A family-run dealership in the UK have won an international award. The DAF Dealership have been crowned as a top dealer,  with the ceremony held in Malaga, Spain. The business was founded in Bury by David Ruffles and is still managed by the family. It began as a maintenance and repair service for the local community but since then has expanded to Isleham and Cambridgeshire. The company, which to date, employs 174 staff members have invested a grand total of £6 million in their facilities, with plans for further, more significant investments. The business has seen sales increase from 99 trucks, in the year 1999, to having well over 800 trucks just last year. Some of their high-profile customers include Seven Asset, Turners of Soham and Glasswells. 

Robert Baxter, manager of the company has said that he is hugely proud to have a gold award at the DAF International Dealer Meeting. The awards recognise the highest-performing dealers in the whole of Europe. It takes note of those who excel in customer satisfaction and who have higher-than-average business performance metrics.  The top title goes to the dealer that can surpass the standards in every area.

Chassis Cab was given the title after they achieved consistently strong sales performances as a result of their relationships with key customers. This is an award that businesses can be proud of, and with the dealership coming away with gold, it’s a sign that great things can be achieved even in the midst of challenging economic conditions.

Robert stated that it has always been their aim to provide exemplary service and that they aim to keep their customer’s businesses running as smoothly as possible. A lot of their success can indeed be put down to their loyal and hardworking team of people, who continually want the business to be the best that it can be. 

The company works by matching customers with the trucks that are going to give them the highest competitive edge. The DAF truck range has excellent driving properties and always delivers. The company got its name from when they used to repair chassis and cabs using a chassis-straightening jig, which was at the time, the only one available. 

So far, the company has two electric DAF trucks that have been supplied to the region, and the fully intend to utilise new types of fuel, including HVO, or hydro-treated vegetable oil.

The company are strong believers that whatever comes next, they intend to be at the forefront of new technology. As a DAF distributor, they are looking forward to the future as a pioneering family business, and they fully intend to improve fleet fitness so that growing businesses in the region can benefit. So far DAF Trucks have 1,100 locations across Europe.