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Yes you did see it ! that is a DPFS logo going round the race course. In a mutually beneficial relationship, Robertshaw Racing has kindly allowed us to place our advertisement on 3 Renault clios currently following the British Touring Cars around the Championship.

For those interested in motor racing their current positions are.

Driver Positions (of 32)
6th - Dymond
8th - Doyle
16th - Taylor

Constructors Championship
Robertshaw racing currently hold 3rd position.

A Statement from Lee Johnston - Operation Manager

I first pursued the option of fitting the reversing cameras to the rigids some months ago. It got to the point where the amount of repairs to the back end of vehicles became unacceptable. I was regularly signing off invoices for rear light assemblies, light clusters and d-cut rubbers it got to the point where I said enough was enough. Everyone is aware of how tight some of the rigid drops were and it was time to come up with a solution to the problem.

When Mark Smith from Thermoking offered me a camera on trial I thought it was too good of an opportunity to pass up. Mark then fitted one to one of our rigids for a 2 month trial and it proved very successful.

There was very positive feedback from our drivers as it became their ‘3rd eye’ It gave them an excellent vision of tight loading bays and assisted them when parking. After extensive trials I decided to put a purchase request to the directors and invited them to see a demonstration, they were as equally impressed. My purchase request was passed and we are currently in the process of retro-fitting reversing cameras to 7 rigids. In future all new rigids will arrive with reversing cameras as standard fit. See pictures below

Yorkshires 1st Anniversary

The Yorkshire depot is now nearing it's 1st anniversary. It is now fully established as a part of the David Price Family and a major asset to the business.

The depot is running under its own steam, it seemed the right time to bring in a Depot Manager, we would like to welcome Peter Vaughn to the team, he has many years experience in the Haulage Industry and we believe he will be a major benefit to the company.

The Yorkshire Depot, based in South Kirkby Giving us unprecedented access to the central belt of the UK, is our link to two key areas Hull with it’s abundance of top quality seafood suppliers and Yorkshire where we all know the best creameries reside.

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Fish trader found way in from the cold

A copy of the recent interview published by the Daily Telegraph:

Further investment in the fleet

With the opening of our new Depot we are purchasing 4 additional Mercedes wagons and Krone trailers to expand our fleet to allow us to effectively cover our new territory.

Then in September, we will receive another 5 Mercedes Wagons to replace our current stock that are being decommissioned.

Finally, in October, we will be receiving 1 Mercedes Wagon, 3 Volvo Wagons, 1 Krone Trailer, 6 Schimtz Trailers, 2 Mercedes Rigids, 1 Volvo Rigids and 2 Rigids from Solomons these are to replace some of our old stock as well as several additional units.

This gives us a total for the year of 13 new wagons, 11 new trailers and 6 Rigids for the year!

Online Booking Services now available

This recently introduced programme, which allows customers direct access to information related to their produce, is now being used by more than 30% of our customer base, this has been a great addition to the services we offer.

This service includes order input, printing pallet labels, job status and online POD viewing.

Click this link to find out more about advanced services, or download instructions in its use.

You can request an online services account by emailing, Apply for an Advanced Services Account ,or Phoning the IT department on 0191 295 8815

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David Price opens a second depot

As part of our commitment to ChillNet, David Price Food Services
has agreed to source a second location in South Yorkshire to be
operational by July 1st 2006.

David Price rebrands its building.

We hope that you all agree that the recent signage we have invested in adds character to our site along with easier identification for all outside hauliers and customers.

From Official Information:

A vast number of businesses are looked at and there is stiff competition to be recognised on the list, so it is a huge achievement for the companies listed to make it into the Fastest 50 table

David Price wins an award

This put's David Price Food Services Ltd in the top 50 companies in the north east for growth in turnover and profit in the last two years.

David Price win a new wagon from thermoking

We at David Price would like to show you our newest wagon.

The wagon was won at The Birmingham Exhibition in a Business Card Raffle by our Operations Director Mr Paul Martin(centre) and presented by Thermoking.