English - Nooteboom Giants on the Road Magazine English - Nr. 5 - 2018 | Page 37
SALES & SERVICES
EBB Truck-Center GmbH has facilities in Heilbronn, Baden-Baden and
Dettingen unter Teck. In the near future the Nooteboom network of
SMART dealers will be expanded further with new, renowned partners.
EBB Truck-Center GmbH will be responsible for sales in the Baden-
Württemberg region.
SALES NOOTEBOOM
Within the EBB organisation Klaus Dennenmoser and Thomas
Kemkemer are responsible for the sales of new trailers. Klaus: “Since
2010 we have been selling STAS tipping trailers in our region. The
trailers of Nooteboom complement our programme perfectly. We will
sell the SMART programme ourselves, and if a customer is interested in
a version that is not available in the SMART programme we will contact
Ingo Schmid, the sales advisor of Nooteboom for southern Germany.
German customers are very critical when it comes to the quality of
the vehicles we deliver. Because Nooteboom trailers meet the quality
standards that our customers require, we expect to be selling dozens of
Nooteboom trailers within a few years. We also provide maintenance
and service. Here it is a big advantage that our workshop in Heilbronn is
50 metres long, allowing us to service large special transport trailers or
to extend trailers indoors.”
EBB TRUCK-CENTER GMBH
EBB, with three facilities and annual sales of nearly 500 new trucks, is
a prominent DAF dealer in southern Germany. Armin Blum is one of
the five directors. Armin: “We want to be close to our customers. That’s
why we employ thirteen sales advisors for trucks, trailers, used vehicles
and service/parts. Our strength is the cooperation between the various
departments. If our parts department has a new customer for drum
brakes, then who knows: next year we may sell him a DAF truck or a
Nooteboom trailer. In addition to our own three facilities we work with
twelve service partners in our region for the maintenance of DAF trucks,
but also other brands. We offer transport operators a complete package
that includes new and used trucks and trailers, repairs/maintenance,
parts, financing and hire as well as associated services .”
BACK TO 2004
Armin Blum: “We started the EBB Truck-Center GmbH & Co. KG
in 2004 with six people. In 2012 we merged with Kraftfahrzeuge
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In the 50-metre deep workshop it is possible to repair extended trailers
Eichelberger GmbH in Baden-Baden and in 2013 we took over our third
facility – the TTC GmbH - in Dettingen unter Teck. In 2013 we opened
our new headoffice in Heilbronn. That was a tremendous improvement
and we expected that a workshop of 1,300 m2 would do us for many
years to come. But the workshop is often completely full these days and
we have to look for a space outside. This is an amazing development,
which is partly due to the convenient location of our workshop, just off
the A6. We also pay much attention to the drivers. They can spend the
night on our premises and - if required - wash their tractor and trailer.
Over the past five years our workforce has grown to nearly 100.”
EBB Truck-Center GmbH and Nooteboom share the same philosophy:
delivering a top-quality truck or trailer is only part of the success. The
other part is the personal contact, which makes it possible to respond
promptly to the requirements of the customers. Armin Blum: “We work
on a long-term relationship with the customers. That’s one of the reasons
why we joined forces with Nooteboom. We may need a couple of years to
reach our sales targets, but we are convinced that we will succeed. And if
Nooteboom can expand the SMART programme with a few more types
of vehicles that are specifically suitable for our region, our partnership
with Nooteboom will be a great success.” ■
In 2013 EBB moved to this new state-of-the-art premises
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