Just when Biglorryblog was thinking that it had all gone rather quiet concerning Willi Betz I learn that the German-owned haulage giant has just taken delivery of 50 Schmitz Cargobull SCS Freepost curtainsider trailers. The new trailers will operate out of Willi Betz's Derbyshire facility and will be used to transport automotive components on behalf of one of the company's blue chip accounts.
With operations and facilities throughout Europe and the Middle East Betz oerates a central purchasing policy across the Group and I understand that it is the company's policy to always specify Schmitz Cargobull products when additions to the trailer fleet are needed, as Simon Lings, the company's UK automotive business manager, explains to me: "We are a multi-national operation and it is our German parent company's policy to reduce the number of suppliers it deals with. Our group has operated Schmitz Cargobull trailers for several years now and we are more than happy to use them in the UK - particularly as the trailers are UK-built." Now click through here for more....
The Freepost curtainsiders, have been built at Schmitz Cargobull's factory at Harelaw, County Durham (using the trailer manufacturer's patented bolted and galvanized manufacturing technique) and are designed to make loading and unloading easier, quicker and safer. With no pillars to locate, the Freepost trailers offer clear side access along the full length of the trailer. It will be interesting to see what else Willi betz is planning for the UK don't you think?