A Plymouth company specialising in refrigerated transport, is celebrating its 50th anniversary with the purchase of three new gold coloured trucks, assisted by Ignition.
Armoric Freight currently has a fleet of 13 high-spec, temperature controlled trucks, which are replaced every four years to ensure they remain in prime condition for transporting chilled goods across Europe. This year, three needed replacing, so Directors Kath Lewis and Kevin Willcock decided to mark the company’s special birthday with eye-catching golden livery for each of the three new Volvo, MAN and DAF refrigerated vehicles.
Ignition has worked with Armoric Freight for many years, providing finance for new trucks on a rolling basis and supporting the company as it has grown. Kath and Kevin completed a successful MBO three years ago, and maintained the relationship with Ignition to help ensure a smooth transition. Today, the transport company continues to thrive with a well-established customer base and 28 full-time employees.
Kath Lewis comments:
“We’re really proud to be celebrating 50 successful years, and our new golden trucks make it even more special! We’re grateful to Paul and the team at Ignition for supporting us over the years, and in particular for helping us to source these brilliant new trucks to mark our big birthday.
“Ignition are very efficient and well-organised, making the financing process simple and hassle-free. We meet at the start of every year to decide which vehicles we’ll need, and everything is put into place. Having regular face-to-face meetings with people who really understand your business is reassuring and makes everything so much easier.”
Paul Caunter, Managing Director at Ignition comments:
“Huge congratulations to Kath, Kevin and the team. 50 years on and Armoric Freight is still going from strength-to-strength, providing a great transportation and ambient warehousing service to companies not only in the South West but across Europe. The golden trucks are a great addition to the fleet and look fantastic!”
