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05 Dec 2021
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01 Mar 2022
Lavelle Waste Services
Since 2016, the sight of Lavelle Waste Services' striking green and white waste management and recycling vehicles has become progressively more frequent on the roads of Greater Manchester. That's because this local firm has enjoyed rapid, consistent and sustained growth from the day it began trading. -
17 Apr 2023
Trafford Park have won the Scania Service Team Award in 2022
The 2022 Scania Service Team Awards (STA) were recently announced and... Trafford Park are the winners. West Pennine Trucks Ltd. are delighted to announce that their Trafford Park depot have won STA for 2022. The competition focuses on putting the customer first, and during the difficult conditions of the last few years, the competition became progressively more challenging. -
13 Mar 2023
West Pennine Trucks host open day for new Knighton depot
West Pennine Trucks opened their brand-new Knighton depot on Saturday the 13th May 2023. Relocating less than a mile from Station Road to Ludlow Road, the move commits West Pennine Trucks and Scania to the rural transport community of mid-Wales. -
29 May 2023
West Pennine Trucks host Guy Martin
West Pennine Trucks welcomed British former motorcycle racer, heavy vehicle mechanic and television presenter, Guy Martin to their facility at Whitchurch. -
14 Aug 2023
Celebrating 25 years of Scania Assistance
All six West Pennine Trucks depots play their part in providing Scania Assistance support to customers across Greater Manchester, Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire and Mid-Wales, handling well over 2,000 cases each year. Our Scania Assistance team is made up of expert field technicians, who specialise in all of Scania’s products including truck, bus, coach and marine. -
08 Jan 2024
West Pennine Trucks E-mail Domain Change
West Pennine Trucks E-mail Domain change Our e-mail address domain has changed, so we want to spread the news with all of our customers and suppliers. Keeping it simple, our website has always been westpenninetrucks.com and now we’ve got e-mails to match it, too. What has changed? The new domain for our e-mails now ends in westpenninetrucks.com instead of scania.com. E.g. joe.bloggs@scania.com has become joe.bloggs@westpenninetrucks.com How do I contact my local team? All our staff members are now using @westpenninetrucks.com e-mail addresses. So in most cases you simply need to change the domain. Should you have any issues reaching an existing contact at West Pennine Trucks then call one of our branches or use the contact form here on our website. What next? Please update your contact list so you have the correct e-mails going forward. -
04 Mar 2024
Oswestry win Scania Service Team Award 2023
West Pennine Trucks Oswestry have been declared the winners of the 2023 Scania UK Service Team Awards (STA). The announcement was made at a black tie event at Celtic Manor Resort in Wales, recognising excellence and consistency across the Scania UK network. It’s the first time the Oswestry branch has won the prestigious competition that is focused on a number of key customer focused metrics, making it a particularly impressive achievement. -
01 Jul 2024
New Managing Director at West Pennine Trucks
West Pennine Trucks has announced the appointment of Richard Gilliland as Managing Director. Gilliland, who has more than 20 years experience in the commercial vehicle sector, previously held the position of Aftersales Director at West Pennine Trucks for nine years. Gilliland said, “I’m delighted to be able to lead the West Pennine Trucks team and continue to deliver the best possible service to our customers.” West Pennine Trucks are the franchise partner of Scania from the Northwest down into Mid-Wales, with branches in Middleton, Trafford, Stoke, Telford, Oswestry and Knighton with a further two VMUs in Heywood and Whitchurch. During his tenure as Aftersales Director, Gilliland oversaw four out of the six branches win the prestigious Scania Service Team Awards (STA) including Oswestry in 2023. Gilliland explained, “I want to continue to improve and grow the business but not lose focus on our number one priority, our customers. We have a great team of experienced people at West Pennine Trucks and I want to build as strong a network as I can in order to give our customers the confidence that we can support them.”
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