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£1 FIRM
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£6 MILLION
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Body builders - CPD Bodies are expanding
fast from their Stockton base.
NEW ERA, SAME
GOLDEN VALUES
FOR MIDAS
A commercial vehicle body
builder set up when it bought a
failing Teesside firm for just £1
six years ago is set to achieve
a £6 million turnover – and
recruit more than 30 new staff.
S
tockton-based CPD Bodies recently
clinched a new £1 million six-month
deal to provide self-built vehicle
bodies for Luton vans, tippers and
dropside trucks from its own self-built Praevia
range to commercial vehicle rental giant, the
United Rental Group.
Specialising in building premium quality
truck and van bodies, the latest success
means CPD has trebled its turnover in just
two years as the firm continues its rapid
expansion.
CPD Bodies launched in 2009 when
owner Cathal Doocey bought out a failing
business for a nominal sum of £1, inheriting
the existing plant, machinery and just one
member of staff.
But, having recruited 20 new staff in the
Midas touch - Martin Gilbey’s
firm is rebranding.
past 12 months, the thriving business now
employs a team of 67 – with expansion plans
meaning that figure could top 100 over the
next four months.
Under the guidance of managing director
Doocey, CPD’s team of time-served
welders, mechanics and design experts have
manufactured 2,000 commercial vehicle
bodies over the past 12 months, supplying
them to major customers across the UK and
Ireland.
With orders “flying in” from existing
customers and new business being won by
the day, that figure is set to increase to 3,500
over the next 12 months.
Now the business is building new
workshops and office space to meet the
ever-increasing demand.
“I don’t usually set targets, said 31-year”
old Doocey, who launched the business
when he was just 25 years of age. “But
I want CPD to be the biggest and best
commercial vehicle body builder in the UK.
“We’ve come this far so quickly via a
commitment to going the extra mile. It’s our
service offering that’s made us stand out
from the crowd.
”
From its base on Bowesfield Lane in
Stockton, the firm’s biggest customers
include North-East neighbours Northgate
Vehicle Hire and national vehicle hire firms
SHB, Dawson and United, while CPD also
manufacture commercial vehicle bodies for
Mercedes and Ford.
For more details on CPD Bodies, visit
www.cpdbodies.com
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