Redburn Transfer buy 11 new HGV / LGVs

Redburn Transfer, the music transport company, has recently expanded its fleet of HGV/LGV vehicles with 11 new trucks and trailers. This is to help them cope with a higher workload.

The Middlesex-based organization, has bought five Krone Mega Dry Liner box vans, five Volvo FH 460 Globetrotters and a DAF CF65 18-tonne box-van rigid.

The company is run by managing director Chris Redburn, the fourth generation of his family in the transport business. Chris Redburn started Redburn Transfer 30 years ago and his first gig was a six week tour with Third World, a reggae band, with only one HGV / LGV.

Redburn said that the company will probably have to replace its vehicles every four or five years due to stringent emission levels in Europe, whereas before he used to keep them for seven to eight years. They do a low mileage of about 45,000 – 50,000km a year, so the turnover rate of four to five years could prove expensive.

Redburn Transfer’s fleet is made up of 22 HGV / LGVs and 25 trailers, and their tours all across Europe can mean up to 10 weeks on the road.