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Euro Foods looks “Forward” with Isuzu

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The latest two new Isuzu Forward 7.5t trucks for South Wales company Euro Foods now means that Isuzu is the dominant vehicle marque in the Newport based fleet.
Since 2006, Euro Foods has added 11 new Isuzu 7.5t refrigerated trucks to its 26 strong distribution fleet, as the company recognizes the proven reliability and payload attractions of the Isuzu truck range.

As Neil Horgan, Transport Manager at Euro Foods says, ”Our relationship with Isuzu and its local dealer, Walls Truck Services, is excellent. We believe the Isuzu truck range is first class and ideal for our demanding business requirements. Payload is excellent as too is the driver comfort with the new cabs, and the EasyShift transmission automatically makes for less stress in urban distribution environments. Finally, with practical experience, we have also found that the Isuzu trucks are both reliable and give outstanding fuel economy.”

Euro Foods have just taken delivery of two further Isuzu 7.5t rigid trucks and these are the first of Isuzu’s new Forward range to join the Euro Foods UK distribution fleet. As with the previous Isuzu’s in the fleet, both trucks feature the standard Euro Foods specification of a Lamberet twin compartment refrigerated body and Carrier Transicold Xarios 500 multi-temp refrigeration system.

Inside each vehicle body is a movable bulkhead to divide the frozen meat and poultry products from dry goods such as rice, flour and tinned goods.  Working on delivery routes that handle between 10 and 20 drops per day, the truck bodies maintain temperatures of -18° C. in the frozen compartment at the front and -1° C. in the rear compartment.

"In our new vehicle acquisition discussions with Walls, we were impressed by what they told us about the new model range from Isuzu. Now we have them in our fleet, they are certainly an attractive looking vehicle and have all the qualities that we look for in support of our daily business operation. After all, the trucks are our shop window when delivering to our customers,” added Neil Horgan.

Acquired from local Isuzu dealer Walls Truck Services, both new Isuzu trucks will be operating on a five-year vehicle life cycle, involved in a mix of motorway and urban distribution throughout the South of England and Wales.

“The relationship between Euro Foods and Isuzu has taken time to build, but clearly demonstrates how closely we, and our dealers, work with our growing customer base to ensure that they have the right vehicles for their business requirements. By establishing such successful long-term working relationships, Isuzu continues to demonstrate its forward thinking, all round approach to its customers,” said Keith Child, Marketing Director, Isuzu Truck UK.


by Gerald Woodgate
03/10/2008



 
 


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