects, which will soon be powered by renewable energy, have started working in Exeter to help the city become carbon neutral by 2030.
A new fleet of Dennis Eagle RCVs has started work in the very neighbourhood in which they were built.
In a bid to combat climate change and air pollution, Birmingham City Council – the UK’s largest local authority – has taken its first eCollect on trial.
For the first time, the Royal Borough of Greenwich has ordered a fleet of refuse collection vehicles entirely made up of Dennis Eagle and Terberg products – including the new Elite+ cab.
A new model of the all-electric eCollect refuse collection vehicle has been launched by Dennis Eagle. This is the second configuration of the ground-breaking eRCV which was originally launched in...
Eight new Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) have been delivered to Belfast City Council by dealer Manvik Plant & Hire.
A new fleet of ultra-modern Dennis Eagle RCVs started work in Gloucester with Ubico in April, after the city council became the eighth local authority shareholder of the environmental services...
Five new Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) have started work with Ards and North Down Borough Council, rounding off a bumper year for the Belfast-based dealer Manvik Plant & Hire Ltd.
Five new Dennis Eagle refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) have started work with Ards and North Down Borough Council, rounding off a bumper year for the Belfast-based dealer Manvik Plant & Hire Ltd.
Dennis Eagle’s widely anticipated new cab, the Elite+, has gone into service with the Warwick-based company’s first customers.
Five more eCollects have been ordered by Cardiff Council after its first went into service in April.
The first eCollect has gone into service with Sunderland City Council, making a “highly visible demonstration” of the council's commitment to carbon reduction.
The first eCollect eRCV has gone into service collecting residual waste from households across Powys – one of the largest and most sparsely populated counties in the UK.
As the eCollect goes into service around the country, Dennis Eagle is opening up its electric vehicle workshop safety standards for the waste and recycling industry to share.
