New HQ for Daimler Truck UK unveiled

The new headquarters for Daimler Truck UK and Daimler Truck Financial Services at Willen, near Milton Keynes, have offcially been opened.

The move follows the formation of Daimler Truck UK, the wholesale distributor for Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Fuso Trucks in Great Britain, and Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Northern Ireland, earlier this year.

Previously the businesses were run from premises at nearby Tongwell, shared with the UK headquarters of Mercedes-Benz Passenger Cars, Vans and Financial Services.

The new building was already in use with Daimler Truck UK’s Parts Logistics Centre based in its 140,000 sq ft of warehouse space.

Following completion of work to create an office suite, the entire operation is on one site again.

Heiko Selzam, managing director of Daimler Truck UK and Nick Andrews, managing director of Daimler Truck Financial Services UK, cut the tape to officially declare the new building open.

They were joined for the occasion by representatives from Daimler Truck’s global headquarters in Stuttgart - Jean Marc Diss, head of sales and marketing, and Florian Schulz, head of sales and customer services Fuso Europe.

Selzam said “The opening of this site represents the final step in the process of dedicating ourselves entirely to the needs of truck operators, and our dealer network, in the UK.

“Separating our business from the car and van divisions was a complex and challenging task but has brought the benefit of allowing us to focus on what we do best – bringing our industry-leading vehicles, and the entire ecosystem of support services that back them up, to more customers than ever before.”

Andrews added: “We can now work even more closely with our sales and aftersales colleagues to bring our full suite of products to UK truck operators, to help find the most cost-efficient solutions to the wide range of challenges faced by the transport industry today and into the future.”