Recruitment drive in Northamptonshire
A new partnership between Coop and Scania dealer TruckEast is creating a raft of new jobs in Northamptonshire.
The partnership will see the launch of a new vehicle maintenance unit in Wellingborough. The team based there will be responsible for all vehicle maintenance, inspections and MOT preparation including trailers and
tail-lift.
When it’s fully up and running it will manage 160 trucks and trailers that will operate out of the site 24 hours a day.
Regional aftersales director – West, Graham Broughton, said, ‘The addition of the vmu has created eight new jobs with the potential for more as the business expands.
‘We’re already a large business in Northamptonshire’s logistics sector, employing 191 staff throughout the county. So being able to create more opportunities for the sector that contributes to just shy of 10% of the counties employment is fantastic for the local area. Not only with the Coop VMU, but also at our latest acquisition of ST Fleet in Northampton, where we’re recruiting for further staff.’
