the North-East. Kevin Swallow reports.
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0 ver the next 18 months BelI Trucks will divide and expand its operation to include three dedicated van centres and three truck centres.The £3.5m investment will come on-line in the third quarter of the year, with Stockton and Birtley the first van centres to be completed.'The Longbenton site will be completed in 2007.
A clearer focus
It's a big commitment, says Gary Graham, who has been with Bell Trucks for 25 years and moves from managing director to chief executive, as well as being the current chairman of the Mercedes-Benz dealer council."There are two reasons for the development. One, the move will enable the company to focus more on trucks: and two. they are different disciplines.The volumes on trucks and vans justify splitting the business."
The van centres will move to retail sites,