Nottingham truck dealer buys Northants firm

East Midlands Renault Trucks dealer, RH Commercial Vehicles (RHCV) has swooped to buy a Northants counterpart.

With a head office in Nottingham sites in Cossington and Alfreton, RHCV has purchased Renault Trucks Commercials on Weedon Rd, Kislingburyv for an undisclosed sum.

All of the current team in Kislingbury are being retained and three additional new members of staff will be added this year.

RHCV employs over 90 staff across its three sites and has a turnover of neary £30m

Nigel Baxter, managing director at RHCV, said: “We have been working with Renault Trucks to secure further expansion of our operation within the Renault Trucks network reinforcing our long and successful partnership, as such, this acquisition is a perfect fit for RHCV. Alongside a great existing team, this site offers excellent facilities and accessibility further and complements our existing strategically placed dealerships along the busy M1 corridor.

“This acquisition forms an integral part of the on-going development of our business providing first class sales, parts, service and repair facilities to our existing and expanding customer base. This purchase means we are now in a stronger position to grow our market share across the region.”

Managing director of Volvo Group Trucks UK & Ireland, Arne Knaben, said: “The growing success of the Renault Trucks brand in the UK market is down to the strength and consistency of the dealer network, with RHCV, our Dealer of the Year, embodying the professionalism, hard work and exceptional customer focus that makes the difference. I wish Nigel Baxter and his team every success in extending RHCV’s exceptional quality of service to the operators of the Northampton region.”