KEEPING YOUR COOL
Page 87
If you've noticed an error in this article please click here to report it so we can fix it.
Nova Scotia Motor Bodies of Blackburn is no stranger to the different types of commercial vehicle, but even so, Nova Cool is something different.
Staled 12 years ago, the company has built everything from fire tenders to drop siders, but Nova Cool marks a whole new direction for the firm — that of refrigerated milk float bodies. The ideas behind the Nova Cool comes from the latest EEC regulations which require that milk and other dairy products are kept refrigerated up until the point of delivery. This means, for the first time, refrigerated milk float bodies. The Nova Cool body can also be used for sandwich/food delivery vehicles. etc. which also must meet the regulations. "We saw the market for Nova Cool with the new regulations", explains Administrative Manager Julie Smith, continuing, "and my father, works manager Brian Halsall, and my husband, operations manager Graham Smith, drew up the design."
Nova Cool is built from five element GRP panels which are light, strong and easy to keep clean. Panel edges are finished in a choice of aluminium extrusions or GRP sections, It's a flexible design which allows the use of insulated curtains, hinged or sliding doors: and can be fitted to electric or diesel chassis/cab floats, All Nova Cool bodies will be finished in Standox CV2K, a decision which was originally taken for an unusual reason — because of a dairyman's conference, Julie Smith explains, "We had a demonstration with Standox, and it gave a superior finish to our usual supplier. Because the Nova Cool was going on show at the National Dairyman's Association Conference, we went with Standox".
There were other reasons to use CV2K. The body for the show needed to be painted in special colours to match the Nova Cool logo. Local Herberts factor BON of Blackburn came to the rescue, making up specially tinted variants to exactly match the bright orange and lime greens which Nova Scotia needed.
How did the industry react to the Nova Cool? "The response was much greater than we expected," says Julie Smith, "It was the first time we'd exhibited in 12 years, and we were afraid no one would come on the stand. But we got interest from everyone, from the big dairies down to the little people with one vehicle to convert".