Supply of Ferqui small coaches in the UK will transition to EVM from Connaught PSV over the coming months with the pending retirement of Connaught Managing Director Steve Peach (pictured, second from left).
EVM already supplies Ferqui products in Ireland. Managing Director Danny McGee (pictured, second from right) says that taking up the same responsibility in the UK is a straightforward expansion of that existing work.
“I have had a good relationship with Steve and Connaught PSV for over 15 years and we know the Ferqui product well, having supplied it in Ireland for some time. Our discussions with Steve began in 2019 and they resumed more recently,” adds Mr McGee.
The shift will see the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter-based Soroco and the Iveco Daily-based Sunrise supplied and supported here by EVM. Both are coachbuilt models. Connaught PSV has been the sole supplier of Ferqui products in Great Britain since 2011. Mr Peach has been involved with the Spanish marque ever since it first came here in 1997.
Connaught’s premises near Doncaster will close as part of the transfer. Ferqui parts will be held at EVM UK’s head office in Horsham and the dealership has already trained its mobile technicians on Ferqui products. EVM will also support any warranty claims.
Vehicles from Ferqui will be kept in stock by EVM. It has signed an agreement for 72 units split broadly equally across Sprinter and Daily for 2025 and for supply to both the UK and Ireland. No further examples of either are available to purchase from Connaught.
Mr McGee says that the Sunrise is a particularly important addition to EVM’s line-up in the UK. The chassis is fully warranted by Iveco with a 33-seat body thanks to Ferqui being able to achieve that capacity via close attention to weight and retention of the OEM 7,200kg GVW.
Ferqui CEO David Navarro Quince (pictured, right) explains that such a position has been reached via the use of lighter materials and removal of around 250kg from the body mass. In PSVAR compliant form, the Sunrise can seat 28. The lift is mounted behind the rear axle in that configuration.
The Ferqui product range will remain stable in the medium-term. Mr McGee says that while some early ideas of possible new products exist, they are “not for now.”
