Designers & Manufacturers ofQuality Refrigerated & Dry Freight

Vehicles

Gray & Adams have been at the forefront of the design and innovation of refrigerated vehicles and trailers for over 50 years.

In that time we have built thousands of different specifications to meet the ever-changing needs of our customers.

Our refrigerated vehicles and trailers are designed to be operable in the toughest of environmental conditions and combine both high quality materials and workforce.

Introduction

The care and attention to detail that we build into our vehicles and trailers mean that you can be assured of many years of trouble free operation.

50 Years and Going Strong…

Gray & Adams remains a privately owned business with four well established manufacturing sites within the UK and Ireland:

DoncasterDublin

Newtownabbey

Fraserburgh

Dunfermline

has a turnover in excess of £95 million per annum.

is the only refrigerated manufacturer still supplying Tesco out of the original list of approved suppliers

has invested over £20 million across the network of locations in the new millennium

employs over 600 people directly as well as employing around 150 sub-contractors

remains a family owned business

Gray & Adams Product Portfolio

SEMI-TRAILERS

- Single & Multi Temp

- Curtain & Sliding Side

- Command Steer / City Trailer

- Intermodal for Road/Rail

- Roller Beds

RIGID BODIES

- From 3.5 to 26 tonne

- Single & Multi Temp

- Curtain & Sliding Side

REFRIGERATED STORAGE

- Cold Stores

- Game Larders

- Mobile Packing Units

- Mobile Shops

TWIN DECK TRAILERS

- Single & Multi Temp

- Dry freight

- Fixed Floor

- Lifting Floor

PANEL VAN CONVERSIONS

- Any size, make or model

- New or Second Hand Van

- Chilled or Frozen Spec

- Single or Dual Temp

OTHER DESIGNS

- Draw Bars

- Meat Railers

- Clinical Waste Vehicles

- Chick Carriers

- Custodial Vehicles (2-14 cell)

Why Choose G&A?

SUPERIOR BUILD QUALITY & LIFECYCLE EFFICIENCY

Are ensured of a long operational life, giving value for money on the initial investmentCan be remounted onto a second or third chassis or can be fully refurbished for further extended life

Can withstand rigorous and intensive use over timeAre highly reliable and low maintenance, therefore reducing the frequency of repairs and consequently minimising downtime

Consistently command high resale values

High quality materials and robust construction means that Gray & Adams vehicles and trailers:

Why Choose G&A?

Unrivalled warranty terms reflect the company’s confidence in own product quality

UNIQUE SPECIFICATIONS

Every vehicle and trailer is designed and built to order, with no prohibitive, pre-set formulas ensuring unique specifications

Full customer participation in the design and development process to ensure that the most appropriate vehicle/trailer specifications are created for their particular application

Rigorous attention to detail helps to improve the efficiency and profitability of your business

Flexible working practices and responsive delivery lead times accommodate your delivery schedules

Ability to handle all order volumes evidenced by longstanding partnerships with the UK’s leading refrigerated fleet operators

The G&A business approach provides the following benefits:

Consultative approach is key to Gray & Adams ‘right first time’ ethos

Key Features of Gray & Adams Bodies & Trailers: 1200 Trailers & 1200 Bodies Built

Per YearOnly the highest quality materials used to ensure maximum strength and longevity

Trailers come with ATP & TIR certification as standard, ATP certification is also available for bodies

Straight or step necked trailer options

Tandem or tri-axle trailer configurations

3, 4, or 5 element panel options

Powder coated white cappings are fully bonded to eliminate moisture ingress

Range of features and accessories available to suit individual requirements

The finished Gray & Adams product is supplied complete with tail lifts, refrigeration units and all other ancillary equipment as necessary

Gray & Adams were the Pioneers of the First Multi-Temp Bodies

• Dual and tri-temp configurations.

While these were traditionally operated by dividing the body with a two-temp door, the multi-temp concept has now been developed to include a vast range of options, such as:

• Fixed or moveable lanes

• Lateral or longitudinal divides

• Wall or roof mounted and variable or fixed stow bulkheads

The G&A Panel Manufacturing Facility

Gray & Adams have the most technologically advanced panel manufacturing procedures in the UK.

All G&A panels are designed and manufactured in-house

Each panel is specifically designed to suit individual operator requirements

All panels are manufactured with the highest quality materials possible:

Gray & Adams Panels

• Marine Birch Ply sourced in Northern Europe only

• High gloss GRP exterior skin enhances appearance

• Chop strand GRP inner skin with Ply backing make panels highly resilient to damage

• Floors are 18mm or 24mm Birch scarf-jointed with underlying bearers giving as close to one sheet of ply as possible

• Floor is a load bearing structure in its own right

Our Customer Portfolio Speaks for Itself…Bodies

Our Customer Portfolio Speaks for Itself…Trailers

Twin Deck Trailers: Single Temp, Multi Temp & Dry Freight 300 Built Per Year

• Hydraulically operated lifting deck option, for further reduced load / unload times

INCREASED CARRYING CAPACITY & LESS VEHICLE MOVEMENTS MEANS:

Huge environmental

benefit

• Up to 70% increased carrying capacity, giving approximately 20-30% cost saving compared with the equivalent in standard trailers

• Maximum of 44 pallet capacity possible

• Independent temp control & multi temp configurations possible on each level

• External & internal taillift options (proven 40 min to load & unload via internal taillift)

Lower operating &

running costs

Lower overall maintenance

costs

Significant Fuel Savings

Our Customer Portfolio Speaks for Itself…Twin Decks

At Gray & Adams Ltd, we are fully aware of the now universally acknowledged concerns about climate change and its effect on the planet.

Gray & Adams takes these concerns very seriously and, as an innovative and proactive company, has developed products which help to reduce some of the negative effects that transport has on the environment.

Firstly, the Gray & Adams insulated trailer has been developed to now offer a 92% end of life recyclability factor.

Environmental Concerns

Gray & Adams Environmental Innovations: Low Noise Design

The Gray & Adams Design• 10.5 metre urban delivery trailer

• Gray & Adams unique low noise floor surface

• Gray & Adams sidewalls manufactured to meet noise-reducing criteria

• Dhollandia pneumatically operated Ultra Low Noise retractable tail lift

• Carrier Extra Low Noise refrigeration unit - operated by mounting the engine into an encapsulating box underneath the trailer.

The PIEK scheme stipulates that all vehicle equipment should operate at less than 60dB in order to be allowed to carry out night time delivery (between 11pm and 7am).  

Waiting times & parking

restrictions less problematic

Increased safety on roads & less

accident damage to trailer

Reduced congestion during

peak periods

Reduced journey times – trailer is more efficient

The Low Noise Design offers distribution companies the benefit of being able to transport goods when roads are less busy and residents will not be disturbed by vehicle noise at night.

Gray & Adams is only trailer/body manufacturer in UK to have received Silent Approach AwardGray & Adams has been involved in designing a low noise trailer in conjunction with the Noise Abatement Society who have looked to the Senter/Novem PIEK Scheme in the Netherlands for direction – Albert Heijn pilot scheme.

Gray & Adams Environmental Innovations: Fuel Saver Range

Trailer may be more aesthetically

appealing

Short payback period on

additional cost of installation

Fewer damaging emissions produced

Significantly reduced fuel consumption

The pressure to preserve the environment runs alongside the need for trailer and vehicle features that help to decrease fuel and other operating costs.

According to the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA), aerodynamic trailer designs can offer fuel savings of up to 10% .

In today’s economic climate, fuel saving equipment is becoming a ‘must-have’ part of the trailer design rather than being an added benefit.

Deli XL Case Study

• Deli XL is part of the worldwide Bidvest Group, representing the company in Holland and Belgium

• Gray & Adams formed a relationship with Deli XL due to a long business partnership with 3663, the UK sister company of Deli XL

• Gray & Adams has previously delivered 80 vehicles for Deli XL. Another 15-20 to be delivered over the coming months.

Deli XL Case Study

THE DELI XL SPEC:

• Very bespoke design

• Triple lane bodies which can carry four cages across the body, with 2 narrow lanes and 1 wide lane

• There is only a 2/3mm flexibility in each lane when cages are loaded

• This proves the engineering skills of Gray & Adams as such critical and precise measurements are extremely difficult to achieve.

Other European Vehicles Supplied by G&A

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