Volvo Penta UK and Ireland Appoints SMT GB as Industrial Dealer in Great Britain

The joint initiative focuses on the Volvo Penta Industrial Division, providing a significant opportunity to expand SMT GB’s aftermarket capabilities and enhance service levels for existing and new customers.
June 12, 2025
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Volvo Penta UK and Ireland announced the appointment of SMT GB as part of its strategic initiative to strengthen its dealer network and enhance service delivery across the industrial power solutions sector. The joint initiative focuses on the Volvo Penta Industrial Division, providing a significant opportunity to expand SMT GB’s aftermarket capabilities and enhance service levels for existing and new customers. This strategic approach aims to enable a network that can deliver world-class service throughout all stages of the equipment lifecycle, encompassing diesel, electric and hybrid systems.

The joint initiative focuses on fostering digital connectivity and providing high-performance support.

 “By aligning with partners who share our vision for excellence, Volvo Penta UK and Ireland is poised to enhance customer satisfaction and operational efficiency,” said Tim Barclay, director service market industrial, Volvo Penta UK and Ireland. “SMT GB will be instrumental in delivering exceptional customer service, offering expertise and resources that empower customers to maximize their investments and achieve  their operational goals.”

“Partnering with Volvo Penta UK and Ireland is a major milestone for SMT GB,” said Nick Allen, CEO of SMT GB. “It’s not just about expanding our service offering, it’s about building a stronger, more sustainable future for our business and for our customers.”

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Michael Roth has covered the equipment rental industry full time for RER since 1989 and has served as the magazine’s editor in chief since 1994. He has nearly 30 years experience as a professional journalist. Roth has visited hundreds of rental centers and industry manufacturers, written hundreds of feature stories for RER and thousands of news stories for the magazine and its electronic newsletter RER Reports. Roth has interviewed leading executives for most of the industry’s largest rental companies and manufacturers as well as hundreds of smaller independent companies. He has visited with and reported on rental companies and manufacturers in Europe, Central America and Asia as well as Mexico, Canada and the United States. Roth was co-founder of RER Reports, the industry’s first weekly newsletter, which began as a fax newsletter in 1996, and later became an online newsletter. Roth has spoken at conventions sponsored by the American Rental Association, Associated Equipment Distributors, California Rental Association and other industry events and has spoken before industry groups in several countries. He lives and works in Los Angeles when he’s not traveling to cover industry events.

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