To be launched officially at the forthcoming Frozen and Chilled Food Show on 18-19th September in Peterborough, the Refrigerental vehicle range comprises car derived vans, MWB and LWB panel vans, as well as 3.5 tonne, 7.5 tonne, 18 tonne and 26 tonne rigid trucks with refrigerated box bodies built to ATP Class C standards.
Further options include trucks with either column or retractable tail lifts and all Refrigerental vehicles are covered by the refrigeration manufacturers R&M Package as standard as well as an inclusive Maintenance and Service Package.
The Refrigerental division will be headed up by newly appointed general manager, Neil Murphy, working alongside the 19 branches in the company’s vehicle rental network in England, Scotland and Wales.
Announcing details of the Refrigerental launch, Burnt Tree’s contract hire director, Mark Howell, said: ‘Following an extensive and detailed market appraisal, we felt that there was a major opportunity for Burnt Tree to expand its vehicle rental business into the temperature controlled market sector.
‘We have carefully chosen a comprehensive range of vehicle types and models to give customers the optimum choice of vehicles covering the majority of temperature controlled applications from chill to heavy chill and deep frozen. Refrigerental vans and trucks are available with a choice of single and multi-temperature refrigeration systems, and each vehicle uniquely features Silent refrigeration kits fitted as standard, making them ideal for typical noise sensitive urban deliveries.’
'Although Refrigerental is a brand-new dedicated temperature controlled vehicle rental operation, it is backed by the Burnt Tree organisation, with over 30 years proven experience and heritage. Refrigerental is quite unique in the current commercial vehicle market, representing a significant investment in brand new, top specification vehicles as well as implementing a new approach to the renting of refrigerated vans and trucks,’ added Richard Metcalfe, Burnt Tree’s chief executive.
As part of the Refrigerental launch, Burnt Tree has also launched a dedicated temperature controlled vehicle rental website www.refrigerental.co.uk. Further information can be obtained by contacting Refrigerental on 0870 444 6554, by email on [email protected] or by contacting the nearest Burnt Tree branch.