As part of its ongoing UK growth strategy, ATLAS Cranes UK Ltd are delighted to announce the strategic acquisition of one hundred percent of shares in Wessex Vehicle Services Ltd. This further strengthens ATLAS Cranes UK Ltd presence in the south of the UK. The transaction concluded 6th March 2025 led by the ATLAS Group.
Based in Wiltshire, Wessex Vehicle Services are a hugely successful, strategically placed, commercial vehicle bodybuilders, manufacturing bodywork for all vehicle types and serving multiple sectors from van conversions through to highly specialized and bespoke builds. Wessex Vehicle Services has an established history in the south of the UK, having served the industry for over thirty years.
ATLAS Cranes UK Ltd are an industry leading truck mounted crane supplier in the UK and serve a wide range of industry sectors. It has a long history and is recognised and respected as a leading specialist amongst builders’ merchants, brick and block manufacturers and the utilities sector. ATLAS is also the preferred supplier of loader cranes to the Ministry of Defence.
Our vision is clear in that the combination of these two successful businesses will strengthen both our positions in the market and help us to offer more comprehensive services to our customers. We believe there are significant synergies following the merger of these two industry leading companies.
About ATLAS:
ATLAS GmbH has its headquarters in Ganderkesee in the north of Germany and is a competent and strong manufacturer and seller of excavators and loader cranes, designed and manufactured to the highest standards. With more than a century of experience, robust perfection, high-quality details and well-thought-out features, ATLAS continue to set new benchmarks to make their customers happy. Having started with producing agricultural equipment in 1919, their range of products continuously expanded over the past 100 years. Now their portfolio comprises wheeled, crawler and rail-road excavators, material handling machines, mini and midi excavators, lifting platforms, and loader cranes as well as attachment tools for cranes and excavators, thus covering a broad spectrum. In addition, ATLAS offer a wide range of customized, individual special solutions for special applications. ATLAS Cranes UK Ltd nahm 1963 seine Geschäftstätigkeit auf und betreut nun den Vertrieb und Kundendienst von seinem Standort in Bradford. ATLAS is the construction machine for toughest applications and for all who are looking for uncompromising quality.
For more on ATLAS, please visit: https://atlasgmbh.com/ and www.atlas-cranes.co.uk
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