CoolKit follows record year with recruitment drive

Following a record year for order intake, Burnley-based CoolKit is beginning a recruitment drive which will expand its team by 20 per cent.

The company specialises in temperature-controlled light commercial vehicles and currently employs more than 100 people at its four-acre site in Farrington Place.

The new jobs will cover all areas of the production operation and include two assembly deputy supervisors; refrigeration unit installers/engineers/auto electrician, manufacturing operatives; van lining/box van fitters/assembly operatives; and an extra stores person.

CoolKit expects to convert more than 1,800 vans, build 400 insulated box vans and sell more than 500 ready-converted vans during the current year.

Matthew Kershaw, head of operations, said: “We have enjoyed phenomenal growth in recent years and orders continue to be high from across the UK – which is why we need to expand our production team.

“We’re looking for people who have the drive and energy to work for us and the ambition to achieve their potential.”

CoolKit was founded in 2005 and has won numerous awards for manufacturing, innovation and business performance.

In 2023 alone, these include the coveted What Van? Converter Of The Year Award; the Red Rose Award for Medium-size Business of the Year; and the Made In The North West Award for the Automotive, Aerospace and Rail lndustries.