Gray & Adams helps support UK’s armed forces13 March 2013

British fresh eggs supplier Noble Foods has enlisted a new fleet of temperature-controlled trailers as it steps up its campaign to support the nation's armed forces.

The Gray & Adams trailers are promoting Noble Foods' Eggs For Soldiers brand, which supports the army charity Help for Heroes, by donating 15p for each box of eggs sold.

All are 13.6m single-deckers with Thermo King SLX-200 refrigeration units, and the Eggs For Soldiers trailers have been fitted with a full complement of Eco-Aer aerodynamic modifications, designed to improve fuel economy.

Modifications include: wide-radiused top cappings that smooth air flow over the top of the trailer; a vortex generator incorporated into the roof at the rear, which delays air flow separation behind the trailer; and tapered side skirts, built to smooth air flow around the trailer.

"We are very conscious of our responsibilities to the wider community, and that's why we've specified our new Gray & Adams trailers with Eco-Aer kits," says Mick Tucker, transport controller at Noble Foods.

"Together with the fleet of dual-fuel DAF XF tractor units, in which we've invested over the last 12 months, they are now helping us significantly cut fuel consumption and thereby reduce our carbon footprint," he adds.

"We get an eight-year life from a Gray & Adams trailer, and will re-livery it at the half-way stage. Other trailers, by contrast, can look very worn after four or five years, which is also when you start to get reliability issues."

In recent months Gray & Adams has also supplied semi-trailers – including several twin-deck versions with moving floors – for other Noble Foods brands, including the happy egg co.

Author
John Challen

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