Cartwright Rentals, one of the fastest growing divisions of the Cartwright Group, has opened a new site near Leeds to further increase its expanding national network of rentals locations. Incorporating office and workshop facilities, the new site, which is situated on the Bypass Park Estate in Sherburn in Elmet, on …
Read More »Hermes Parcelnet takes delivery of 50 Cartwright trailers
Hermes Parcelnet, one of the UK’s largest parcel delivery and courier companies, has recently taken delivery of 50 Cartwright tandem axle box trailers as part of a full service solution. An established customer, Hermes has taken advantage of Cartwright’s finance and fleet maintenance services in this latest repeat order. The …
Read More »Cartwright once again the choice for Amari Metals
Amari Metals, the UK’s largest independent multi-metals stockholder, has once again selected Cartwright for its trailer requirements, recently adding more trailers to its fleet. The Wednesbury-based organisation, which distributes aluminium, copper, bronze and steel through its 19 service centres throughout the UK and Eire, has recently purchased nine trailers from …
Read More »Cartwright and Joloda continue to create joint solutions
Cartwright has built a deserved reputation for its customised quality products over many years and today that image has grown significantly as its solutions-driven style continues to benefit a wide range of customers with the support of long-term partners, with Joloda a prime example. Creating ‘trailer-made’ solutions often requires working …
Read More »FTA Group visits Cartwright – and praises British Manufacturer
A recent visit to Cartwright by the FTA Northern Engineering Forum led the organiser to exclaim: “To say we don’t build anything in Britain anymore is wrong!” Phil Lloyd, Head of Engineering and Vehicle Standards Policy at FTA (the Freight Transport Association) organised the visit of 28 FTA members to …
Read More »Jamie Robinson – From trainee to Head of Engineering at Cartwright
Jamie Robinson has just been promoted to the position of Cartwright’s Head of Engineering – after starting his career with the company 12 years ago as a young trainee. Jamie initially joined the Cartwright Fabrications Department aged 19 and eventually progressed to a supervisory role responsible for a staff of …
Read More »The Cartwright Group supplies Hermes with more CNG vehicles
Cartwright Fleet Services (CFS) is continuing to support Hermes to further reduce its carbon footprint with the delivery of a second significant order of natural-gas-powered vehicles. The addition of 48 Iveco tractors means that Hermes is now running one of the largest fleets of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) vehicles in …
Read More »Valley Wholesale Carpets first choice is Cartwright
Valley Wholesale Carpets has recently taken delivery of a tri-axle semi-trailer box van from Cartwright, saying they would not go anywhere else for their trailers. The well-known carpet wholesaler, as a result of satisfaction with previous orders, ordered its latest box van from Cartwright. One of the main features is …
Read More »Cartwright Group welcomes new intake of apprentices
Commercial vehicle body and trailer manufacturer, the Cartwright Group, has taken on 17 new recruits as part of its multi-award-winning apprenticeship programme which is now entering its eighth year. The apprentices, aged 16 to 19, will experience every aspect of the production line within the South Manchester-based company during the …
Read More »Specialist furniture carrier increases operating capacity with bespoke Cartwright equipment
Morecambe-based specialist furniture carrier F Edmondson & Sons is operating with increased capacity as a result of ordering two new drawbars. These vehicles have low-ride Mercedes prime movers and Cartwright trailers using bespoke Cartwright demountable boxes and chassis equipment. “The two new drawbars, which have interchangeable demountable boxes, now have …
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