Wacker Neuson to expand UK head office in Stafford in 2016

International construction machinery and vehicles company Wacker Neuson is expanding its UK operations at Beacon Business Park in the city of Stafford where it will open a new UK sales office next summer. Wacker Neuson, which has its group headquarters in Munich, has been a tenant on the original business park for 18 months and already employs 45 people in Stafford with further expansion planned. The new 4,180m2 UK headquarters on more than 1.5 hectares will house offices, warehouses, a parts store, w
October 16, 2015 Read time: 1 min
International construction machinery and vehicles company 1651 Wacker Neuson is expanding its UK operations at Beacon Business Park in the city of Stafford where it will open a new UK sales office next summer.

Wacker Neuson, which has its group headquarters in Munich, has been a tenant on the original business park for 18 months and already employs 45 people in Stafford with further expansion planned.

The new 4,180m2 UK headquarters on more than 1.5 hectares will house offices, warehouses, a parts store, workshops and training facilities, said Richard Harrison, UK managing director of Wacker Neuson.

Wacker Neuson machinery is used in the construction, landscaping, gardening, architecture and agricultural industries, as well as by local authorities and companies in industries such as recycling and energy.

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