The Windsor-based operator’s new Peugeot Boxer is now visiting customers and suppliers across the UK.
The Boxer, with its L4 body and highest H3 roof, was sourced by Vanaways from its supply network before being sent to CoolKit’s workshop in Burnley for conversion. Fitted with Coolkit’s own proprietary insulation, including a ‘slab’ side door, and a GAH Super Rapier refrigeration unit, the cargo area is capable of maintaining temperatures as low as -20oC. It also has a sliding bulkhead, which allows the interior to be split into two compartments as required, with one for frozen items and the other carrying chilled goods.
Myles Brown, head of contracts management at En Route, said: “Once we’d decided on a vehicle model the whole process was very quick and simple.
“The partnership between Vanaways and Coolkit meant we didn’t have to deal with two separate suppliers, we were kept fully informed throughout and the van arrived in perfect condition well inside the agreed timescale.
“The conversion work is top-quality too. The adjustable bulkhead makes the van extremely adaptable to a range of uses, and the in-built temperature monitoring system allows us to offer customers a printed guarantee that cold chain integrity has been maintained throughout any journey.”
Launched earlier this year, the partnership allows customers to utilise Vanaways’s ordering system in conjunction, if required, with Coolkit’s online configurator to create a refrigerated van.