Capital Equipment News September 2019

Babcock’s record sales for DAF trucks Babcock’s Transport Solutions business unit ended the 2019 financial year in impressive form by surpassing its previous sales record of new DAF Trucks by 10%. The business unit continued to keep the wheels turning by selling more trucks in March than the entire first year of trading. “We had a great run on sales towards

the end of our financial year, mainly due to the restructuring of our DAF product range, giving us the ability to offer DAF Trucks into additional market segments and applica- tions,” says Mark Gavin, sales director for Babcock’s Transport Solutions business unit. “During the latter part of 2018, we made significant efforts to increase sales activity, particularly in the Gauteng region. This paid dividends from January to March, with a record number of orders for DAF Trucks re- ceived. For the first time in many years, we also received orders from the Western and Eastern Cape markets, after increased sales activity in these regions,” says Gavin. He adds that the entire sales team nationally contributed to this achievement. “There was a massive collaboration of effort from the whole of the Transport Solutions

Babcock reports record sales for new DAF Trucks.

business unit to get these vehicles prepared for delivery during the last three months of the year. Every department pulled out all the stops to make this happen.” Collaboration and customer relationships are hallmarks of Babcock and its people who are trusted to deliver to the highest standards. Distributed exclusively by Babcock in southern Africa, DAF Trucks are optimally designed for maximum efficiency, reliability and highest driv- er comfort. The DAF range available in southern Africa includes the XF105 for long distance haulage and the CF85 for regional and construction transport. b

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