Malthouse renews DAF fleet
Malthouse Engineering has replaced its fleet of DAF trucks for deliveries across the UK
Tividale-based Malthouse, which celebrated its 70th anniversary last year, has three sites across the UK offering flame cutting and Lumsden grinding of steel plate
It is the largest independent company in its field and has more than 100 staff and a capability to store over 2,000 tonnes of steel at any one time
The company in Hainge Road has received five DAF trucks from Greenhous Commercials in Wolverhampton to replace the existing DAF fleet. The trucks are wrapped with new branding imagery to reflect the part of the business they are supplying.
The new fleet comprises two DAF FALF 210 12 tonne Euro 6 Rigids, two DAF FASCF 340 26 tonne Euro 6 Rigids and a DAF FACF 260 18 tonne Euro 6 Rigid.
Mark Hayward. marketing manager for Malthouse, said: “These new DAF trucks will be put to use transporting steel goods across the UK and Ireland. They all have sleeper cabs and provide the comfort our drivers need when they are away from home. They are all fitted with the latest technology including lane departure warning and advanced emergency braking.
“We have built a good relationship with Greenhous Commercials over the years and will take advantage of their service and maintenance packages for the vehicles. Our sales contact, Rob Binnion has always offered us excellent customer service. These vehicles have the latest Euro 6 engines with better fuel consumption and are quieter.
“We take our environmental responsibility very seriously and have worked hard to reduce our environmental impact with such initiatives as rain water harvesting for use in engineering processes, segregating all waste at our sites and we have planted trees in our stock yard.”
Malthouse Engineering started in 1947 on the site of an old malthouse in Oldbury and moved to Hainge Road in 1953. It also has operations in Worcester and Wednesbury.
