A useful refrigerated van layout is one your team can explain before it is built. For an Osborne Park business making regular deliveries, that means thinking through containers, order sizes and access—not simply choosing shelves because they look tidy in an empty vehicle.
Follow an order from loading to handover
Choose one typical delivery day and describe how the orders enter and leave the van. Who loads them? Are the same people unloading? Does the route follow a fixed order, or can customers change their delivery time?
These details help reveal where the layout needs flexibility. For example, a small order buried behind a larger one may be awkward to reach. Discuss the handling pattern with the conversion team so storage and door access are considered together.
Choose storage around actual containers
Measure your standard crates, cartons and trays, and include the tallest or widest item you regularly carry. Explain which containers must remain upright and which orders need to stay separate. Bring photos if that is easier than describing the load.
Ask how the proposed shelving would work with cleaning access and the space required by insulation and refrigeration equipment. If your work varies between small packaged orders and bulky deliveries, explain both situations before settling on fixed storage.
Make mixed loads part of the design discussion
If products require different transport conditions, provide those requirements separately. Chilled, frozen and split-temperature arrangements should be discussed against the vehicle and the amount of space each product group needs.
Also think about how you will reach each group during a round. A layout can only be assessed properly when the team understands the load, temperatures and unloading sequence. Avoid deciding on a partition or storage arrangement before that conversation.
Use the quote process to clarify priorities
A useful enquiry includes the vehicle details, usual load, busiest-day load and the main problem you want to solve. State whether you already own the van or are comparing vehicles. Ask what is included in the scope and what remains to be confirmed before work begins.
Pancon WA works from its Naval Base workshop. Osborne Park delivery teams can contact the business to discuss vehicle assessment, proposed conversion options and workshop scheduling. Keep a copy of the agreed brief so everyone has the same understanding at handover.
Discuss your Osborne Park refrigerated vehicle requirements
Read our Osborne Park refrigerated van conversion information and the main conversion guide. For an existing vehicle, explore refrigerated vehicle servicing considerations and repair warning signs.
Contact Pancon WA to discuss your project or call 0400 900 033. The workshop is at 55 Burlington Street, Naval Base, WA. Confirm assessment and workshop arrangements with the team.
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