As well as over 400 exhibitors of products and services to transport and logistics businesses, this year sees the return of the Cool Pavilion with an impressive line-up of exhibitors that includes Commercial Body Fittings, Cool Running Rental, Gray & Adams, Lawrence David, Marshall Fleet Solutions, Masternaut, Maxon, Next Rental, Paneltex, United Rental, Transdek, Reflex & Allen, Smart Witness, and Quinn Refrigerated Vehicles.

Wrights saves With NavmaN Wrights Food Group has fitted Navman Wireless’ Smart telematics and temperature monitoring to its vehicle fleet to improve efficiency and generate savingsPage 3

Bulkheads for reefersCBF is showing its Cool-Guard refrigerated bulkhead units with an easy-lift mechanism as well other new productsPage 4

solomoN slipstream rigidsA rigid for Castell Howell has an under-mount dual temperature fridge that allows a full-width Slipstream roof and nose-mountPage 4

multi-drops By paNeltexPaneltex has a new 9.2m urban reefer trailer on display as supplied to Musgrave Retail Partners GB for Londis and Budgens multi-drop distribution work Page 4

digital tacho techNologyA hot topic at the show will be remote downloading of data and Tachosys will show how it works for tachographsPage 8

oN-Board camerasGrocontinental is installing forward-facing on-board recording cameras, a vehicle black-box, on its entire fleet to cut insurance claim costsPage 10

lightiNg up truck BodiesInvertex launches new low energy, high output lighting for temperature-contolled trailers and bodiesPage 11

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Frigoblock hybrid refrigeration system with inverter control, suitable for Euro 6 vehicles, offers an “unbelievably high and continuous cooling rate” says the company.

Frigoblock’s FK/FD 35 refrigeration unit for rigids raises the refrigeration capacity over the previous FK series by up to 30% and lowers specific energy consumption by a further 30%.

The condenser and evaporator sections of the machine are arranged one in front of the other across the entire body width. This doubles the surface area of the heat exchangers and flow of all the fans. The FK/FD 35 guarantees air circulation in the loading space of up to 9,000 m3/h, depending on the speed of the evaporator fans.

A world first is the new FK/FD 35 defrost concept, the company says. “There is no interruption to cooling during defrosting. The use of two evaporators for cooling a compartment and the hot gas system ensures that both evaporators are defrosted one after the other very quickly. While one evaporator is defrosting, the other maintains cooling at a practically unchanged overall output.”

“As cooling is not interrupted by any defrosting cycles, the new concept enables cooling rates, unknown up to now, to be achieved... for the first time the new Frigoblock FK/FD 35 makes it possible to cool insufficiently pre-cooled fresh meat or fruit/vegetables which are loaded warm from the fields both continually and in the time required.”

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Gray & Adams is showing a 44-pallet, lifting-deck trailer built for Reed Boardall and an 18-tonne Mercedes-Benz Axor rigid with radically styled Dolphin body for Chiltern Cold Storage in the Cool Pavilion at the CV Show.

The 44-pallet trailer from Gray & Adams, which pioneered refrigerated double-deck trailers, building the first one some 24 years ago, has 10% more carrying capacity compared to a standard 13.6m double-decker.

The Dolphin body for Chiltern has all-new leading-edge body cappings that follow the 3D curvature of the roof and a vortex generator to smooth the airflow around the back of the vehicle. This improves fuel-efficiency and cuts CO2 emissions. The design takes its name from the streamlined profile of dolphins often seen in the waters of the Moray Firth, close to Gray & Adams’ Fraserburgh headquarters.

Reed Boardall runs the country’s largest primary haulage double-deck fleet and was the first customer for the new 44-pallet version. Tom Cassells, managing director, Reed Boardall Transport, says: “The extra 10% carrying capacity can be very useful, while Gray & Adams is a British company with very high manufacturing standards. The strength and build quality of its products translates into exceptional reliability and durability.

“We are delighted to have worked with Gray & Adams in the development of these vehicles over the years, and to have proven their worth in round-the-clock service.”

Paul Jackson, managing director, Chiltern Cold Storage, echoes Cassells’ views. “We are proud of our green credentials and committed to achieving the best possible environmental profile, so when Gray & Adams announced that it was launching the new Dolphin we had no hesitation in ordering three.”

Another first from Gray & Adams: 44-pallet lifting deck trailers for Reed Boardall

An unbelievably high and continuous cooling rate enables warm fresh meat and just-harvested fruit and vegetables to be transported for the first time, says Frigoblock

This issue provides a taste of what’s in store for temperature-controlled transport and logistics providers at the Commercial Vehicle Show 2013 on 9-11 April at the National Exhibition Centre in Birmingham.

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Wrights Food Group has fitted Navman Wireless’ Smart telematics and temperature monitoring to its vehicle fleet to improve efficiency and generate savings.

The food manufacturer aims to improve fleet visibility, enhance routing, driver performance, and guarantee load temperatures by using the combination of telematics and temperature information.

Wrights transports chilled and frozen product in the UK from Crewe. It will monitor ‘key events’ including compartment door open/closed and fridge on/off. Nic Cuthbertson, logistics manager at Wrights, says this information is critical: “Being able to view compartment temperature alongside events which can affect that temperature, enables us to ensure that our product is transported in the correct conditions while at the same time helping us to reduce operating costs,” he says.

Wrights is also on track to simplify record keeping and comply with Due Diligence requirements with the automated reporting suite. “There has been a real improvement in operational efficiency and the system has also helped greatly with Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points compliance,” Cuthbertson says.

Van rental team on show at NECTemperature-controlled rental company Cool Running Rental is exhibiting in alliance with

Next Rental from Birmingham. They will have a medium wheelbase Mercedes Sprinter on the stand. GRP in Leeds converted the vehicle which has a GAH temperature control unit. The van is capable of freezing to -25 degrees, or heating to + 25 degrees, thus satisfying both the food and the pharmaceutical industries. The Sprinter is also capable of attaining two different temperatures at the same time using a moveable bulk-head which Cool Running Rental can supply on request.

As with all Cool Running Rental’s temperature-controlled vans, it is equipped with an electrical standby facility, to allow the vehicle to keep goods to temperature, even when the vehicle is not running.

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isotrak mobile data Isotrak will demonstrate its latest Active Transport Management System that integrates mobile data communications and electronic proof of delivery. It uses any suitable wireless handheld computer to provide paperless data capture and direct communication to the office eliminating the need for the driver to carry traditional paper delivery notes and other documents.

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Commercial Body Fittings will have a selection of 3600 products for vehicle bodybuilding, trailer manufacturing and associated industries on its stand. On display is the CBF Cool-Guard refrigerated bulkhead unit, demonstrating the very latest bulkhead technology, including the easy-lift mechanism which allows the bulkhead to be stowed against the roof when required.

CBF is promoting type-approved products that meet current and future mandatory requirements. On display will be the ASGK990 Lateral Protection System (side-guards), fully ‘e’ marked to meet the requirements of regulation 73. The kit includes galvanized hinge legs (500 hour salt spray tested) and anodized aluminium rail, available in various lengths, market-leading Clear Pass spray suppression flaps, Reflexite VCT104 reflective tapes, rear marker boards and various external marker and internal LED lights – all carrying ‘e’ and EMC approval.

Solomon’s latest aerodynamic technology will be on display in the Cool Pavilion at the CV Show. It is “an innovation the company will continue to role out across the UK and Europe after another progressive and successful year,” the company says. Solomon’s Slipstream aerodynamic bodywork combines dynamic aesthetics with proven fuel efficiency. The latest developments are on Castell Howell’s rigid bodywork. This vehicle has an under-mount dual-temperature fridge that allows a full-width Slipstream roof with Slipstream nose-mount.

Solomon has developed its Slipstream product to suit smaller vehicles, saving fuel wherever possible through the aerodynamic advantages of the lower front profile, while combining the vital ingredients in terms of payload and usability. This is shown in a Ginsters distribution vehicle that will be on the stand. “Solomon has brought its expertise to the urban distribution market, where strength, durability and manoeuvrability are key factors in the ever -increasing convenience store sector,” Solomon says.

Paneltex has a new 9.2m urban reefer trailer on display as supplied to Musgrave Retail Partners GB for Londis and Budgens distribution. This single axle, rear steer trailer has a multi-compartment, multi-temperature refrigerated body with a Carrier fridge. Paneltex designed a flexible sliding interior bulkhead for urban distribution needs.

Also on display is a 3.5tonne chassis-cab featuring a Paneltex multi-drop refrigerated box body designed for the home delivery market. Representing Paneltex Somers is a Mercedes refrigerated panel van with single compartment body converted by Somers to ATP Class C standards and featuring a GAH refrigeration system, Somers’ direct air system sliding freezer side door.

Part of the four-vehicle line-up from Paneltex will be a 7.5 tonne ambient curtain-sided body with aerodynamic roof system designed and manufactured by Paneltex TransLoad to save fuel.

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On show from Maxon are four models for the UK. The Max15T 1500kg capacity Tuk-A-Way is the new premier tail lift in its Tuk-A-Way range. It features half steel, half aluminium as well as all aluminium platform configurations, up to 1525mm deep with dual trolley stops as standard. It has twin cylinder operation, grease fittings at all critical rotation points, and works for vehicle floor heights from 1016mm (laden) up to 1370mm (unladen). The Max10T one tonne lightweight Tuk-A-Way tail lift, with half steel, half aluminium alloy, or optional all-aluminium alloy platform, provides a working area with anti-slip surface and dual trolley stops. The lift suits 7.5t to 12t trucks with dry-freight box or curtain-sided bodies. This one tonne tail lift is suitable for multipurpose use and will accept standard roll cages and palletised loads. The Max15C 1500kg capacity conventional aluminium alloy platform cantilever lift suits 13 to 26t trucks and trailers with refrigerated bodies.

tail lift platform warningParts-4-Tail Lifts will display its solar-powered platform flashing light, an alternative to traditional flags. David Conman, managing director, says: “The new light is a much brighter, modern and more cost-effective alternative [to flags] because it has a life expectancy of between three to four years and remains highly visible for its entire life.”

euromaster cost savingATS Euromaster will show how it works with customers – including some of the largest temperature-controlled operators in the UK – to reduce vehicle running costs and improve tyre life, safety, uptime and fuel economy. Van service, maintenance and repair will also take prime billing on its stand, to reflect the £14m investment over three years to expand its non-tyre offering and to highlight its ability to accommodate the largest vans in 95% of its centres.

ford van line-upFord will have 15 vehicles on display, including the new Transit Custom, Transit Connect, and Transit. It will also reveal details of the new Ford Transit Courier at the show. Other attractions on the Ford stand include three digital artists who will customise Ford Transit van images for visitors to take away.

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Reflex & Allen is showcasing a wide range of its safety-critical products at the show including a ground access rail for semi-trailers.

The product allows drivers to connect & disconnect coils from the trailer from ground level, eliminating the need to climb on and off the catwalk.

Reflex & Allen is also showing:• Pneumatic tubing and air brake coils• Electrical coils, plugs and sockets• Safety devices including EC70 marker signs and EC104

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Transdek UK will have working models of its vehicle-to-ground loading systems at the CV Show. The company has innovative solutions for handling double-deck trailers. Mark Adams, managing director, Transdek UK, says: “Our aim is to provide innovative and cost effective loading bay and lifting solutions that deliver long-term value. Our modular equipment is designed to provide a future-proof option with the ability to service all goods vehicles now and in the future. The lifts can also be quickly relocated if requirements change”.

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A hot topic at the show will be remote downloading of data and Tachosys will demonstrate the concept. Tachosys’ DigiDL is installed in several thousand vehicles in the UK and supported by all of the major UK analysis bureau. Also on display is Digipostpro which provides a depot-based solution for centralised collection of all tachograph data.

“We are expecting a huge buzz around the replacement for the successful Digifob,” the company says. “The original Digifob found a home with well in excess of 50,000 drivers across Europe. The whole point of the unique Digifob is to help drivers stay on top of their drivers’ hours and as a consequence to be safe and also avoid fines. For other users, which include transport managers and the authorities, Digifob provides a perfect litmus test for driver cards and helps with driver training,” it says.

The new Digifob screen uses the latest technology to deliver a crisp view of summarised information with high contrast, designed for low light conditions. It has a lithium battery which can be charged by any PC , laptop or standard USB charger. “The same PC connection allows you to read a driver card directly from the Digifob to your PC for the purposes of archiving or further analysis. The introduction of two buttons on the front side allows users to scroll through summarised data more readily,” Tachosys says. The new Digifob will be available from June 2013 but prototypes will be on show at the CV Show.

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Lawrence David is showing its latest lightweight home delivery vehicle and aerodynamic fridge trailer. “It’s an opportunity for us to welcome our customers onto our stand and thank them for their business,” Laurence Marshall says. “At the same time we are able to show our new concepts and designs to the widest, high- quality audience. Trailer technology has and is changing rapidly and the introduction of the longer trailer licence trial is a positive development but complicates choice. Our job, and one we believe we can do through the CV Show, is to demonstrate and explain the challenges of these new developments for the transport industry and its operators”.

Prototypes of the new Digifob will be at the CV Show

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The signs are tentative but there are glimmers of recovery in the UK economy.

First quarter figures show retail business up with sales growing at their fastest rate in more than three years. And food sales are good too despite the horse meat mislabelling scare. In the wider economy, house building is recovering with private house building up ten percent. Commercial vehicle sales in the UK, which are an extraordinarily accurate barometer of economic performance, were up over 5% in January and February, mainly on the back of rising van sales. The CV Show reflects this growing optimism: the show is larger than last year with over 400 exhibitors. And the Cool Pavilion, dedicated to temperature-controlled transport and logistics, is back too. Cold Chain News, for the first time since the economic crisis began, is devoting all of this special issue to the show, reporting the impressive line-up of new products and services. Businesses are understandably cautious, especially given the lack of government fiscal stimulus, but 2013 could mark, if not the start of recovery, then at least the end of recession and the current economic stagnation.

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Marshall Fleet Solutions is showing the latest vehicle refrigeration units from Themo King: the new SLXe Spectrum and the T-500R, part of the new T-Series line. The low-noise, low-emission SLXe-Spectrum is ideally suited to operating in an urban environment. Two- and three-blower remote evaporators can be combined to provide the optimum solution in a large number of different trailer configurations. With the SLXe-Spectrum, it is possible to drive up to nine remote evaporator blowers, giving more flexibility to meet more demanding applications. Advanced control logic (SmartSet) protects sensitive cargo by providing tighter temperature control and minimising dehydration.

The new T-500R is proven to perform up to 55°C. Marshall Fleet Solutions’ sales and marketing manager Jonathan Vaines says that the company will also feature several accessories that can be fitted to the units. Marshall’s second stand in Hall 4 will show a light commercial refrigeration unit: the V200 MAX Spectrum 50. Marshall Fleet Solutions provides sales and after sales support for vehicle-mounted temperature-controlled units, tail lifts, vehicles and trailers.

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SMI has launched a range of thermal-efficient vehicle rear doors for temperature-controlled chilled and frozen logistics that the company claims can cut operating costs and reduce carbon footprint.

SMI’s Tempro lightweight and flexible thermal curtain material has the ability to reduce the loss of chilled air and protect from incoming ambient air on rear and side-entry delivery vehicles during loading and unloading, says the company.

SMI says that this thermal-efficiency, together with chilled air retention and ease of driver operation, means operators can see a return on investment in as little as 4.7 months. Additionally, operators could see an annual reduction in carbon footprint of 4,705kg, the equivalent of 20,862 vehicle miles. The three variants, Back-Stop, Truck-Stop and Carrier-Barrier, provide an inner lightweight, high-efficiency curtain door. With SMI’s Back-Stop the Tempro thermal qualities provide a 100% energy saving when the rear doors are open and 75% energy saving on driver entry. Truck-Stop replaces the traditional inefficient plastic curtains with a number of Tempro thermally efficient strip curtains which are easy to pass through but provide a constant barrier to chilled air otherwise lost.

Carrier-Barrier is specifically designed for the smaller delivery van sector, favoured by supermarket home deliveries, with a unique Tempro barrier curtain suited to either rear or side door configurations.

Brian Seymour, chairman, SMI, says, “The doors when open allow a flood of high ambient air to enter but these new products are designed to save energy, reduce costs and are driver friendly. Tempro insulation also reduces evaporator down time and maintenance costs.”

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Isuzu Truck has four customer liveried trucks on display. Representing Isuzu’s Grafter range is a 3.5 tonne N35.150 4x2 rigid in the colours of plant and tool hire company GAP Group. At 7.5 tonnes, Isuzu has two 7.5 tonners, one in the colours of tool and equipment hire company HSS Hire, with the second vehicle belonging to home delivery company Argos. Completing the four-strong vehicle line-up on the Isuzu truck stand is an 11 tonne GVW Isuzu Forward F110.210 in the livery of Dorset recycling company Avon Material Supplies.

toyota at the cv show Toyota Material Handling will show its handling trucks including the Tonero engine-powered forklift, Traigo48 electric-powered forklift, BT Levio powered pallet truck with fork pockets plus an option for on-board charging, BT Lifter hand pallet trucks and a Toyota 50-50 half refurbished forklift. The BT Levio entry- level powered pallet truck suits use on lorries.

hankook’s new retread rangeHankook will show its environmentally conscious bead-to-bead retread truck tyre range, the Alphatread. The range provides a ‘cradle to grave’ tyre solution. The range includes two drive-axle tyres: 295/80 R22.5 and 315/80 R22.5 and a trailer axle tyre 385/65 R22.5. A tear-resistant tread design increases durability while the wide flat profile improves stability and reduces uneven wear.

press-button couplingFontaine Europe will demonstrate its new, air-assisted, push button sliding fifth wheel coupler. The mechanism relies on a low pressure air feed to reduce the manual force normally required to operate the handle. Once in place, a sensor registers ‘green’ for a correct coupling with ‘dog clip’ inserted or ‘red’ if incorrect and the dog clip not in place.

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DAF at the showDAF Trucks returns to the show with the

complete renewal of its market leading truck range developed “to meet the new Euro 6 emissions legislation as well as delivering maximum transport efficiency and industry leading low costs of operation”.

The show will see the world premieres of the new Daf LF and Daf CF models as well as the UK debut of the all new Daf XF flagship model.

The stand will feature a full line-up of Euro 6 trucks destined for the UK market from 7.5 to 44 tonnes.

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Smart Witness is showcasing its market leading black-box recorder for vehicles that provides vital, accurate information in the event of an accident, cutting insurance claim costs by as much as 50% and protecting operators against malicious and false claims.

“No other on-board recording system delivers benefits that include lower insurance costs, enhanced safety, driver appraisals and cloud upload to insurance brokers and companies allowing fast resolution of claims,” says Nick Plowman at Smart Witness.

Smart Witness will demonstrate how its on-board camera-based system provides fleet managers and haulage firms complete protection against the threat posed by fraudulent insurance claims.

It works by continuously and accurately recording braking and acceleration speeds and collision G-forces. But Smart Witness is far more than just an on-board camera recording video: it includes critical data about vehicle location, speed and deceleration. And it comes with the software to allow users to upload data via the internet directly to insurance brokers and companies.

Smart Witness is linked to Google Earth and Google Maps so not only does the system provide positional data it also shows exact locations and road conditions, signage, and even road markings. “Within two hours of an accident operators can submit a report to the insurer that shows exact location, vehicle speed, deceleration, road conditions, as well as video footage of the accident,” Plowman says.

“Speed is of the essence when it comes to dealing with insurance claims,” says Plowman. “You cannot wait a day or two to post information: insurance companies need data immediately to stop escalation of claims in the event of an accident where it’s your fault. That instantly eliminates spurious car hire, injury and repair claims. With Smart Witness technology protecting you there should no longer be any 50/50 or ‘knock for knock’ claims,” he says.

The camera digitally records the driver’s view onto SD cards providing operators with court-admissible evidence that protects against fraudulent claims and falsely accused driving offences.

Whitchurch-based Grocontinental has been so impressed with the Smart Witness system that it is installing forward-facing cameras on its entire fleet when it renews its 62 vehicles in August.

Grocontinental transport manager Chris Humphreys says that Grocontinental initially installed the Smart Witness cameras in September 2010 on the advice of its insurance broker Beaumonts Group: “I’m 100% happy with Smart Witness: the clarity of the pictures, the information we’re getting, it’s everything we would want from a system…plus it’s maintenance-free,” says Humphreys.

He says that he is impressed by how much information is available from the camera.“We knew that we would get the video footage but we were really surprised by the

amount of information we receive…when we downloaded the memory card from the first incident we found we had the GPS, the motion sensor, a speed trace… we just didn’t realise how much information we were going to obtain from the camera.”

Humphreys says the video evidence stops all insurance counter claims. “It stops all the to-ing and fro-ing of who’s to blame and obviously quickens the process from start to finish in processing the claim.”

Humphreys also likes the fact that the cameras can lead complainants to retract or change their stories about Grocontinental’s vehicles. “I think we were in Melton Mowbray and a member of the public rang up and claimed that our driver had jumped a set of lights on a crossroads, and obviously impeded their path…and I said, ‘thank you very much, can you tell me what time this incident took place?’ and she told me and I said, ‘well, all our vehicles have got forward-facing cameras’. She instantly changed her story and said, ‘well, actually I don’t think he did quite jump the lights and I might have been slightly to blame as well’.”

Humphreys says that the cameras are a positive move for both the drivers and the company. “Personally I’m an advocate of the cameras because they can protect the company and the driver. We’ve had a couple of incidents where we have been at fault…it helps us to understand why the incident took place so we can sit down with the driver and look at their speed and position on the road etc.

“From a training and debriefing perspective, it’s second to none, if you didn’t have that detailed information then how could you analyse the incident? With the best will in the world, a diagram or a verbal description would never come close to what you get from the camera.”

“When you consider the payback from the equipment and the data you receive the price is incidental really,” says Humphreys.

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Invertec has launched a new lighting range for reefers. The Halo is an innovative light that offers operators more light and reduced running costs. The Halo light, designed and made in the UK, is a surface-mounted LED light with polycarbonate housing and an optional PIR sensor that switches on when it detects the temperature of a person entering the body.

Ian King, sales director, Invertec, says: “Following extensive research into the commercial and refrigerated vehicle market, many drivers remarked that they found switched lighting inconvenient.

“The Halo’s PIR sensor offers a solution for this in that it allows for convenient loading and unloading without the need for an on/off switch.”

Other benefits are:• thermally regulated to boost operating life• waterproof housing • operates between -20°c and +50°c • 115° beam angle for broad light spread • vibration tested• LED for low power consumption • maximum power savings.The LED technology inside the Halo light provides a crisp bright light that runs very

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A recessed version of the Halo is being developed and will be available soon.Invertec, which has made and supplied lighting solutions for commercial vehicles since

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Heat exchange company Grayson Thermal Systems is attending the show for the first time in several years to showcase its growing portfolio of components for the commercial vehicle sector.

Grayson has spent the past year developing cooling products for commercial vehicles, and has recently launched products for Daf, Dennis Elite, Scania and Volvo. Aftermarket sales manager Richard Harris says that products for Iveco, MAN, Mercedes and Renault will come on stream before the end of 2013. “We’ll be able to offer competitively priced, fully tested parts for all the major commercial vehicle marques,” says Harris. The Grayson stand will feature its Daf 95XF radiator and intercooler, and Scania R Series radiator and intercooler, alongside details of forthcoming new additions to the range.

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Anteo’s new double-deck 2-tier tail lift has a full depth, all-aluminium platform that forms the rear closure. It incorporates Anteo’s folding safety gate system to sides and front designed around customer requirements to load six 800 litre clinical waste containers in one operation. The power pack is within the rear beam hidden away from road dirt and protected from adverse weather to prolong life cost.

Anteo also has a new Level Ride retractable tail lift with 1.8m deep aluminium platform built to bespoke customer requirements. A completely re-designed rack and pinion heavy duty sliding system meets the retail customer’s required 7-year lift life.

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