New apprenticeships are being offered, as a major employer in Thame prepares to move just across the county border into a purpose-built £18 million facility in Buckinghamshire.

DAF Trucks (www.daf.com), which has formed a partnership with Buckinghamshire College Group, will be offering new business administration and engineering apprenticeship opportunities within its organisation.

After almost 30 years in Thame, the company will relocate in July to the 53,000ft2 facility in Haddenham with office space on three floors, a ‘state of the art’ auditorium for customer presentations and an impressive double-
height entrance hall.

From this new location, it will continue its marketing, dealer training, after-sales and back-office functions in support of customers and DAF dealers in the UK and Ireland.

Tim Keighley, a director of Buckinghamshire College Group, which is the result of a recent merger of Aylesbury College and Amersham and Wycombe College, said: “We are looking forward to working with DAF Trucks to deliver sustainable apprenticeships in the local area.”