SB COMPONENTS INTERNATIONAL

In 1988 Steve Bushell recognised a need in the Commercial Vehicle Industry for larger and specialised fuel tanks, so with a workforce of only three based in a two bay workshop, SB Components was formed. The 1990’s was a period of expansion and by year 2000 revenues had grown to £2.5 million. A significant investment was made in Millennium Works, a purpose built premises of 30,000 square feet to accommodate the growing business. In 2007 Truck Logic was acquired and fully integrated withi... n our existing operation and facilities, bringing the total workforce to over seventy with a turnover of £7 million. With an increase in demand from customers outside of the UK a new partnership started with Dutch colleagues and in 2009 a joint operation called SB Europe was created in Holland. SB Europe continues to grow with markets in Germany, Belgium, Italy, Switzerland and Holland. As the company’s reputation for quality and service continued to grow within the Commercial Vehicle Industry, and with an ever increasing customer base, the management team took a decision to break into a whole new sector and in 2011 a further building and new workforce were put in place to create a fully dedicated production space for high quality and durable bodies for the 3.5T to 26T market. This increased production capacity to 43,000 square feet with a workforce of a hundred people and a turnover of £10 million. With high profile customers such as John Lewis, DHL, Tesco, SIG and TNT, new premises were leased in 2014 to form a dedicated Fleet Application Centre. This added an additional 6,000 square feet of capacity specifically for fleet work. In November 2014 we completed a six bay 5000 square feet workshop extension to our existing main site which included a single axle digital weighbridge to accommodate new European Whole Vehicle Type Approval (ECWVTA) legislation which was recently introduced within the Commercial Vehicle Industry. We are proud to say that with a vast amount of dedication and further investment we continue to offer our customers a product range that now meets type approval legislation, including all of our body conversions from 3.5T to 26T. With a total production capacity of over 60,000 square feet across three sites, a workforce of around 130 people, and an annual turnover of £15 million the company has continued to grow successfully into one of the leading businesses of its kind in the UK and with a committed and dynamic team we plan for an exciting and positive future for both ourselves and our customers.More