CITROEN / CITYLITES GALWAY

The side opening door is on the driver’s side of the vehicle which is very handy

AS chief buyer for Citylites, Galway, Anne Cummins spends a lot of her time travelling the world, sourcing fine lighting products. Citylites is the retail lighting offshoot of Peter Curran Electrical, Galway’s largest electrical wholesaler. Situated in the Glenrock Business Park, Ballybane, it offers a huge selection of lighting.

When not travelling overseas, Anne spends a lot of her time visiting customers around the west of Ireland bringing product samples with her, and offering professional advice on all aspects of lighting.

Visiting customers at their homes or businesses requires a spacious van to transport her fragile goods and for Anne there’s only one vehicle for the job – her new Citroen Dispatch. Practical reasons are behind why she chose the French product which was purchased from Kenny Motors in Galway.

“One reason is that the side opening door is on the driver’s side of the vehicle which I find very handy as I am constantly in and out of the van,” she explains. “On many vans it is fitted on the other side.” Ergonomics were also a consideration. “I find the seat is a perfect height for me. It’s comfortable and provides good visibility.”

To safely carry her valuable merchandise, the Dispatch is fitted out with a wooden floor as well as hooks in the roof for hanging chandeliers and other fragile items

As she tends to run her vans for a number of years, Anne has made a couple of modifications to the Dispatch to meet her specific needs, including installing shelving to hold her books and brochures. The other one is more personal, a place to store her lipstick. Perhaps that’s a modification she should suggest to Citroen for the next generation of their popular panel van. “Now there’s a thought!” she agrees.