Scania Bolsters Services in East Africa

Scania is a global company with operations in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Scania’s sales and service organization is present in more than 100 countries.

East Africa will now be integrated into Scania’s vast global sales and service network, to help Scania offer its customers even better support. In Kenya, Scania has dealers in Nairobi, Mombasa and Nakuru. Presently, it has a limited share of the heavy truck market but a significant share of the bus market.

With its strengthened commitment, Scania has set ambitious targets for substantial growth.

Scania seeks to be an active part of Kenya’s transport sector development by, contributing to a safer and more sustainable traffic environment. Their environmental work is about economizing resources and energy as well as on meeting customer demands such as low fuel consumption and emissions.

The use of viable alternative fuels is crucial in the global race against climate change. Scania’s recipe for sustainable transport combines tradition with fresh thinking, renewable fuels, hybrid technology, a focus on driver training and greater efficiency in the transport system. The global company has some 20 years of experience in developing vehicles that use alternative fuels such as ethanol.

Training and development of drivers form an essential part of Scania’s customer offer. Developing the skills of professional drivers generate better uptime, lower fuel consumption and safer transport.

“Professional driver training is one of the best ways to improve road safety,” said Per Holmström, Managing Director Scania East Africa.

They believe that the driver is the single most important asset for efficiency, environment and safety. Skilled and responsible drivers are the backbone of the industry, but often their contribution to society is undervalued.

Scania is certified according to the ISO 140001 standard, and the environmental policy applies to all of the company’s activities.

The company plays a part in the society by creating job opportunities and investing in innovations as well as providing competitive transport solutions to customers, helping them to generate a sustainable profit. Scania takes an active role in local communities and strives to manage all operations in a sustainable way.

It supports the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises. Together with Scania’s leadership principles and core values, they form the foundation for all work throughout the Scania organisation.