Press release
Moffat's new Van Gen meal delivery system streamlines operations in Monmouthshire
When Monmouthshire County Council acquired six new Ford Connect vans for its Community Meals Service to replace its aging leased fleet, the Council approached E & R Moffat, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of quality foodservice equipment, to design a streamlined on-board regeneration system, ‘Van Gen’, that would allow the Council to provide a better service for its ‘meals on wheels’ operation.Pauline Batty, manager of Monmouthshire’s Community Meals Service, explained: “By owning our own vehicles we were able to switch from the old system that relied on gas bottles to integrated electric regeneration ovens which are cheaper, safer and easier to use.”
Batty, who has been with the Community Meals Service for six years, said: “We have been using Moffat CR ovens here as a contingency back-up for many years and know how reliable and efficient they are. It seemed a logical step to incorporate them into our new fleet. We contacted Moffat with the brief that the new ‘Van Gen’ system had to be cheaper to run than its predecessor and that there could be absolutely no compromise on the quality of the food and service we deliver.”
Representatives from Monmouthshire subsequently visited the Moffat factory in Bonnybridge, Scotland, to discuss both the feasibility of the idea and the design parameters. In turn, Moffat engineers went to Monmouthshire to study the meals service operation, so the vans and equipment could be customised to fit in with working practices. The decision was then made to incorporate a modified version of Moffat’s CR range electric regeneration oven into the vans, plus a fridge and freezer for transporting cold desserts and frozen meals for recipients who want to heat up their own meals later in the day.
The Moffat CR oven, which runs off a specially designed inverter, sits at the back of the van and when the doors are opened a rack of frozen meals can be simply wheeled into place on a dolly. The meals on the dolly have been picked, loaded and stored overnight in a freezer at the Bettws Newydd depot ready to be loaded ready-racked onto the van in the morning.
The ovens are switched on as the driver sets out to the furthest point in the delivery run, so the meals will be perfectly regenerated and ready to be delivered on arrival. The oven then holds the food at a controlled temperature throughout the rest of the run. Because it is regenerating en route, the Moffat system allows one vehicle to serve more customers over a longer period of time, saving staff time and costs.
“The staff love it. It has made life so much easier for them. They no longer have to load outside as the racks simply slot straight into the oven. It has saved time and is a much more efficient way of working,” said Batty. “Plus we don’t have to worry about gas cylinders anymore.”
Batty is impressed with the way Moffat took her ideas on board and thinks the project is a good example of operator/manufacturer co-operation. “As far as I know the ‘Van Gen’ is a unique system,” said Batty. “Moffat worked with us to develop a bespoke solution which does exactly what we want it to do rather than us just having to accept a package off the shelf.
“From the initial conception of the idea to getting it on the road, Moffat managed it in just eight months. We are very pleased with the service and commitment we received from Moffat,” said Batty.
E & R Moffat is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of quality foodservice equipment, designing and manufacturing in-house. Based in Bonnybridge, Scotland, the company manufactures standard and bespoke servery, regeneration and storage equipment with a full nationwide after-sales engineering team. E & R Moffat is accredited to ISO 9001:2008 and many of the products have gas approvals and are EMC tested. For more information on E & R Moffat visit the website on www.ermoffat.co.uk
E & R Moffat is one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of quality foodservice equipment, designing and manufacturing in-house. Based in Bonnybridge, Scotland, the company manufactures standard and bespoke
servery, regeneration and storage equipment. Moffat is accredited to ISO 9001:2000 and won FCSI Manufacturer of the Year 2006 and LACA Supplier of the Year 2007.
Press Enquiries:
Toni Turner or Alison Haynes at The Publicity Works: 01263 761000 Email: moffat@publicityworks.biz
For more news about E&R Moffat visit the press office at www.publicityworks.biz
Gordon McIntosh at E & R Moffat: (01324) 812272
Moffat Catering Equipment
Seabegs Road
Bonnybridge
Scotland
FK4 2BS
This release was published on openPR.
Permanent link to this press release:
Copy
Please set a link in the press area of your homepage to this press release on openPR. openPR disclaims liability for any content contained in this release.
You can edit or delete your press release Moffat's new Van Gen meal delivery system streamlines operations in Monmouthshire here
News-ID: 162416 • Views: …
More Releases from E & R Moffat

Bains Marie Hot Cupboards - Catering Hot Cupboards - Mobile Hot Cupboards
Although a very basic piece of catering kit, a hot cupboard can make all the difference to the quality of a meal. No matter how carefully food is prepared and cooked, if it isn’t stored at the correct temperature prior to serving, it won’t reach the customer it tip-top condition.
E & R Moffat has designed a range of hot cupboards with bains marie fitted with forced-air heating and recirculation. The…

Moffat looks at the variety of options and accessories available to customise th …
The hot cupboard maybe a kitchen workhorse but it’s no ‘one trick pony’. There are loads of options and accessories to ‘max up’ commercial hot cupboards to make them work harder and better. So says catering equipment company E & R Moffat, one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of hot cupboards.
Here are Moffat’s ‘six of the best’ ways to modify the hot cupboard:
Bains marie - keeps…

Moffat @ the CESA Innovation Zone, Hospitality 2011, NEC, 24 – 26 January.
In the CESA Innovation Zone at Hospitality 2011 Moffat will show its latest Versicarte food servery range. Developed and manufactured in Britain, Versicarte provides a flexible food service counter, comprising a range of commercially-specified mobile units that can be wheeled away when not in use.
It also incorporates Moffat’s ‘Green Thinking’ technology. For example, Versicarte bains maries and hot cupboards feature the company’s Sahara Fan heating and…
More Releases for Van
Electric Van Market : Battery Electric Van, Plug-in Hybrid Electric Van Industry …
According to a new report published by Allied Market Research, titled, "Electric Van Market," The electric van market was valued at $6.1 billion in 2021, and is estimated to reach $76.7 billion by 2031, growing at a CAGR of 28.9% from 2022 to 2031.
Asia-Pacific includes China, Japan, India, South Korea, and rest of Asia-Pacific. Rest of Asia-Pacific includes Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, and others. Higher adoption rates…
Luxury Van Market Rapid Evolution 2020 | Car-Derived Van, Dropside Van, 4×4 Van …
Global Luxury Van Market report consists of a market overview and the growth prospects of the market. These predictions feature important inputs from leading industry experts & underline every statistical detail regarding the market. The current environment of the industry and the key trends shaping the market are presented in the report. Insightful predictions for the coming few years have also been taken into consideration in this business research study.…
Moving Services Market Next Big Thing | Arpin Van Lines, Armstrong Relocation, A …
Advance Market Analytics released the research report of Global Moving Services Market, offers a detailed overview of the factors influencing the global business scope. Global Moving Services Market research report shows the latest market insights with upcoming trends and breakdown of the products and services. The report provides key statistics on the market status, size, share, growth factors of the Global Moving Services.
This Report covers the emerging player's data,…
Global Moving Services Market 2020 | Atlas Van Lines, Arpin Van Lines, Bekins, M …
In its as of recently distributed report, Market Research has given interesting experiences about Moving Services advertise for the given time frame. The Moving Services Market report offers fine insight that plans showcase players to contend well against their hardest rivals based on development, deals, and other indispensable components. The exploration study gives evaluations to Moving Services Forecast till 2025. A portion of the Leading key organizations Covered for this…
How Moving Services Market Development is Changing Business Needs? Atlas Van Lin …
Moving Services incorporate a scope of inward business procedures to move workers, their families, as well as whole divisions of a business to another area. Like different kinds of worker benefits, these procedures are generally managed by HR pros inside a company. It enables individuals and organizations to move their merchandise starting with one spot then onto the next.
The report titled as a global has recently added by Market Research…
Moving Services Market Is Booming Worldwide | Atlas Van Lines, Arpin Van Lines
A New Research on the Global Moving Services Market was conducted across a variety of industries in various regions to produce more than 150 page reports. This study is a perfect blend of qualitative and quantifiable information highlighting key market developments, industry and competitors' challenges in gap analysis and new opportunities and may be trending in the Moving Services market. Some are part of the coverage and are the core…