Hire an ice cream van for product launches, sampling & brand activations.
Our ice cream van hire is perfect for sampling, experiential product launches and non-food brands.
We’ve created branded sampling ice cream vans for alcohol brands, skincare product launches, holiday companies and more. Sweets and snack bars, celebrity perfumes and fizzy drinks. From Leeds, London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow to Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Newcastle were nationwide. Most recently we created a nationwide tour for Little Moons mochi. Oh and Crosta & Mollica pizzas.
Want to hire an ice cream van? Available directly for both brands and agencies, it’s ideal for chilled and frozen food product samples. But it’s not just food and drink we sample. For instance, you could use it for an experiential campaign to launch a new non-food product. Such as a perfume or cosmetics brand. Or a vegan fish brand (we’ve done that too).
Hire our vintage ice cream van for a beauty product launch or pet insurance for animal lovers. ‘Vanessa’ is the perfect vehicle for promotional activity and we can adapt her to suit your product or brand. Also available with a custom digitally printed wrap she’s a highly visual, high impact promotional van.
So where can we go with our branded ice cream van? Well pretty much anywhere that has a legal, dedicated event space or promotional site. Like a city centre, for example. Don’t worry – we sort out everything. The event space or site for the van, the logistics, the health and safety, the schedules, the drivers, the staff. Everything. Here are some typical event spaces we book and manage:
Electric ice cream vans are something we’re moving towards. We’re looking at the economy of converting our existing van to full electric power. Although ‘Vanessa’ is a 1990 ice cream van she has well outlived her carbon footprint. However the chest freezer DOES run on a digital high capacity generator (clean battery energy). This means that there is NO diesel or carbon fuel used to power the freezer. We’re always looking for ways to reduce our environmental impact. ‘Upcycling’ a vintage ice cream van meant we didn’t have to buy a new vehicle. So we simply restored Vanessa to her former glory and kept her on the road.
We provide a full end-to-end hire service. Plus we’ll handle everything including:
However we can also even store cold or frozen stock using additional freezers, fridges and storage. We’ll also assist with managing stock deliveries and pickups. At our Leeds base we have enough space to store up to 20 pallets of stock. Depending on the type of product (eg. ambient, chilled) we can receive stock in advance and restock as required.
Because they're self-contained, can take frozen or chilled samples with them, self-powered, can carry other branded equipment, don't take up much space in city centres, have a high visual impact and above all they look cool!
Yes we do. Depending on the scope of the campaign we can offer either partial branding or a full digital wrap. And we have an easy to use design template we can provide. We also offer a design service if you're in need of a bit of creative input.
Anything that fits in the ice cream van! Inside we have a huge freezer powered by a renewable energy compressor for frozen products. We've sampled fragrances, soup, pizza, peanut butter, hand cream, dog treats and more. From hot to chilled our ice cream van is incredibly versatile.
Anywhere in England, Scotland or Wales that allows us to have the ice cream van there. We manage ALL the logistics including the event spaces and sampling sites. And we also provide drivers and staff. So we provide a total service from start to finish. All you need to give us is your idea and we'll sort the rest.
Although based on an original Ford Transit chassis, our ice cream van has the classic fibreglass body. But with a slight twist. One unique feature of Vanessa is that she has the ‘shark fin’ design. Which is traditionally associated with the Mr. Whippy or Whippy style of vans. Furthermore this gives her a retro, classic look that isn’t found on many modern ice cream vans. Likewise she also has a very flat rear which gives plenty of space for branding and livery. Moreover she’ll get plenty of attention on the road!
