Faced with the collapse of one of its truck suppliers, Greene King was helped out of difficulty at short notice by Ryder UK. The 200-year-old Bury St Edmunds brewery, which operates more than 100 vehicles delivering beer to 2,900 outlets nationwide from three DCs, has ordered 20 DAF drays, a mix of 6x2 CFs and 4x2 LFs, with Don-Bur curtainside bodies mounted so the loading floor is at waist height. Greene King DC manager Rob Carter said: “These significantly reduce manual handling risks for our dray drivers when offloading kegs at pubs, restaurants and hotels.” Ryder also agreed a lease and buy-back contract to acquire some of the previous supplier’s vehicles and lease them back to Greene King. Carter added: “What was a tricky time for us was made a lot easier thanks to Ryder.”
