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Schmitz strengthens sales team

Schmitz Cargobull has made appointments to its UK and Ireland sales team following the doubling of production capacity at its Manchester manufacturing plant.

The facility now produces three trailers for the UK and Ireland – the S.BO Pace, the S.CS Fixed Roof and S.CS Freepost.

After 11 years at the company, Mark Smith has been promoted to the UK key accounts manager, looking after major national fleets.

Aaron Howarth, who has spent the last year in Schmitz Cargobull UK’s aftersales team and previously worked for Mercedes-Benz for 15 years, takes over from Smith as regional sales manager for the East Midlands.

Benjamin Clayton has joined the business as regional sales manager for the South, bringing 11 years’ experience in the automotive industry, including roles at Marshall Fleet Solutions and Asset Alliance Group.

Philip Keenan joins as regional sales manager for Ireland, following more than 10 years’ experience working for some of the country’s leading haulage and logistics companies, including Dixon Transport and DG McArdle International.

Smith said: “With the increase in production capacity at our Manchester plant and the diversity of the Schmitz Cargobull portfolio, we are able to offer customer-tailored solutions for their transport operations.”

The team will also support customers with the entire Schmitz Cargobull portfolio including the S.KO Cool, M.KI tippers and skeletal trailers.

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