Gray & Adams has worked with Cotteswold delivering a range of refrigerated trailers

Gray & Adams has worked with Cotteswold delivering a range of  refrigerated trailers

Cotteswold Dairy based in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, is one of the largest Independent Family Dairies in the UK, supplying England and Wales and processing more than 80 million litres of milk each year. It manages every step of the milk journey from milk collection at the farm, to processing, to distribution and delivery to the customer. 

The specification for  fleet is varied but all must be able to hold bottled and crated products that offer product security and ensure consistent temperature control to hold the produce at the correct temperature, as well as being robust enough to keep up with the pace of the Dairy’s hardworking operations. 

As family businesses with shared ethics and values, Cotteswold has worked with Gray & Adams (Ireland) since 2003 and have built a strong partnership, delivering a range of insulated and refrigerated curtainsider trailers. Their trailers are varied and includes specially designed double deckers to optimise the variety of products carried. In 2021, they commissioned a new 10.6m urban insulated and refrigerated curtainsider trailer to give increased capacity over their existing 26 tonners – a first for their fleet. The Dairy has also worked with Doncaster team on their rigid vehicles since 2019. 

To meet this high demand, the Gray & Adams team work hard to ensure that all customer needs and specifications are met through diligent customer service and the application of innovative, industry expertise. 

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