Scania has acquired independent dealer TruckEast, just a couple of months after purchasing Haydock Commercial Vehicles.
The deal sees TruckEast’s 17 workshops, including Norwich, Peterborough, Northampton, Bury St Edmunds and Milton Keynes and all their teams join the Swedish truck maker.
Chris Newitt, MD for Scania UK, said: “Today is a significant occasion, as we show our commitment to our valued customers, by sustaining Scania’s UK dealer and service network for the future.
“I’m very pleased to be welcoming our TruckEast colleagues, and they will be great additions to our Scania GB family.
“We hope to learn, grow and develop our businesses together, not only for our own benefit, but also for every Scania owner in the UK.”
The acquisition means TruckEast owner John Biggin will hand over the reins to a business he led and grew for 18 years.
He said: “For me, it’s a bittersweet moment. Firstly, I will be saying goodbye to a business I cherish and to the incredible colleagues who have made TruckEast what it is today.
“After 18 years, stepping away is not easy, but I do so with immense pride in what we have achieved together.
“I’m happy that TruckEast’s future is secure, and I believe in its continued success in the safe hands of Chris and the Scania GB team.
“Together, I know that both businesses will thrive, and our customers will benefit from greater capabilities and support for the future.”
Scania added that it remained business as usual for TruckEast’s branches and workforce operationally, with the only changes being Newitt succeeding Biggin as chairman, and Scania GB’s CFO Andreas Ödebrink and business operations director Emma Wilkins joining the board.
In May, Scania announced it had acquired Haydock Commercials and that the move secured its UK dealer and service network for the future.
Scania added that the three businesses would now establish the best ways of working together.
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