Scania celebrates 50 years in the UK: Company milestones
Scania is celebrating its UK golden anniversary this year. The following is a list of milestones over the organisation’s first 50 years.
| 1964 | Scania Vabis (Great Britain) Limited formed, initially to sell engines. First office was near Heathrow Airport |
| 1965 | Engine sales of around 20 units recorded |
| 1966 | First truck (LB76 model) imported and used as demonstrator |
| 1967 | Inital batch of trucks imported. First three distributors announced: WWS Commercials of Hemel Hempstead, B&W Motors of Wolverhampton and Reliable Vehicles (Scotland) of Renfrew |
| 1968 | Scania 0-series (LB80, LB110) launched |
| 1969 | Scania V8 (LB140) launched |
| 1973 | Company renamed Scania (Great Britain) Limited. First UK Scania buses enter service |
| 1978 | Scania 1-series (LB81, LB111, LB141) launched |
| 1980 | Scania GPRT range (2-series) launched. 30th dealer point opens |
| 1981 | Company headquarters relocated to Milton Keynes |
| 1984 | National parts distribution centre opens in Milton Keynes |
| 1986 | Scania achieves truck market share of ten percent for first time |
| 1988 | Scania 3-series launched |
| 1989 | Scania 3-series named International Truck of the Year |
| 1991 | Scania’s centenary year – UK marks this with the limited edition Centurion range |
| 1993 | The long-standing cooperation with coachbuilder Irizar begins |
| 1994 | Scania network growth plans state no customer to be more than 30 minutes away from Scania service centre |
| 1995 | Scania 4-series launched |
| 1996 | Scania 4-series named International Truck of the Year |
| 1997 | Scania 4-series named Motor Transport Fleet Truck of the Year |
| 2000 | Scania 4-series is again Motor Transport Fleet Truck of the Year |
| 2004 | Scania PRT range launched (now PGR range) |
| 2005 | Scania R-series named International Truck of the Year |
| 2010 | Scania R-series again named International Truck of the Year |
| 2011 | Scania engines adopted by Royal National Lifeboat Institution |
| 2013 | Scania Streamline launched. First Scania gas-powered buses enter service |
| 2014 | Scania celebrates 50 years in the UK. Limited Edition Golden Griffin launched |
