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Scania’s western Sydney expansion
SCANIA AUSTRALIA has announced its
latest branch develo pment, a second
company-owned outlet in New South
Wales, which will be operating from
Wonderland Drive, Eastern Creek from
later this year.
“We’re adding a second companyowned
sales and service location in
Sydney to cope with the increasing
demand for our products and services
in NSW over the past five-to-eight years,
and also to be able to accommodate
the future growth that is pivotal to our
continuing success in Australia,” says
Sean Corby, Scania regional executive
manager for NSW and Victoria.
“The growing appeal of our New Truck
Generation, the significant expansion of
our contracted repair and maintenance
agreements and ever-increasing
customer loyalty requires us to develop
additional capacity to service a much
larger number of Scania vehicles than
ever before.
“Already at Prestons we are running
an evening shift five days per week in
order to deliver on our uptime promise
to customers,” Corby says.
Mikael Jansson, Scania Australia
managing director, proudly turned the
first sod on the site in December 2020,
with the building expected to be handed
over during the third quarter of 2021.
Scania says the new, state-of-the-art
workshops will boast eight workbays
including three inspection pits,
along with a bespoke wash-bay, and
a full complement of vehicle testing
equipment including shakers and rollers
for assessing suspension, braking and
steering components.
Additionally, trailers and trailer
equipment can be serviced on site along
with prime movers, vocational rigids
(such as construction and jetvac trucks
and fire appliances) as well as the full
range of Scania buses and coaches.
“The new location is well positioned to
support many of our customers in the
local area who previously would ferry
their vehicles to Prestons for servicing.
But more importantly it will give us a
base to continue to prospect for more
customers in the busy surrounding
suburbs from Parramatta to Penrith,”
Corby adds.
“Our proximity to major roads and the
crossroads of the M4 and M7 motorways
will also provide a further advantage for
interstate customers visiting this part of
Sydney.
An artist’s impression of the Scania Eastern
Creek site, which is due to open later this year
“While we will be transferring some
experienced staff from Prestons to
Eastern Creek, we will also be creating
new job opportunities at all levels
with the opening of the new branch,
particularly within the workshop.
“In addition, the new location will have
plenty to offer truck or bus drivers, with
a comfortable lounge area and a number
of resting locations ideal for drivers to
catch some sleep while having their
vehicle serviced,” he says.
“It is our intention to operate the
workshop Monday to Friday from 07:00 to
midnight and Saturday until midday.”
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