Specialist Utility Vehicle Conversions : Standard utility vehicles are manufactured to be all-around commercial vehicles, but they don't come off the production line absolutely perfect for every UK business.
While most companies will buy a utility vehicle to enable their staff to move around and do their job, the vehicles don't come equipped with everything needed to keep tools, equipment and other essentials safe and secure.
The last thing you want is for expensive tools, equipment, machinery and components to rattle and slide around the back of your van, causing untold damage and chaos to your equipment and vehicle.
Internal racking and electrical wiring
To allow your team to work safely and effectively in the field, you will need to have all their essential equipment secured and hooked up properly to avoid issues.
The internal layout of your utility vehicle should be carefully planned out so that each piece of equipment can be secured, easily accessed and used.
You will also need to take into consideration the individual weight of your tools and equipment so you can spread the weight across the chassis evenly to prevent an imbalance that could overload the suspension and affect driving quality.
One of the most common things that utility vehicles need is electrical wiring and internal or external lighting, or a combination of both. By working with our team at Osborne Motor Bodies Ltd., every last thing will be considered when planning for your utility vehicle conversion project.
How Osborne Motor Bodies can help
We primarily work on commercial and utility vehicles that weigh up to 18000 Kg GVW. We undertake commercial and utility vehicle conversions to suit each customer's individual needs – no challenge is too big or too small for our team!
Some of the utility companies we work with include Land Rover Overhead Line conversions, Oil Van transformers service vehicles, Oil de-gassing plants, general box van workshops for Overhead Pole Planting activities, and more.
We can take your basic utility vehicle and fit it with any ancillary equipment you need for your work, including winches, crane loaders, generators, tail lifts, heating systems and internal racking to secure and protect tools and equipment.
If you are still on the lookout for a new utility vehicle, our team at Osborne Motor Bodies are able to supply you with a range of commercial vehicle bodies, including utility, glass, and specialist conversions and bodies, and perform any modifications you need to make the vehicle work better for you.
Milk float vehicle conversions
Osborne Motor Bodies has a very long history working with the dairy industry, and our name has been synonymous with milk float vehicle conversions for many years. We built hundreds of Bedford steel roof milk delivery vehicles with sliding doors.
We have since kept up with new innovations in the dairy trade. Our range of 'milk floats' includes insulated and refrigerated models that can be designed and adapted to meet each customer's individual needs.
Today we are known for our high-quality, bespoke work with the dairy, utilities and glass carrying sectors of the commercial vehicle bodybuilding trade.
Customising your delivery vehicle
The traditional milk float has come far since its original inception of a horse-drawn cart carrying milk churns to the streets of their customers. These days, modern milk delivery rounds include everything from milk to fresh juice, bacon, eggs, cheese, biscuits, bread, cakes, tea, coffee and more!
This means that more compartments are needed to store fresh, chilled, frozen and ambient temperature food and drink. Working with our team, we can help design and fit out a perfect balance of refrigerated compartments for fresh food and storage for foods that will be negatively affected by cold temperatures.
Using cutting-edge CAD technology, we can carefully draw out a blueprint for the layout of your vehicle so you can see what it will look like before you agree to any work.
All of the vehicle conversion work we will do will include all the electrical wiring and internal lighting that you will need to allow your driver safe access to the vehicle without stumbling around in the dark during long winter days or while on early-morning delivery runs.
You can also choose between keeping an open-sided vehicle, which is more straightforward for a milk delivery round that uses bottles and crates, or you can have doors installed for safety and security.
Milk delivery door options
Why not take a look at our vehicle body range to get a better idea of what options you have with your milk delivery vehicle conversion.
A popular choice is the Springside delivery vehicle with side curtains that are top hung on heavy duty spring rollers. You can have a combination of Springside curtains with deck mounted insulated goods boxes or a Springside rear curtain.
The quickload model has lightweight alloy roller shutters on the side, with an option of adding rear shutters or insulated goods boxes. The safe load option offers sliding doors to give access to the milk deck.
There are plenty of options to choose from, but we understand that it can be challenging to make the right choice if you are new to this. Why not contact our friendly team to discuss your needs and take advantage of our 100+ years of experience!
