Scania New Zealand has opened its South Auckland service centre featuring truck bays and $5.5 million worth of genuine parts.
Located in Drury, it follows Scania’s largest ever investment in the country which now operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary business.
Run by branch manager Phil Smith and a growing team of around 15 staff, there is experience on-hand to process multiple trucks and buses six days per week.
The Drury service centre is on the former site of HEB Construction and covers over 3000 square metres.
It was a Scania customer who suggested to the team the site would make a perfect location.
It is strategically located for the large number of trucks travelling down the central North Island daily.
Scania NZ managing director Mattias Lundholm says it marks a special milestone for the brand’s journey in New Zealand.
“There is a history here with our trucks and buses … New Zealand has always been a special market for Scania. It’s tough and demanding for transport here and we like that, it’s a good place to be.”
Although the site is not purpose-built, the team “will make things work”, Lundholm says.
“We need to get started and make it happen. There is demand for more and we want to take the next step.”
There are also plans to use the building as a national training centre for Scania and in the future the site can be refurbished to meet more of the brand’s growth.
