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One of the features of the CV Show this year will be the number of exhibiting companies that have transformed themselves in order to beat tough economic times. They include St Helens-based Supertrucks, best known for its specialist equipment and bodies aimed at the glass and window trade. However, Chairman Peter Wright, who set up the company 31 years ago, says that one of its recession-beating tactics was to broaden its product range.

The main way of doing this was to produce its innovative low loading Space Van, which uses high sided bodies to give vehicles a much higher cubic capacity than normal. This type of product means that Supertrucks is now selling to furniture and white goods suppliers and even the NHS, as well as its established glass markets.

Supertrucks will exhibit at the CV Show for the third time and has doubled the size of its stand this year to 72m2. Its display will be built around the new Euro 5 Citroën Relay back-to-back cab with HDi 130 engine, which Supertrucks gives a 20.4 cubic metre load capacity.