Demountable body with fridge compartment
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DEMOUNTABLE van bodies which include a special refrigerated compartment for perishable foods form part of an order for Freight Bonallack demountable equipment from Tates Ltd of Grimsby, the grocery chain.
The special bodies are 4.5m (14ft 8in) long and are divided into a rear section with a length of 2.7m (9ft) and a shorter refrigerated forward compartment of 1.5m (5ft) long. The van is entered by a roller-shutter doorway midway along the nearside, and access to the refrigerated compartment is through a central door in the dividing bulkhead.
The bodies are constructed in allurrinium alloy, incorporating 10.2cm (4in) insulation in the walls of the forward compartment. Refrigeration is provided by a Prestocold AS50 singlephase unit, ruchargeable from a mains electricity supply.
So far three of the special semi-refrigerated demounts have been supplied to Tates, along with four identically sited dry-freight boxvan bodies which have rollershutter entry and are fitted with Ross and Bonnyman' 10cwt tail-lifts.
The bodies are being used by Tates Ltd with five 7-tongross Ford chassis to combine long-distance and local grocery deliveries. Tates operate 14 food stores in the Grimsby area and a similar number around Stoke on Trent.