SDC Trailers expands

SDC has secured an order worth £10 million from trailer rental company Hireco Ltd. The trailers, which include a range of box vans, double-deck step-frame curtainsiders, and urban trailers, will be manufactured across SDC’s three engineering facilities at Toomebridge, Antrim and Mansfield over the next six months.

The major order indicates positive growth in the UK’s transport and logistics markets with six hundred new trailers being added to the Hireco fleet. Over the past year, SDC Trailers has created a total of 170 jobs. The group turnover for the last financial year was £130 million and is projected to rise by a further £20 million in this current year.

The £10 million order is the result of a long standing relationship between Hireco and SDC. The Managing Director at SDC Trailers, Mark Cuskeran, commented: “Hireco have been a great customer of ours through the years and I would like to thank them for choosing SDC once again. We have been working closely with Hireco to ensure their specific requirements are always met and this has allowed us to form a great and sustainable partnership. We operate in a very competitive market where quality and customer service, as well as our on-going drive to keep our production costs low have ensured continued success.”