MICKLEOVER Stand 31 Mickleover Transport Ltd., Twyford Works, Whitby Avenue, London, N.W.I0
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nF outstanding interest on this stand, al 1.3 the five bodies shown are of one-piece moulded reinforced-plastics construction corn prising inner and outer skins bonded to r central core. A colour-impregnated body constructed for the carriage of' pre-packec foods and having a weight of 16 cwt., is basci on a Commer Walk-Thru chassis, whilst a 680-cu.-ft. body with a corrugated plastics shutter is displayed on a Bedford 5-ton chassis. Mounted on a Scammell Fourtrak semi-trailer chassis, a 24-ft. 6-in, pallet-loading body is constructed of 5-in, sandwich, which has advanced insulating properties.
Of the two insulated end-loading containers displayed, one is designed for frozen-food traffic and has a capacity of 12 tons, whilst the second is a I2-ton low-temperature foodproducts container. In each case, the inner and outer skins are bonded to a central core of polyurethane.
The first container is fitted with dunnage b attests and aluminium panels to facilitate air circulation, and six dry-ice units are installed in the roof. A mild-steel tray base is equipped with lifting straps that extend to roof-level crane lifting eyes. A light-alloy tray base is fitted to the second container which is equipped with a Dischil liquid-carbondioxide system to give load temperature control.