Bolshaw Industrial Powders mixes it up with its first Schmitz Cargobull trailer

Schmitz Cargobull has bulked up Bolshaw Industrial Powders' fleet with a new Manchester-built S.CS FIXED ROOF curtainsider. The trailer, which is the first at the Rainow-based family firm to carry the blue elephant logo, has been hard at work transporting palletised lime products across the breadth of the UK. Jonathan Bolshaw, Managing Director at Bolshaw Industrial Powders, says: "We were looking to add a new manufacturer to our trailer line-up and knew that the Schmitz Cargobull product would be well made.

The new trailer has given us extra capacity and greater flexibility. We can load it the night before ready to head out first thing the next day, which has boosted the efficiency of our operation." The lightweight semi-trailer delivers a payload of more than 32 tonnes.

Bolshaw's edition features a fully glued floor to remove screws; Schmitz Cargobull axle including disc brakes; Schmitz Cargobull's fully galvanised MODULOS chassis, which comes with a 10-year warranty against rust-through; and 120mm Alcoa Dura-Bright alloys, with front and rear paintwork, to complete the look. Driver Martin Shaw, who has been putting the S.CS FIXED ROOF through its paces, teamed with his DAF XG tractor unit, says: "I like the ease of strapping down goods as there's plenty of latching points, and the fact the fitted curtain runs free. I often sideload the trailer, and its practical design makes that straightforward."

The deal was facilitated by Geoff Ward, Regional Manager for the North West, Wales and the West Midlands at Schmitz Cargobull UK & Ireland. Every S.CS FIXED ROOF semi-trailer has a straight front wall for free side loading and tarpaulin tensioning, a DIN EN 12642 Code XL load securing side curtain with standard anti-theft protection and an aluminium roof. Schmitz Cargobull's TrailerConnect(R) telematics is fitted to the S.CS FIXED ROOF as standard, providing 24/7 monitoring of the trailer's exact location, plus other important data including tyre mileage, speed and axle load.

Established in 1941 with its roots in farming and interests in agriculture that continue today, Bolshaw Industrial Powders produces limestone products at its plant for agricultural, industrial and soil stabilisation use.

It also provides customers with precision blending and packaging options, as well as national transportation services using a mix of tippers, powder tankers and curtainsiders.