28 May Driven by Quality, United by Values – Gray & Adams x Macs Trucks
At Gray & Adams, we’ve always believed that great business is about more than just the product—it’s about the people behind it. Our partnership with Mac’s Trucks is a perfect example of that belief in action: two family-run businesses, each built on generations of integrity, innovation, and a relentless commitment to quality, coming together to support each other’s growth.
For over 50 years, Mac’s Trucks has been a name synonymous with reliability and service in the commercial vehicle sector. Traditionally known for their work in plant equipment and crane truck builds, the West Yorkshire-based company has expanded its portfolio significantly in recent years. Mac’s Trucks now proudly serves a growing demand in the refrigerated transport market—a move that has brought our two businesses into close collaboration.
As Mac’s diversified to meet customer demand for refrigeration vehicles, Gray & Adams became their preferred partner in delivering bespoke, high-quality refrigerated rigid bodies. Alex McDade, Sales Director at Mac’s Trucks comments, “We’ve seen a huge amount of growth across all of our vehicle types over the last few years, both on our Rental Fleet and ready-to-go sales stock. Demand from our customers for high-quality Fridge bodies especially has been exceptional since the Pandemic, this has seen Gray & Adams become our partner to support that growth.”
Over the past six months, the partnership has accelerated with confidence. To date, we’ve delivered ten vehicles out of our Belfast facility, with a further seventeen recently commissioned from our Doncaster operation. Built on next-generation DAF and Volvo chassis across 18 and 26-tonne platforms, these vehicles are purpose-built.
What makes this collaboration particularly meaningful is the shared DNA between our companies. Mac’s Trucks is a proud, three-generation family business, and so are we. That mutual understanding of the value of long-term relationships, clear communication, and hands-on accountability means there’s a natural synergy in the way we operate together. “You can feel that family ethos throughout Gray & Adams,” Alex notes. “It’s visible in the way Ryan [our account manager] works with us—always transparent, always looking to solve problems. It’s not transactional; it’s a relationship.”
As Mac’s continues to grow its footprint in the refrigerated market, Gray & Adams is proud to support their evolution. From technical excellence in our body builds to the flexibility of our production teams, we see our work as enabling more than transport—it’s enabling success.
Looking to the future, both companies are aligned in their ambition to provide customers with an end-to-end service that sets new standards in the industry. For Mac’s Trucks, that means being a one-stop shop for every commercial vehicle need. For Gray & Adams, it means continuing to be the trusted name in temperature-controlled solutions, built not just for the road ahead, but for partnerships that last.