Clark Europe has introduced a brand new strategic partnership with Arko d.o.o. as its official distribution accomplice for Slovenia. The collaboration underscores Clark’s aim of additional increasing its presence within the European market and strengthening its place as a number one provider of business vans. Arko, a famend specialist in truck upgrades and logistics options, will now take over unique distribution of all the Clark product vary in Slovenia.
On the signing of the settlement on the European headquarters in Duisburg, Stefan Budweit, President & CEO of Clark Europe GmbH, mentioned: “We’re delighted in regards to the partnership with Arko. The corporate has a few years of expertise within the logistics sector and enjoys a superb fame within the trade. This collaboration will allow us to supply our Slovenian clients our complete vary of providers by a trusted accomplice and make sure the highest requirements in consulting and repair.”
A few years of expertise meets a complete portfolio
The family-owned firm Arko d.o.o. was based in 1990 by Damijan Barat in Ljutomer, japanese Slovenia, close to the Hungarian border. Immediately, the corporate is collectively managed by Damijan Barat and his sons. With over 30 years of in-depth expertise in truck retrofitting, Arko’s essential actions immediately embody the sale and servicing of loading cranes, tippers and forklift vans. As well as, the corporate manufactures a variety of specialized superstructures, together with swap physique methods, tow vans, trailers, agricultural transport superstructures, tail lifts and aerial work platforms. Its experience within the sale, manufacturing, engineering and servicing of kit from world-renowned producers ensures a excessive degree of buyer satisfaction. The corporate’s headquarters are in Ljutomer. In January 2025, a brand new department was opened within the capital metropolis of Ljubljana.
Arko employs a complete of 38 folks – 8 in administration, 5 in gross sales and 19 in service. This crew ensures skilled gross sales, complete recommendation and dependable customer support.
As a Clark accomplice, Arko will distribute Clark’s whole product vary in Slovenia. Along with all lessons of forklift vans and warehouse gear, this additionally contains all equipment and spare components, in addition to a complete vary of providers together with rental, financing and servicing for brand spanking new and used Clark industrial vans.
“At Arko, we’re very happy to have signed a contract with such a famend model as Clark. With this addition, we have gotten a ‘full-range provider’ within the area of forklifts, which can allow us to offer our clients with a complete inner logistics answer from a single provider,” mentioned Jure Barat, Gross sales Director at Arko, on the partnership with Clark Europe.
