Don-Bur news and updates

Don-Bur News & Articles

This section provides the latest news, technical updates and company announcements from Don-Bur. It includes product developments, project highlights, event participation and wider industry commentary relevant to commercial vehicle bodies and trailers.

Articles reflect current activity across the business, including engineering updates, sustainability initiatives and operational milestones.

Royal Mail Blade Panel Lifting Deck Trailer
News / Panels

Blade Panel Bodywork: The Proven Standard in Box Vans

Whistl Double Deck Trailers
News / Lifting Decks

Whistl Invests £3 Million in New Trailer Fleet

The Range Decker
News / Double Decks

How Double Deck Trailers Cut CO2 Per Pallet

Greene King Time Well Spent IPA
News / Rigid Bodywork

Greene King Expands Fleet with 60 New Don-Bur Curtainsiders

RTX Show 2025
News / Show

Don-Bur Highlights Cutting-Edge Safety Innovations at RTX 2025

IOSH Accredited Training Provider
News / Health And Safety

Don-Bur Achieves IOSH Accredited Training Provider Status

theft security
News / Security

Tackling Theft in Road Transport: Security Risks & Defences

Gregory Group Rigid Curtainsiders
News / Rigid Bodywork

Gregory Group Enhances Fleet with Specialised Don-Bur Rigid Bodies

Christmas Opening Hours
News / About Don Bur

2025 Christmas Opening Hours At Don-Bur

Alliance Automotive Lifting Deck Trailers
News / Lifting Decks

New Don-Bur Lifting Deck Trailers Transform Alliance Automotive’s Logistics

3D Render Rigid Box Van In Showroom
News / Type Approval

Changes to Rigid Chassis GB Type Approval | Jan 2025

Don-Bur Supports Cancer My Arse
News / About Don Bur

Don-Bur Stands with Cancer My Arse Challenge to Fight Cancer

Holland And Barrett 18t Rigid Box Van + Retractable Tl OSF
News / Box Vans

Holland & Barrett Renews Fleet with Don-Bur Box Bodies

Bond International Box Van Trailer NSR
News / Graphics

Don-Bur Completes Stunning Full Print Livery for Bond International's New Trailer Batch

Alcumus Safecontractor Accreditation
News / Safety

Don-Bur Awarded SafeContractor Accreditation for 3rd Year in a Row

Chassis Spray
News / Service

Don-Bur Invests £100,000 in New State-of-the-Art Spray Booth

Solar Panels Mossfield Road
News / Sustainability

Don-Bur Invests £300,000 In Solar Panels Across Three Sites

2024 RTX M&S Exhibit Ns
News / Show

Don-Bur Unveils Lifting Deck Trailer for M&S at RTX 2024

Sapphire Strapping Machine 1
News / Curtains

Sapphire Invests £700,000 in Curtain Strapping Machine

Newspaper
News / Health And Safety

New Vibration Monitoring Tech: Don-Bur Prioritises Safety

Gregory Group Thatchers Re-brand Trailer
News / Curtains

Gregory Group & Don-Bur Partner on Thatchers Cider Trailer Refresh Project

Great Britain & Europe Night
News / Regulations

UK Type Approval Post-Brexit: What You Need to Know

Allied Bakeries Double Deck
News / Double Decks

Don-Bur Makes High Volume Double Deck Trailer for Allied Bakeries

Don Burton Cutting Cake
News / About Don Bur

Don-Bur Celebrates Founder Don Burton's 90th Birthday Milestone

Poundland Blade Panel Lifting Deck LST Rear View
News / Lsts

Don-Bur Delivers High Volume LST Lifting Deck Trailers to Poundland

Palletline Double Deck Longer Semi-trailer Open
News / Lsts

LSTs: Steering Towards the Right Specification

Loadfix Bungee Load Restraint
News / Load Restraint

DVSA Issue New Load Security Guidance

Delta Key Load Restraint 004
News / Load Restraint

Don-Bur Demonstrate The New "Delta" Load Restraint Solution

2023 New Training Centre
News / Employment

New Bodywork Training Centre at Don-Bur

Bibby Tayto Real Crips LST
News / Lsts

Longer Semi-Trailers (LSTs) Finally Roll Out

Lifting Deck Adapt
News / Innovation

Don-Bur Launch New Lifting Deck "Adapt"

Mondher Chaieb Ace Award
News / Employment

Mondher Chaieb’s Courageous Journey

EFI New Printer
News / Graphics

Sapphire Graphics Invests in New Large Format UV Printer

2022 Wellbeing Centre View
News / Employment

Don-Bur Opens New Development & Wellbeing Centre

Boat Tail Trailertail 1
News / Regulations

UK Regulations Now Permit Aerodynamic Boat-Tails

Don-Bur New Welding Training Hub
News / Employment

Don-Bur Completes New Training Hub

2022 Don-Bur Aerial View
News / About Don Bur

Don-Bur Celebrates 40th Anniversary

2021 Don-Bur Land Development
News / Employment

Don-Bur Expansion Leads to 100 New Jobs

Don Burton 2021 Mt Lifetime Achievement Award
News / About Don Bur

Don Burton Receives Service To Industry Award at MT Awards

Tip Polar-bur Temperature Controlled Trailer
News / Refrigeration

Don-Bur's new 'Polar-Bur' trailer makes UK and European Debut

3D Render | Insulated Bodywork
News / Refrigeration

New Reefer Lifting Deck Showcased at TIP Open Day

Surrey Uni Teardrop Normalised Velocity
News / Aerodynamics

University of Surrey Study Reveals Teardrop Trailer Secrets

Tom Sylvester
News / Employment

Don-Bur and NSEG Develop Apprenticeship Scheme

Denby Ecolink Scm Ems Trailer
News / Lsts

Denby B-Double Ecolink to be Trialled after 20 Years Lobbying

Royal Mail Lifting Deck Trailer OSR View
News / Lifting Decks

Don-Bur Develops Royal Mail Relationship

RSQS Accreditation
News / Sustainability

Don-Bur Achieves RSQS Supplier Accreditation

DHL First UK Electric 16t Truck
News / Electrical

DHL Takes To The Road With UK's First Electric 16-T Truck

Primark LST 003
News / Lsts

Primark Rolls Out New Energy Efficient Trailers In The UK

2020 Direct Vision Standards
News / Regulations

Are You Ready For The Direct Vision Standards?

Lifting Roof NSF Lowered
News / Innovation

Don-Bur Launches New Lifting Roof Trailer

Loadfix Angled Pretty
News / Load Restraint

Don-Bur & RHA Launch Unique Load Restraint CPC Course

DHL Double Deck
News / Double Decks

DHL Parcel Invests in Fleet to Increase Capacity and Reduce CO2

Newspaper
News / Lifting Decks

Don-Bur Launch Low Maintenance Lifting Deck at the C V Show 2019

Dave Burton 2019 Stopa Investment
News / About Don Bur

Don-Bur Invests £4 Million To Manufacture Standard Products

Europe From Space
News / Regulations

You must register UK commercial trailers before towing them abroad

Tenens Teardrop Gas Rigid
News / Innovation

Don-Bur Provide Teardrop Bodywork for Tenens Dedicated Gas Vehicles

Greene King East Coast Rigid Body
News / Brewery

Don-Bur Build More Customised Drays Through Ryder For Greene King

Clipper LST Green Fleet
News / Lsts

Clipper Drives The Green Agenda with New Fleet

Waitrose And Partners | John Lewis And Partners New Branding
News / Graphics

Don-Bur assist the John Lewis Partnership: Vehicle Fleet Rebrand

Wheres My MOT?
News / Regulations

What Happened To My MOT Plate?

Amber G At CV Show 2018
News / About Don Bur

Amber Gregory Highlights Safety Features at CV Show 2018

Hayton Coulthard Curtainsider
News / Curtainsiders

Hayton Coulthard Purchase Curtainsiders From Don-Bur

Newspaper
News / Graphics

New High Resolution Mimaki Printer for Sapphire Graphics

LowGlide-Safe-Ground-Coupling-Deployed
News / Safety

Full Patent Awarded For Sliding Ground Coupling System

170509 Thin Neck Design 2
News / Innovation

Don-Bur Develop Special Slimline Neck Concept

The original M&S Wedge Lifting Deck trailer
News / Double Decks

Don-Bur: The Evolution of the 52 Pallet Wedge Double Decker

Innovation
News / Innovation

The Latest Trailer Innovation 2016

EN 12642-XL (old Style)
News / Load Restraint

EN 12642 Under Review

Trailer Builder Screenshot
News / Online Tools

Trailer Builder - Engineer Your Own Trailer With New Online Tool

John Blood
News / Employment

John Blood - A Celebrated Career At Don-Bur

Lafarge Teardrop
News / Aerodynamics

How To Save Fuel: Weight vs Aerodynamics

2015 CV Show TK Maxx Aeris
News / Innovation

52 Pallet Lifting Deck Trailer

DHL Quiet Truck At Quiet Cities
News / Innovation

DHL Launches CNG Powered City Quiet Truck

Capacity Calculator
News / Online Tools

Don-Bur Develop SCUASH Capacity Calculator

141007 UPS LST LD 1
News / Lsts

Don-Bur: 1st Straight-Frame LST Lifting Decks for Parcel Courier

Sapphire Graphics
News / Graphics

Sapphire Graphics Relocation

News / Lsts

Argos Delivers More Value with 60 Pallet Capacity LSTs

DHL Aerodynamic Eu Trailer
News / Aerodynamics

DP DHL introduces first Teardrop Trailer in Germany and France

Argos Positive Rear Steer Axles
News / Steering

Argos ETS Steered Trailer

Don Burton 80th Birthday Cake
News / About Don Bur

Don Burton Celebrates His 80th Birthday

Visual - Box Van Aerodynamic Teardrop Trailer
News / Aerodynamics

Don-Bur Manufacture Their 3,000th Teardrop Trailer

Wincanton LST
News / Lsts

Don-Bur Self Steer Longer Semi Trailers Receive VCA Approval

Bibby En 12642 Xl
News / Curtainsiders

Bibby Distribution Order First Don-Bur EN 12642-XL Rated Trailers

Wincanton LST
News / Lsts

First Don-Bur High Volume Trailer For Wincanton

Yodel Lifting Deck Trailer
News / Lifting Decks

Don-Bur Manufacture 107 Lifting Double Deck Trailers For Yodel

DHL CSR Frank Appel
News / Sustainability

First Sustainability Day of Deutsche Post DHL in Bonn

Urban TK Maxx Teardrop
News / Aerodynamics

TK Maxx Take The Teardrop MK2 To Town

M&S Teardrop Mk2
News / Aerodynamics

Don-Bur Launch The Teardrop MK2

Kuehne Nagel Virgin Teardrop Trailer
News / Aerodynamics

Kuehne And Nagel Order Teardrop Trailers For Virgin Media Fleet

DP DHL Appel Hybrid Truck
News / Electrical

DHL and Volvo trial 18-tonne hybrid with Don-Bur bodywork

APC Double Deck Ecostream On Motorway
News / Aerodynamics

APC Overnight trials Don-Bur EcoStream trailer

Newspaper
News / Aerodynamics

Don-Bur | New 4m High Teardrop 'Euro'

DHL Teardrop Curtainsder
News / Aerodynamics

DHL Makes The Don-Bur Teardrop Trailer Standard

Newspaper
News / Aerodynamics

First Don-Bur Teardrop rigid curtainsider joins DHL fleet

DHL Teardrop Curtainsder
News / Aerodynamics

DHL and Don-Bur launch a new Curtainsider Teardrop trailer

Teardrop Demo Mk2
News / Aerodynamics

Don-Bur Manufacture A Teardrop Demonstrator For Free Trials

The First Plan A Teardrop Trailer For M&S
News / Aerodynamics

Marks And Spencer Cuts Carbon With Teardrop Trailers

Newspaper
News / Aerodynamics

New EcoStream Sloping Roof Gives Fuel Savings For Businesspost

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