CMX 2004 - Plumbing & HVAC

VanTeriors
Professional outfitting creates
a safe functional truck
Established in 1974, VanTerior
assists owners and operators of
service vehicles to organize the interiors
of their vans. Whether you are a
plumber, mechanical contractor or
heating and air conditioning technician,
the company offers configurations
of shelving, drawers and racks oriented
to your needs for most Ford, GM and
Chrysler full-size vans and minivans.
With a 51,000 square foot plant in
Mississauga and distributors across
Canada, VanTerior serves customers
large and small, from leasing companies
and their huge corporate clients to the
one-man shop.
“There’s not a day goes by that we
don’t get small contractors showing up
at our plant,” says Al Holley, the company’s
Director of Marketing and Sales.
For a small or medium-sized business,
with one to 100 vehicles, process
control is an important reason to consider
an outfitting company like
VanTerior.
In response to the demands for quality
and consistency placed upon them
by the automakers, the company has
evolved sophisticated systems to catch
errors, measure progress, analyze procedures,
and document everything. “We
QC (quality control) every vehicle,”
Holley says.
Such rigour pays a dividend to all
customers. “We have the best warranty
in the business. We have a five-year,
unlimited mileage warranty,” he notes.
Quality control pays off in another
surprising way. Because the automakers
have faith in the company’s work,
their customers can include
VanTerior’s installations in their lease
plan, meaning they can amortize the
cost of the outfitting along with the
cost of the vehicle.
Safety is another reason to consider a
professional outfitter. The components
that VanTerior puts into vans are purpose-built
and tested, Holley says. They
are securely fastened and designed to
In addition to its standard van and truck lines, VanTerior offers a complete line
of shelving and accessories for the Unicell fiberglass-bodied van that is becoming
popular with Canadian contractors.
keep tools and materials from becoming
missiles in the event of a sudden
stop or accident.
Among the many components
VanTerior offers, every van owner
should seriously consider at least
two:
The first is a strong partition between
the cab and the cargo area. The other is a
properly designed and fitted ladder rack
to keep ladders where they are supposed
to be and to discourage theft. The partition
protects occupants of the van. Proper
ladder racks protect people outside. Both
may help cushion the van owner from liability
claims should the van be involved in
an accident, Holley says.
VanTerior’s steel shelving, drawers
and cabinets come in many shapes and
sizes and are extremely durable.
Other accessories include backup
alarms, safety equipment, lights and
cab organizers. Wire mesh screens for
windows are available to guard
against theft. A waterproof, non-slip
floor system called DuraFloor,
designed to provide a longlasting surface
that resists chemicals and water,
is a standard part of every installation.
It protects the original floor,
says Holley, improving the van’s
resale prospects.
The first thing that happens when a
small contractor comes into VanTerior,
Holley says, is that one of the sales specialists
sits them down to discuss their
needs. “They don’t know our range of
products,” he continues. An important
part of the process is showing them
which components are right for their
particular line of work.
VanTerior will feature a plumbing
and HVAC installation for Unicell’s
Aerocell SRW Van Body at the CMX
show. The fiberglass Aerocell provides
more space and headroom at an affordable
price, says Holley. The unit also has
a space-saving flip-up rear door and a
built-in skylight.
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