Chassis and components supplier to the leisure vehicle industry, AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group, has officially opened its new customer and training centre in the UK.

The honour of formally opening the facility was given to a party from the UK’s Caravan and Motorhome Club including the Chair of its Technical Committee Selwyn Cooper (pictured above, centre) and Director of Marketing and Membership Services Harvey Alexander (pictured above, right).

The pair cut the ribbon at the new customer and training centre in Southam, Warwickshire on 10 June alongside AL-KO Kober Corp Managing Director Peter Eustace (pictured above, left).

The customer centre will sell and fit products such as towbars, bicycle and motorbike carriers, levelling systems, air suspension, manoeuvring systems, anti-swaying systems, and solar cells from the group’s brands including AL-KO, E&P, CBE, and SAWIKO.

In addition, the centre will act as a base for AL-KO’s brand-new leisure vehicle dealership training academy that will provide certified product and service training to leisure vehicle service technicians across the UK.

“We’re privileged that AL-KO Vehicle Technology Group kindly hosted the Club’s Technical Committee at their new facility in Warwickshire and extended us the honour of formally opening their new customer and training centre,” said Harvey Alexander.

“We’ve had the opportunity to view the new facilities and meet and share views with AL-KO staff at a time when the industry faces not only significant challenges but also tremendous opportunities for innovation as motor vehicles move towards a zero-emission future. It was our absolute pleasure to formally open the new state-of-the-art AL-KO facility and we hope it will be a beacon of best practice for years to come.

“We’re delighted to see the development of this new customer and training centre in the UK, the ninth such facility across Europe, and a sign of AL-KO’s commitment to the UK market. There has always been a good rapport between AL-KO and the Club – whether it’s been helping with training of our Technical Advice team, sitting together on industry working groups, providing support to keep the caravans rolling during our intense Caravan and Motorhome Club Towcar of the Year testing or being receptive to investigating concerns our members have sometimes had with equipment they own. Working together, across the boundaries of industry and users, has always been mutually beneficial and ultimately, beneficial to consumers and Club members.”

Images: Caravan and Motorhome Club (CAMC).