The newly announced four year full service contract hire agreement between the two companies will see 38 Iveco Daily Agile vehicles, one tractor unit and five, 26 tonnes vehicles enter into service for Fairfax Meadow.
With the partnership now on its fifth renewal cycle, the latest contract cements an 18 and a half year commercial relationship between the two companies, with Derby based Fairfax Meadow’s first order to Fraikin Ltd placed in 1996.
The current order of vehicles replaces 15 new Daily Agile vehicles ordered in 2010, and it will see between 75 and 80 per cent of Farifax Meadow’s entire fleet supplied and serviced by Fraikin Ltd – a testament to the strong commercial relationship between the two companies.
Mike Reid, group national transport manager for Fairfax Meadow, based at Newmarket Drive, Derby said: ‘We are delighted to be on our fifth renewal cycle with Fraikin and our latest commitment to 43 new vehicles will provide a significant bolstering of our fleet.
‘Our previous deal to take on 15 new Iveco Daily Agiles proved a very beneficial decision to our distribution operation in London. They performed brilliantly, with minimal downtime, no gearbox replacements and five figure savings each year. With that in mind we have added more to the fleet and are set to have them operating across our various UK depots.'
Peter Backhouse ,chief executive officer at Fraikin Ltd, based at Torwood Close, Coventry, added: ‘Our deep relationship and detailed understanding of how Fairfax Meadow operate, combined with our expert industry knowledge and unique tailored approach, allowed us to create a high value solution which met their exacting requirements.
‘We are delighted to renew and extend our relationship, and to be able to keep supporting Fairfax Meadow in providing the very best service to their customers.’
As part of the latest contract hire agreement, Fairfax Meadow will for the first time also take on four refrigerated trailers, set to go into service in November this year.
Fairfax Meadow is the UK’s largest national catering butcher organisation, operating out of seven national depots and making around 200,000 deliveries each year.