Haulier and Scania dealer SJ Bargh open ATF in Lancaster

Lancaster-based haulier and Scania service and parts dealer SJ Bargh has opened a new Authorised Test Facility.

Steve Thompson, fleet, service and parts general manager, says the site, just off J34 of the M6, has a huge catchment area from Kirkham (near Preston) to Carlisle, as well as east towards Settle, North Yorkshire.

Another key area closer to Lancaster is the port at Heysham where business and traffic from Ireland is continually growing.

This is all additional work to the 200-plus trucks and trailers from SJ Bargh’s fleet that will be put through the new ATF lane. Thompson adds that the company is already saving £100 per truck by not trekking the 17 miles to the Vosa operated test lane at Milnthorpe.

"Our new VOSA lane adds to the services we can provide taking us closer to our goal of becoming a "one stop shop" for all HGV vehicle maintenance," he says.

The lane is currently open two days a week and Thompson plans to increase opening times a half day at a time as business grows.

SJ Bargh has also opened a tachograph bay at its Caton Road site. The company built and moved into its new facilities from its original site at Caton in November 2010.