Krone strengthens its spare parts business

Trailer manufacturer Krone is taking a new step in the development of its aftersales business. The German company has announced a strategic partnership with BPW Aftermarket Group in order to strengthen the distribution of its spare parts on the European independent market.

This collaboration is based on a long-standing relationship between the two companies and aims to significantly improve the availability of genuine Krone parts for workshops, distributors and fleet operators. From now on, the manufacturer’s spare parts will also be distributed through the logistics and commercial network of BPW Aftermarket Group, which has more than 150 sites spread across around twenty European countries.

For Krone, the objective is clear: bring parts closer to its customers and reduce supply lead times. By relying on the footprint and logistics capabilities of BPW Aftermarket Group, the manufacturer intends to offer an even more responsive service and meet the growing requirements of transport professionals in terms of vehicle availability.

“With BPW Aftermarket Group, we are partnering with a strong partner with a solid presence on the independent spare parts market. Thanks to this integration into a European network, our customers will notably benefit from better parts availability and significantly reduced delivery times,” explains Ralf Faust, Service Director at Krone Trailer.

Beyond improving service, this partnership also represents a development lever for Krone, which is thereby strengthening its international presence on the aftersales market and complementing its existing commercial structures with an additional high value-added distribution channel.

For its part, BPW Aftermarket Group sees this cooperation as an opportunity to consolidate an already established relationship with the German manufacturer. “We have maintained a long-standing partnership with Krone, which we are now developing in a targeted manner on the aftersales market. Together, we are laying the foundations for an even more efficient and more flexible spare parts supply for our customers,” highlights Peter Svensson, Managing Director of BPW Aftermarket Group.

With nearly 1,400 employees and annual revenue exceeding €450 million, BPW Aftermarket Group is among the major players in the European commercial vehicle spare parts market.

Through this new alliance, Krone confirms its determination to place service and customer proximity at the heart of its strategy. In a sector where vehicle downtime represents a significant cost for transport operators, rapid access to spare parts is becoming more than ever an operational performance issue.