The company, a leading manufacturers of hardtops for pick-up trucks, has purchased a 52,000 sq. ft. facility on the Blackbrook Valley Industrial Estate in Brierley Hill in the West Midlands after it outgrew its existing nearby headquarters.
The purchase forms part of a £2.6m investment programme that will create an additional 15 new jobs.
Auto Styling Truckman’s expansion will allow the company to grow its 63-strong workforce, particularly in sales, marketing and technical design roles.
In addition, the company will be recruiting additional toolmakers that will operate in a new larger tool making facility to develop new a range of new hardtops that will be required in the next 18 months as the major manufacturers, including Toyota, Mitsubishi and Nissan bring out new pick-up truck models.
The new head office facility will also significantly increase stockholding of its hardtop range and other 4×4 accessories to manage growing number of online and commercial customer orders.
This is the second significant expansion the company has undertaken in the last 18 months after the company opened a 30,000 sq. ft. hardtop production facility to increase its manufacturing capacity.
Mike Wheeler, managing director of Auto Styling Truckman, said: “We have made real progress in recent years that has fuelled the need to expand, including the resurgence of the UK motor industry on the back of the economic recovery in sectors such as construction and infrastructure. As the market as improved we have become more proactive about securing a stronger position in the industry by targeting new sectors and developing new product ranges.”
