Welcome to Keltruck's Christmas 2008 e-newsletter. I hope you enjoy reading our latest news & developments – please contact Chris D. Kelly, Marketing Director (contact details below), with any comments or feedback.

I send my heartiest congratulations to Tracey Joynes who we promoted from Chief Accountant to Finance Director at the beginning of the month – more details below. These are challenging times for any business – I am confident that Tracey is more than up to the challenge.

Finally, please click here for my Christmas e-card!

With best wishes for the festive season,

Chris Kelly
Chairman & Managing Director

Christmas & New Year closing

Keltruck's head office, sales & accounts departments will be closed from the close of business on Christmas Eve (Wednesday 24 December) until Friday 2 January.

Used Vehicle Sales
Used sales customers may wish to browse our used vehicle stock online. For details see keltruck.com/usedtrucks

Depots
Please check your local depot for opening times. For contact details (including mobile telephone numbers) see keltruck.com/depots

Click here for mobile telephone numbers for head office & sales personnel or click here to contact us via our online form.

Rather than send cards we have, once again, decided to make a donation to charity – once again this year we are donating to the Ellie Bishop Trust. We would like to wish our customers a very merry Christmas & a prosperous New Year.

Last minute Christmas present ideas from Keltruck

Your local Keltruck depot parts department has a range of Scania accessories & merchandise gift ideas for the Scania fan in your life.

Click here for some great Christmas gift ideas & contact your local Keltruck depot to place your order (collection available on Christmas eve).

We even have a range of official Scania accessories on special offer until 31 December 2008 – hurry, limited stock available! See keltruck.com/offers for full details.

New vehicle of the month

Kelsa Truck Products recently took deliver of this stunning flagship tractor unit on a R620 4x2 Topline Griffin, and so much more.

Full air | Side skirts | Double glazing | Side skirts | Leather seats | Retarder | Coffee maker | Fridge | Xenon headlamps | 500 litre fuel tank | Alloy wheels | Twin lockers | Spotlights | Roof bars | Low bars

The vehicle has been purchased for a general haulage contract and also serves as a show piece for Kelsa truck products. Look out for K3LSA at truck shows around the country in 2009!

Vehicle photo

From Cashier to Finance Director: Another Keltruck success story

We are delighted to announce that Tracey Joynes, 41, has been promoted to Finance Director of Keltruck Limited, the largest privately owned Scania dealer in the world.

Tracey, who began her career at Keltruck in January 2000 as a cashier, was promoted from Management Accountant to Financial Controller in March 2007 following the departure of the company's former Finance Director to pursue a management buy-in of another business. Tracey's rise from cashier to FD in just under 9 years has delighted the firm's founder, Chairman and Managing Director, Chris Kelly, who commented: "Tracey has impressed all of the directors since she joined the senior team last year. Her ability is abundantly clear and she was the obvious choice for Financial Controller & now FD. I am also delighted that, once again, we have been able to promote from within which is very much the ethos of the company." Tracey's promotion follows the recent promotion of Neil Vazey who started as an apprentice at our original West Bromwich depot back in the early '90s.

Mrs Joynes joins Chris Kelly, Sr., Chairman & Managing Director, Mike Kelly, Sales Director, Andrew Jamieson, Aftersales Director, and Chris Kelly, Marketing Director.

Also strengthening the Keltruck board, Philip Sims has been appointed as Non-executive Director. Philip, 59, is a retired Area Director with HSBC and is well known within the West Midlands business community.

Miss Keltruck calendar now just £15

The Miss Keltruck 2009 calendar is now available from your local Keltruck depot for just £15 with all proceeds going to the Ellie Bishop Trust.

Please make cheques payable to 'Ellie Bishop Trust'.

Visit keltruck.com/misskeltruck for a calendar preview & look out for the 2008/9 edition of Kelnews which includes a feature on the making of the calendar with behind the scenes photos.

Used Sales update

Following a fantastic performance in 2008 Keltruck Used Sales is expanding at the company's West Bromwich head office. 

With the growth in aftersales at Keltruck Burton on Trent the used sales department has relocated all stock vehicles to West Bromwich to allow Jonathan Hodgkiss, depot manager, to use all the available space for aftersales. 

We currently hold around £3m worth of used vehicle stock – contact Phil Holmes & David Morgan to discuss your used vehicle requirements or click here for our Christmas crackers.

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Scania vehicle material damage insurance

Keltruck Ltd now offer vehicle material damage insurance, an exclusive product allowing operators to fix part of their premiums for up to 5 years. 

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Paint shop special offers