Thompsons UK have purchased acres of land in Dunfermline and hope to run their own apprenticeship scheme from the new site.

The company, which builds tipper trucks, have bought eight acres of land to house a building of 50,000 square feet. The new site will house around 50 extra staff, however the company says it hopes to eventually employ between 80 and 100 people there.

The news comes as car recycling and reselling firm Copart, has also announced it is buying a large swathe of land on the edge of the city, bringing around 50 jobs to the area.

At their financial year end in September 2024, Thompsons UK had constructed and delivered 1085 vehicles and had a group turnover approaching.

The new site will be the company’s largest to date and will provide a new home for Thompsons Scotland, ServiceTech Scotland, and Eparts Scotland. The company already have factories in Croydon, Blackburn, Edinburgh and Dover.

Thompsons UK officially got the land at Fife Interchange North near Amazon on Friday (November 8) and moved into the site on November 13.

The new site will be the company’s largest to date.The new site will be the company’s largest to date. (Credit: Gauldie Wright & Partners)Simon Shields from Thompsons UK, said: “It’s taken quite a long time to get it through planning as the land is naturally owned by the council, we purchased the land through a tendering against other companies who wanted to buy it.

“We are the UK’s biggest truck body builder, we build 40 tippers a week.

“We would like to employ a lot of people in the area.”

The company is looking to hire people in IT, design, and engineering. They also hope to run their own apprentice scheme and need joiners, electricians, and welders.