Bott unveils plans for new vehicle conversion centre

Located on Oberon Road within the Sowton Industrial Estate, the new facility will primarily serve customers across the South West region of the UK.

Nick Smith, CEO, Bott, said: “This is an exciting step in our plan to widen our UK footprint through a combination of our partner network and own locations. This complements our existing national fleet infrastructure in Ashby de-la Zouch and Cumbernauld, where we have been a leading UK provider of fleet solutions for 40 years.

“Growing our national footprint provides important coverage for our regional customers, enabling us to serve everyone from individual trade customers, through to regional and national fleets. This approach not only provides wider capacity in our network but also creates important localised employment opportunities”.

Bott GmbH announced the acquisition of Van Guard Accessories, based in Exeter, earlier in the year. One of the related businesses in this deal was Van Guard Full Fit, which specialised in ply line services. The existing team from Van Guard Full Fit (headed up by Tim Cutler – regional general manager), will now start the transition to the move into the new premises. The opening date is anticipated for December this year.