21st Century Hire was a new business venture to the Great Yarmouth and surrounding areas in December 2004. The original five partners spent over 500 man-hours converting the then ex-operational Dennis SS135, Perkins driven 9 litre - V8, from a fully working fire engine to a luxury limousine at a cost of over £7000.
The vehicle itself can now be seen quite regularly cruising around Great Yarmouth, Lowestoft and Norwich. Having become very popular quite quickly our customers have ranged in age from about 3 months to one celebrating her 70th Birthday! We often see familiar faces returning for another trip as they enjoyed it so much the first time around.
In fact the notion of a Fire Engine as a limousine has worked that well with everybody a 2nd one has been purchased by the company and has also been converted, this time to a cost of over £10,000. “Engine II” went ‘on the run’ on the 18th May 2007 and her maiden voyage was a prom night to Great Yarmouth High School.
Now the fleet has been expanded this should mean that, after May 2007, we will hopefully be able to avoid the situation where we have had to turn people down as we have already been booked out.
The company now with its 3rd birthday in sight has already seen a few changes. 4 of the original 5 partners have unfortunately had to depart, leaving just myself (Dave) & a small crew of colleagues that help out with driving on bookings and promoting the company when needed.
Even though I have been left to run the business by myself, I still continue to work hard, always coming up with new and interesting promotions and ideas to make your journey with us a more unforgettable experience.
All these new ideas of course need some good support teams behind them, the company can now proudly say we are pleased to be working on a regular basis with a total of 3 other local businesses, these are; Advantage Media, Dream Scene & Creative Solutions.
Remember to keep a look out on our web site, and in the local press for future promotions throughout the coming year.
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