Express Supplies choose Hubbard for fast service

West Sussex based Express Supplies, the South’s largest specialist Pizza and Fast Foods supplier has taken delivery of three, Hubbard 720 AELT-24-3 dual temperature equipped, Mercedes Benz 7.5 tonne multi-compartment refrigerated delivery vehicles following three consecutive years of record growth.

Express Supplies, was founded in the mid 80’s by Directors, Ian Bayley and Nick Porter. The company currently has 15 dedicated specialised delivery lorries delivering to all areas South and slightly North of the M4 Corridor. To the West the company covers an area from Plymouth to Bristol and to the East provides a full service to London and Kent.

David England, Operations Manager for Express Supplies explains; “Our company is growing rapidly and to ensure that we maintain the high levels of service that our customers have come to expect, we are investing heavily in the quality control elements of our business, especially on the delivery side”. He continues, “We chose the Hubbard 720 unit as we needed better, more efficient and quieter vehicles, and we believed we have achieved that”.

The Hubbard 720 AELT-24-3 in use with Express Supplies operate at –21°C for the freezer compartment and 1°C for the chilled compartment. Fast pull down was a prime requirement for Express Supplies, with delivery drops ranging from between 10 and 25 drops per route with door openings sometimes as long as one hour.

The insulated bodies were built and supplied by RVL of East Sussex.

David England comments further, “I have witnessed the 720 system in development since the very earliest days and have been impressed with its performance. When it was time to specify these vehicles I wanted to use this system so that comparisons could be made with the existing units that we have. The 720 systems are currently performing well against the other systems we use. We enjoy a very good relationship with the local engineer and look forward to specifying more Hubbard products in the future if the current units prove to be as reliable as we expect”.