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What is Overnight Standby and Do you Need it?

Stand-by facilities allow a van to keep refrigeration systems running while the engine remains off. It is a system that uses electrical and mains power to work, either a generator or the mains can be used to keep the stand-by facility working. An overnight standby system is an electrical plug-in facility, which can be added…

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Things To Look For In A New Refrigerated Vehicle

Does your business rely on having refrigerated transport to help you transport goods from A to B? If so, choosing a reliable, efficient and effective refrigerated vehicle should be high on your priority list. Whether you are looking for refrigerated vehicle hire or looking to purchase a fridge van conversion here are some things you…

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Dual Temperate Refrigerated Vans And Their Uses

The EU and UK Legislation for the transport of perishable foods states “that manufacturers should have suitable temperature controlled handling and storage facilities that can maintain food at appropriate temperatures and enable these temperatures to be monitored controlled and recorded. There are also specific temperature requirements for chilled and frozen food products.” Source – http://www.grimsby.ac.uk/documents/defra/trns-refrigeenergy.pdf…

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Hire Refrigerated Vans this Christmas and Boost your Sales

The lead up to Christmas can be a busy time for businesses with consumer demand likely to increase. In particular, the food industry sees unprecedented growth in November and December with food festivals, Christmas parties and of course Christmas dinner becoming top priorities. For the purpose of this entry, we show you how refrigerated van…

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RVR’s Latest Refrigerated Vehicle Conversion

RVR have been busy working on our latest conversion that took us approximately two weeks to complete. In this instance, this refrigerated conversion has been created so that it is suitable for multi-temperature operation. This would allow an individual to transport goods at different temperatures. It is controlled by a removable insulated bulkhead with a…

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Summary of the Commercial Vehicle Show 2016

The Commercial Vehicle Show 2016 was another huge success with 21,000 turning up to the event that was held at the NEC Arena, Birmingham which was a 6% increase compared to the previous event that took place last year. There was a huge range of refrigerated vehicles on display in the arena’s ‘cool sector’ which…

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Rodda Adds New Vehicles to its Fleet!

Clotted cream producer Rodda have updated their current fleet with four new Isuzu Forward 7.5 tonne trucks. Taking their transport force to 18 vehicles that includes a mix of Isuzu, Mitsubishi, Iveco and Volkswagen the new trucks will help transport 220 million portions of clotted cream around the United Kingdom that is produced by Rodda….

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Sainsbury’s to Use Naturally Refrigerated Vehicles

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s has become the world’s first company to use naturally refrigerated vehicles for food delivery services. Made by Carrier Transicold – a company that specialises in natural refrigeration technology – the vehicle will the first of its kind and will use only carbon dioxide as the refrigerant. Sainsbury’s operations support manager Gary King…

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Who Needs A Refrigerated Van?

With summer just around the corner, having a vehicle that can keep products chilled and frozen is important for a lot of businesses out there. Fishmongers, event caterers, mobile chefs and butchers are among perfect fits for refrigerated vans. Even florists can benefit from our van rental because they can keep their flowers lasting fresher…

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