Brit European extends Mercedes-Benz contract
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BRIT EUROPEAN Transport has won a three-year contract exten sion with Mercedes-Benz for the UK logistics of all its heavy trucks, Sprinter and Vario vans.
The deal was welcomed by the Crewe-based car transport er, which reported an annual pre-tax loss for the year ended 31 December 2010 of £453,258 on a turnover of £20m.
Marketing manager Ed Beres ford says: “We look forward to building on our successful part nership with Mercedes-Benz.” The extended contract, which the car transporter first secured with Mercedes in 1997, sees Brit European collecting vehicles from docks at Purfleet, Essex and Killinghome, Lincolnshire, before onward delivery to dealerships and bodybuilders across the UK.
Last year, Brit European won contracts with VW, Audi, Skoda and Porsche, as well as VW commercial vehicles.
To celebrate the contract renewal, the company has taken deliv ery of two new 460hp Actros 2545 tractor units (pictured above).