Billson’s R100m PE boost

Truck company’s new hi-tech dealership set to change face of Deal Party area

Billson Trucks in Port Elizabeth has announced a massive R100million investment into a new hi-tech, environmentally friendly truck dealership and related services centre.

This is set to change the face of the city’s Deal Party industrial area.

Plans to develop the state-of-the-art facility were unveiled to Nelson Mandela Bay mayor Danny Jordaan at Billson Trucks’ Burman Road, Deal Party premises yesterday.

Billson Trucks, which has held the UD Trucks franchise in Port Elizabeth since 2001, has now also secured rights to retail Volvo trucks.

It also sells used trucks and provides significant aftermarket services to the trucking industry, which range from 24-hour emergency mechanical repairs to trailer support services.

The company has developed an extensive regional footprint and operates in an area bordered to the northeast, north and west by East London, Graaff-Reinet and Knysna respectively.

It also invests heavily in staff training and upskilling.