Refrigerated vehicles enter the Premier league06 December 2013

Rental business Premier Truck Hire has made its first refrigerated vehicle acquisition, taking three temperature-controlled trucks, all based on 7.5-tonne DAF LF chassis with Gray & Adams insulated box bodies.

The vehicles have triple rear doors and single side doors, along with Carrier Transicold refrigeration units.

"There are not many other companies offering refrigerated vehicles for contract hire and rental in this part of the world, so we view this as a big opportunity to grow our business," comments Allun Cairns, business development manager, explaining Premier's decision to enter the temperature-controlled market.

The decision has already gone down well, he says, with two of its vehicles already taken by Gateshead-based fruit and vegetable distributor JR Holland Food Services on a contract that extends to next spring.

The truck bodies were built at Gray & Adams' factory in Dunfermline and are mounted on chassis supplied by Birtley DAF dealer Chatfields.

The North East firm has also invested £500,000 in a move this month from Ponteland, Newcastle, to a new base on Chainbridge North, Blaydon, complete with fully refurbished and equipped six-bay workshop.

Premier's 100-strong fleet includes tractor units, tippers, skip loaders and refuse collection vehicles, as well as box-bodied, curtainsided and dropside rigids.

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Laura Cork

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