New Brighouse Site for Yorkshire Fleet Hire Company Following Major Growth

Dawsongroup emc – the UK’s leading contract hire supplier of industrial, municipal and specialist vehicles – has broken ground on a new purpose-built site in Yorkshire, following a 42% increase in turnover in the past two years.

The Brighouse-based firm, which has been operating from Armytage Road since 2005 when it acquired Northern Municipal Spares Ltd, will build a state-of-the-art facility on the existing site and a neighbouring piece of land, bringing all its operations under one roof. 

The 26,000 sq ft site, which will comprise office space, a service and maintenance workshop, and vehicle storage, is set to open in Autumn 2024. The current team has relocated to temporary premises just half a mile away until the construction phase is complete.

Demonstrating Dawsongroup emc’s further investment in Yorkshire, the new facility will cater for the firm’s growing team, which has increased by 30% in the past two years. Following significant diversification of its fleet and major investment in alternative fuels, Dawsongroup emc now works with some of the largest local authorities in the UK, including Leeds City Council, Wakefield Council, Bradford Council, and Calderdale Council.

The Yorkshire employer works with leading contractors including Amey, Balfour Beatty, Kier, and Colas. They are also the UK’s national contract hire partner for JCB’s revolutionary Pothole Pro machine, which is transforming pothole repairs up and down the country.

Over the past five years, Dawsongroup emc has doubled the size of the business, and plans to do the same again by 2028. Paul Beddows, Sales Director at Dawsongroup emc, said, “Despite the challenges currently facing the fleet industry, we have enjoyed significant growth over the past few years. This is down to our ability to buy the right equipment at the right time in the right quantities.

“Thanks to our planning and foresight, we have been able to identify opportunities that competitors saw as barriers. For example, during the Covid-19 pandemic, when other suppliers were cancelling orders, we bought more assets than ever in anticipation of the vehicle shortages we saw in late 2020 and early 2021. This meant we had the stock ready and waiting for local authorities and contractors who found themselves let down by other suppliers. 

“While many other contract hire firms were hit hard by the pandemic, we actually grew by 42%, which in turn allowed us to boost local job opportunities and reinvest in market-leading solutions.”

Looking to the future, Dawsongroup emc has major growth plans, such as expanding into new sectors, including fleet, utilities and construction. The purpose-built site will enable the firm to boost operational efficiency even further.

Paul added, “Having grown at pace in recent years, we had outgrown our old site significantly. The new facility will not only support our growing headcount and vehicle fleet, but it will also enable us to grow our first-class service and maintenance offer, which is what sets us apart from our rivals.

“We look forward to welcoming our existing team, and some additional faces, to the new Armytage Road site next year. In the meantime, it’s very much business as usual for our loyal customer base.”

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