HARSH MAKES A £1M+ MOVE TO DOWNHAM MARKET

27 August 2025

HARSH has just completed a million – pound plus move of its southern branch to a new 4 acre site at Downham Market.

The new Norfolk facility offers a workshop space three times larger than that of the previous depot outside Peterborough, giving HARSH the easy ability to accommodate all types and sizes of trucks and trailers. The new site also offers more than enough space for any further expansion into the future.

HARSH Managing Director Adam Hargreaves comments “Our previous site outside Peterborough let us test the water for having a Service Centre in the south, and it proved a runaway success right from the start – so much so that in just two years we had completely run out of space.

Now we’ve taken the next step, acquiring a much larger facility that will be able to handle almost any future business projection. Significantly, Downham Market is fully owned by HARSH, which testifies to our long term commitment to providing customers with 100% service and support across south eastern England.”

Previously a VOSA test station, the 50m long twin – row workshop makes handling of any size of vehicle easy, which is particularly important for HARSH’s ever – growing business in trailer sheeting. Similarly, underfloor inspection pits also allow easier and speedier fitting of PTOs and pumps for tractor unit wet kits.

Before starting business, HARSH also decided that the whole building should be re-wired and re-painted. New exterior cladding has also been added to maximise energy efficiency and bring everything fully up to date.

Matt Bryant, General Manager of the Downham Market site explains “In taking on this new facility, we wanted everything to be done properly right from the start. It’s also essential to provide the best possible working environment for our employees, and I’m happy to say that the entire team we had in Peterborough has moved over here. That means that everyone can get going in the new facility straight away and without complications.”

With such an extensive workshop, HARSH can also fit truck chassis with skiploader and hookloader bodywork, as well as being able to install sheeting systems on rigid tippers and trailers.

Given that Downham Market is located in the heart of East Anglia’s agricultural industry, it’s therefore an ideally placed service point for the many local and regional hauliers using tipping and moving floor trailers. Truck dealers too will benefit from HARSH’s ability to quickly install standard or bespoke hydraulic wet kits when selling either new or second hand tractor units.

With more storage space, Downham Market is also looking to further expand Parts sales, with ‘everyday’ high demand and fast – moving items now held in stock. Other items can come overnight from HARSH’s HQ outside York.

Harry Hustler, HARSH Sales Director notes “Downham Market is the single biggest investment HARSH has made in recent years, and bears full testimony to our commitment to supporting hauliers and truck dealers in the South East. Since acquiring the site, we’ve spent a full three months bringing everything up to the standards we require. We’re happy, our team is happy and the initial responses we are getting from customers show they are very happy too.

And the workshop is very busy already!”