BT Vehicles - The (White) Piper Fleet
...bolder and brighter
The (White) Piper Fleet V908 KOE

A typical white BT Ford Escort van, as seen on a sunny winter's day in February 2000.


Photo © LSA February 2000.
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Introduction

As reported in the press, December 1999...

British Telecom is to revamp its £50 million piper logo in an attempt to make the telecomms giant more friendly and less remote. The new logo will look exactly the same but sport a "warmer and deeper" blue and a "brighter" red. The logo's background will be changed from grey to white "to show off the trumpeting figure more effectively". Said a BT spokesman: "The whole exercise is about moving with the times and freshening up our image."

The Piper Fleet

See the BT Fleet in more detail below...

Ford Escort
The BT Ford Escort
The new white vans introduced in December 1999 for the 2000 Millennium and beyond. Note the Piper logo is now red and blue making a strong contrast with the white background.

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Photo © LSA February 2000.
Ford Transit  
The BT Ford Transit
Ford has supplied Transit vans to BT since 1986, although contracts with Post Office (Telecommunications) predate this.

This BT Ford Transit one-tonne utility has custom made Anglian bodywork fitted out by Papworth.

Photo © LSA July 2000.
Ford Fiesta and Ka Vans
The BT Fiesta and Ka Vans
Van derivatives of the Ford Fiesta and Ford Ka were part of the BT Fleet during the Piper era.


Photo © LSA March 2003.
Leyland DAF  
Leyland DAF 45
This Leyland DAF 45 is configured as a curtained sided lorry, with only a small BT logo on the doors.


Photo © David Cott.
Penman Bodywork  
Penman Bodywork
A typical BT Piper vehicle equipped for fibre-optic cable laying work. Specialised bodywork by Penman.



Photo courtesy of Penman publicity material.
Links

AssetCo (formerly ATT Papworth) - Custom body builders for BT

Stewart Signs - Vehicle signage for BT

Penman - Custom Bodyworks for BT
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