Stanford Coachworks Newsletter:
Edition 04:25 - April 2025
In this month’s special edition…
They’ve Completed the London Marathon!
They’ve done it! Jess and Alice have completed the 2025 London Marathon and raised and exceptional amount of money for Variety, the Children’s Charity!
The Making of the SCW Wheelchair Accessible Minibus
We are pleased to share our latest wheelchair accessible minibus, converted for a returning Scottish-based Council, in build with one of our experienced coachbuilding teams.
A Brand New Mercedes Sprinter Tour Bus for Band Van Hire
This month we have had the pleasure of converting another premium Mercedes Sprinter tour bus for our returning clients at Band Van Hire.
They’ve Completed the London Marathon!
They’ve done it! Jess and Alice have completed the 2025 London Marathon and raised and exceptional amount of money for Variety, the Children’s Charity!
The Grand Total!
With your unbelievable generosity, we are incredibly pleased to announce that Jess and Alice raised an astonishing £24,355 for Variety! This money will hugely support Variety in changing the lives of disabled and disadvantaged children across the UK.
The charity provides a range of services including grants for specialist disability equipment, memorable day trips and outings, and of course, accessible transport with their famous blue Sunshine Coaches. If you would like to find out a little more about what Variety do, please click here.
To Paris and Back! 5 Months of Training
It’s not just the mammoth 26-mile challenge that Jess and Alice undertook! Including all 5 months of their training, they completed a whopping total of 410 miles - that’s from Stanford Coachworks to the very far side of Paris… AND BACK! Well done Jess and Alice!
Thank you so much to everyone who supported Jess and Variety, the Children’s Charity. Your donation will help make a huge difference to a fantastic charity.
The Big Day!
Jess and Alice not only smashed their fundraising goal but also achieved their personal goal of crossing that finish line together!
With a painful knee injury and an unexpected 24-degree heat wave to contend with, Jess and Alice kept pushing on with smiles all round. What a fantastic day and amazing memory to share together. A very well done to #TeamVariety!
The Making of the SCW Wheelchair Accessible Minibus
In last month’s newsletter we gave you a sneak peek behind the scenes at Stanford Coachworks… In this special edition newsletter we are pleased to share our latest wheelchair accessible minibus, converted for a returning Scottish-based Council, in build with one of our experienced coachbuilding teams.
All of our conversions are entirely handcrafted, from start to finish, by a team of just two highly-skilled coachbuilders. We even have our very own on-site seating and upholstery department! Once completed, our pre-delivery team undertake a full inspection and valet of the vehicle, ensuring that everything checks off to our customer’s individual specification.
Our Unique Build Process
This conversion, based on the Mercedes Sprinter 517 L4H2, can facilitate up to 14 passengers plus driver or 5 wheelchairs with seats removed and features our exclusive fold-out low-entry side step, our specialist Flat Floor design, patterned moquette removable seating, a custom-built front luggage pen, an internal tail lift and more.
Our unique build process allows us to expertly convert each vehicle to meet every organisation’s specific requirements. Many of the SCW team have been with us in excess of 15-years, including our father-son team of Rick and Connor who can be seen converting our latest wheelchair accessible Sprinter in the video above.
The Bespoke Wheelchair Accessible Minibus
Two New SCW Tour Buses for Band Van Hire!
This month we have had the pleasure of converting the first of two more premium Mercedes Sprinter tour buses for our returning clients Band Van Hire!
The SCW Conversion
Their new vehicles can transport up to 8 passengers plus driver and feature a split rear saloon configuration with a comfortable passenger cabin in the front and a large storage area in the rear.
To ensure that all artists travel in comfort and style, Band Van Hire’s new vehicles feature premium reclining passenger seats upholstered in black vegan leather with diamond stitching. Take a look at some more of the features below!
Who are Band Van Hire?
Band Van Hire are a specialist vehicle rental company who have a variety of vehicles available to support the music, TV and production industry. Supplying artists all across the UK and Europe, the Brighton-based business has a range of premium splitter vans, compact splitters, mini night liners and trailers on offer. Each vehicle is fully equipped with the latest technology and are designed to comfortably transport passengers and equipment simultaneously.
The Vehicle’s Features…
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Based on the Mercedes Sprinter L3H2 with limo tinted rear windows.
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Premium reclining passenger seats upholstered in black vegan leather with latte stitching.
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Front cabin seats reupholstered to match the passenger cabin.
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HDMI input for mirroring laptops and other devices to the televisions.
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Ambient colour-changing roof lighting and feature roof panels.
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Centre table with cup holders and 240-volt plug sockets fitted beneath.
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2 televisions with Apple TV, Bluetooth soundbar, PlayStation 5 and on-board WiFi.
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