Stacatruc is a forklift truck hire, sales and maintenance group, specialising in providing quality new and used machines, support and aftercare.
The business trades from a central Berkshire site but covers the breadth of the UK with its National Service team. The business has been trading for over 40 years and is the largest European dealer for Clark forklifts, as well as selling and servicing other complementary brands.
ACQUIRED:
June 2021
TURNOVER:
£15 M
WEBSITE:
Long Established and Well Known
Having been established for so long and being Europe’s largest dealer for Clark a number of times over the years, the business has a fantastic reputation amongst forklift owners. This means businesses feel confident turning to Stacatruc for their forklift purchases and servicing, to ensure their businesses can operate smoothly.
All Service Company
Stacatruc are an all service company, covering forklift sales, short term hire, parts sales and servicing. The ability to offer reliable servicing on short lead times across its customer base is crucial in differentiating itself amongst its peers.
Going for Growth
Stacatruc have exciting prospects, being directly exposed to the fast growing ecommerce sector and broader warehouse growth in the UK. In addition, we completed the acquisition of Knightsbridge Mechanical Handling in August of 2022 and continue to search for acquisitions.
The business journey
Acquired in June 2021 from 3 retiring owner managers, we co-invested alongside Peter Venn, who joined as MD
Stacatruc’s group buys large Clark fleet owner, Knightsbridge Mechanical Handling