Refrigeration manufacturers Thermo King and Carrier Transicold will not be attending the CV Show 2009, and it is strongly rumoured that reefer bodywork and trailer specialist Gray & Adams will also drop out.
Thermo King’s Graham Eames also attacks the show’s Cool 2009 area, which has been decimated by four big pull-outs: "The Cool Pavillion, such as it is, has diminished over the last few years to the point where it’s just a hotch-potch.
"Take away the four big players and you have not got much left."