Here comes Harris

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On the stand was a Euro 5 Higer Super 9 seating 37. At Euro 6, the Super 9 goes up to 41 seats. ANDY IZATT

Harris Group Sales & Marketing Director, Chris Haughton talked to Andy Izatt at Coach & Bus UK about the Dublin-based company’s plans to offer a range of passenger vehicles in the UK

If anyone thought that Dublin-based Harris Group would be reining back following the death of legendary founder and owner Robert ‘Pino’ Harris in July, they would be wrong. The company, which made its name assembling and selling Hino trucks, has plans to sell Higer, Isuzu and LDV passenger vehicles in the UK as Sales & Marketing Director, Chris Haughton outlined at Coach & Bus UK.

“Pino had such an influence on the construction industry vehicles we drive in Ireland today,” said Chris. “He was very active right up to the end. His wife Denise was always his partner and she’s 100% committed to carrying on the business – so much so that a new management team is now running the company.[…]

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