Alltruck Group was appointed to its new status in July and has now opened to the public, following a programme of staff training and recruitment. Meanwhile, the finishing touches are being put to an extension and upgrade project at the company’s workshop, sandwiched between Falkirk and Grangemouth and yards from the M9 motorway.
The workshop sits on a 15-acre site and now has eight full-length bays, two of which have inspection pits. The staff of 22 technicians work across round-the-clock shifts from Monday morning to Friday evening and all day on Saturdays. Plans are already in place to add a dedicated ATF lane early next year.
Extra staff have also been taken on to look after the depot’s stock of Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts.
Managing director Martin Shaw said: “We’ve effectively created an entire parts department from scratch. Previously, most of our parts were delivered as needed, now we hold an extensive stock with a team of seven specialists to manage it.
“We’ve also taken on extra administration, reception and warranty staff, as well as increasing our roster of technicians,” he continued. “The result of all this is that while we were previously looking after around 200 operators, that number has now risen to close to 500.”
As well as its workshop, the company runs a truck rental business with a fleet of more than 300 vehicles and is a main agent for Fassi cranes in Scotland.