Andover: KFS and Advanced Minibus merger creates new driving force in specialist vehicle supply

An Andover-based specialist vehicle supply firm KFS Special Vehicles is revved up for the future after joining forces with Derbyshire-based Advanced Minibus.

The new firm, called Advanced KFS Special Vehicles, keeps its offices in Andover and Clay Cross, Derbyshire.

The companies bring together a combination of 43 years in business, while their newly-formed four-strong team of directors have over 100 years of experience between them.

With more than 40 staff at the two sites, Advanced KFS adapts and supplies a wide range of specialist and bespoke vehicles. These include modified mini-buses, grounds maintenance vehicles, car transporters, recovery vehicles, plant hire vehicles, prototype pre-production models and disabled accessible mini-buses. Customers include councils, schools, charities and businesses.

The new company is headed by Ian Knight in the role of managing director, Mark Adams as production director in Andover, Gary Robinson as production director in Clay Cross and Steve Elwell as sales director.

Knight said: “Both companies have a good reputation for quality and are recognised by numerous base vehicle suppliers for the various sectors they work in.

“The merger has given us a superb product range. With both companies operating in vehicle supply, often with the same customer but not with the same product type, our new business has a broader appeal with a wider range of quality products from single car transporters to fully-accessible van-based mini buses.”