EvoBus Daimler UK sells London centre

Rygor Commercials has made its first move into the bus and coach market by acquiring the southern aftersales centre of EvoBus Daimler UK at Southall, Middlesex. The company will be retaining all current employees at Southall and is looking to make a significant investment to expand and improve services at the facility. The existing EvoBus operation in Coventry is unaffected by this move.

The Rygor group now includes 12 Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle dealerships and eight vehicle maintenance centres, mostly across southern England. It is the largest dealer group within the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicles network.

MD of Rygor Commercials, Tim Stacey, said, ‘This is an extremely exciting development for the company. It enables us to use our expertise to support PSV operators with Mercedes-Benz buses and coaches and Setra coaches for the first time, and fits perfectly with our existing business looking after the needs of Mercedes-Benz truck and van customers. Understanding our customers’ needs and achieving the very highest level of customer satisfaction is key to Rygor’s business success. Our teams are dedicated to keeping vehicle down time to a minimum and with a focus on continuous improvement. We have been awarded the Mercedes-Benz Retail and Aftersales Dealer of the Year on a number of occasions and currently lead the network for our MOT first time pass rate of 98%. Fellow owners/directors Paul Reed, Graham Drake and I will be going out to meet our new PSV customers, to learn about their needs and to reassure them about the high quality service they can expect from Rygor.’