Northgate has appointed Adam Naylor as managing director of its recently acquired FridgeXpress chilled and freezer van rental business.
Naylor has been with Northgate for the past nine years, the last two as head of sales, and joins FridgeXpress with a brief of further expanding its fleet and customer sector focus.
ReddeNorthgate acquired FridgeXpress in May 2023, marking its entry into the chilled and freezer van rental sector. The move forms part of its work to expand further in industry sectors such as pharmaceuticals.
The FridgeXpress fleet complements Northgate’s own offering and has already grown from 600 to 680 vehicles since the acquisition.
Naylor commented: “I look forward to leading FridgeXpress and retaining the exceptional customer service levels and strong reputation the business has built in the sector. We have a healthy fleet order bank and look forward to extending the chilled and freezer van rental offering to the current Northgate customer base.”
He joins Craig Diaz, who has been appointed as the new operations director of FridgeXpress. Diaz was previously at Northgate Coventry’s branch for five years.
Neil McCrossan, Northgate’s sales and marketing director, said: “Adam has over 10 years’ knowledge of the van rental market and in his recent senior sales leadership role has built up extensive experience in managing people, business sales growth and customer retention.
“We look forward to Adam leading the business together with Craig and taking FridgeXpress to the next level,” he added.
