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Barton Stacey, Hants
Conestoga builds support vehicles for FL motor racing, motorcycle and power-boat race teams.
Other specials include outside broadcast combinations, temperature-controlled vehicles for moving fine arts, highly complex hospitality suites, health and safety trailers and artic PCVs.
Contact: Alan Young Tel:01962 760951 E-mailialan(aconestogaspv.co.uk Web: www.conestogaspv.co.uk
Cosby Suppliers Cosby, Leics
Cosby Suppliers built Audi's latest flagship trailer, with extending pods, gull wings, an upper viewing gallery and separate meeting areas with open-plan spaces to reflect a showroom image.
Finished to the highest standard, the trailer can be deployed in various modes at different events, Other repeat orders include a replacement display trailer for IBM Systems to demonstrate new server technologies around Europe. Being doublepodded, it can be used in presentation, conference and demonstration modes.
Special features include an innovative 6.0m folding ramp, rotating server racks, programmable lighting and a creative video wall. Contact: Nick H utch inson Tel: 01162 862564 E-mail: infofacosbysuppliers.co.uk Web: www.cosbysuppl iers.co.0 k
Houghton-Parkhouse Milnethorpe, Cumbria
Houghton-Parkhousc builds high-quality steel and aluminium livestock transporters to EC 1/2006 regs for animal welfare in transit.
Large multi-deckers used on long-haul eighthour-plus operations have various pen and hydraulic-ramp arrangements along with water systems, temperature and ventilation controls.
The latest models can have GPS tracking and recording devices which can also control the fans, circulate clean air inside, monitor surrounding temperatures and alarm the driver if pre-set parameters are exceeded.
Contact: Michael Houghton Tel: 01539 563347 E-mail: salesidhoug htons.com Web: www.houghtons.com
Masters Exhibitions and Shows Sevenoaks, Kent
Masters Exhibitions and Shows build.s many types of display trailer, especially mobile exhibition and bespoke presentation units, and sales and marketing complexes. All are based on its own original designs.
Masters also handles contract event management, mobile exhibitions, promotions. roadshows, sales, hire, and strategic marketing support.
Contact: Christian Stoneham Tel: 01732 740370 E-mail: salesfamastersexhibitions.co.uk Web: www.mastersexhibitions.co.uk
Rimorchio Chipping Sodbury, Glos
Rimorchio's multi-axle positive-steer system will benefit hauliers delivering into sites with restricted access.
Working with sister company Truckmate Trailers, it has adapted the system initially on a triaxle tanker trailer and a flat tridem trailer, the latter being used by materials supplier Intasite of Goole for its brick and block deliveries.
Fifth wheel sensed, the axles steer electrohydraulically via kingpins instead of the more common turntable and bar method. The electrohydraulic system works in forward or reverse but only at speeds below 25km/11, above which it locks in the straight position via vehicle electronics.
Intasite MD Bryan Swales commends the system for its manoeuvrability and weight saving, while system designer Mike Gauntlett believes it will also interest anyone using rear-mounted forklifts.
Contact: Mike Gauntlett Tel: 01454 315103 E-mail: infotacitytrailer.co.uk Web: www.citytrailer.co.uk
A Smith iGt Bentley) Colchester, Essex
Creator of bespoke medical and outside broadcast units and hospitality trailers, A Smith (ASGB) has completed its largest-ever OBU for the Australian market. Built for media channel 021TV. the 13.6m, 28-camera unit has three expanding sides and water-cooled air conditioning to counter the climate extremes.
ASGB had already built a smaller version for 021TV which was shown at Amsterdam last year.
Using its engineering and coach-building skills. ASGB can build very large, luxuriously detailed, interlinked complexes, with up to four expanding sides and on two floors. Integrated services include conferencing, IT systems, global communications and air conditioning.
An example is the massive three-tier Fl complex for Ferrari, which included four luxury build-up modules with rooftop terracing and all mod-cons.
Contact: John Evans Tel: 01206 250360 E-mail: salesfaasgb.co.uk Web: www.asgb.co.uk
Westbury, Wiltshire
Specialist engineer and coaehbuilder Spectra builds large corporate hospitality trailers, outside broadcasting units and local authority vehicles.
Its designs spans small van conversions, fully coach-built bodies on chassis cabs, coach chassis and I 3.6m trailers, all with expanding sides, raising roofs and interlinking units it required. Its mix of trades includes cabinet makers. upholsterers, coachbuilders. engineers and electricians.
Contact: Andrew Pierce Tel: 01373 865548 E-mail: salesidspectra.uk.net Web: www.spectra.uk.net
Halstead, Essex
Transporter Engineering is a major IlK manufacturer of car transporters and its high-spec vehicles are designed, manufactured and distributed from factories in Gostield, Essex, and Kirriemuir in Scotland.
Its Evo range is popular within the auto logistics industry, hut by the summer it will be joined by a new large-van carrier. It already has a strong order book for a transporter to carry the new generation
of jumbo vans, and/or a mix of other cars.
The company also builds around 250 salvage transporters for the trade and has a network of 43 dedicated service centres nationwide.
The company also manufactures trailers for Russia and other overseas markets.
Contact: Jim Pearson Tet: 01787 478490 E-mail: jim.pearsonfatransportereng.co.uk Web: www.transporter-engineering.com
Yeovil, Somerset
uniRolto transporters are sold and supported here by Abbey Hill's Yeovil engineering branch. Contract hire and leasing is via sister company Manhattan Leasing. The UK standard Orion range, which takes a 12car mix of Panda. Punto and Fiorino-sized vehicles. has now been joined by Rolfo's first Formula UK large van Europa.
Shown off in Silver Arrow livery, it will take three large panel vans, or a mix of small cars. PCNis and vans.
Chassis. decks and powered loading skids are galvanised and options include duplicate rear controls, power packs and radio remotes.
Roan has homologated a 55t pusher axle with 17.5in BM' discs to upgrade Iveco Stralis units to 24.5t GVW and lift wheelbases from 3.8m to 6.7m.
Contact: Nigel Knight Tel: 01935 410410, ext 213 E-mail: nigelkfaabbeyhill.co.uk Web: www.unirolfo.com