About Us

Managing Director

Oliver Brunt

Built on Family Values, Driven by Excellence

At the heart of our business are the family values that shape everything we do — honesty, integrity, and genuine care for people. We believe that when our team feels supported and empowered to grow, they deliver their very best.

That’s why we’ve created a workplace where individuals are inspired to thrive — and that energy flows directly into the service we provide. Our commitment to excellence means our customers benefit not just from quality workmanship and reliable solutions, but from a team that genuinely cares about helping their businesses succeed.

Founded

Depots

Divisions

company timeline

1982

HB Commercial Launches

With an engineering background and experience in the supply of commercial parts, Howard started HB Commercial in 1982, with the aim of supplying commercial vehicle users with components for their fleets.

All manufacturers source many of their parts from specialist manufacturers and it was the company’s objective to obtain direct accounts with these O.E.manufacturers.

HB Commercial was formed with that aim in mind, operating out of four containers in Sub Station Rd, Felixstowe. One container served as the office and counter, one was used as a brake relining workshop and two were used as storage units for parts.

1982

2006

Felixstowe

The company opened it’s new workshop facilities in Felixstowe in 2006.

2006

2008

Sales & Rentals

The growth of HB Commercial continued with the opening of our Sales and Rental division.

2008

2012

New Headquarters

2012 saw the opening of our new flagship purpose built headquarters on Ransomes Europark which included offices, warehousing, workshops, a 2 lane DVSA ATF station and automated commercial vehicle wash facility.

2012

2017

HGV Parking

Opening of a new HGV parking facility at our headquarters in Ipswich in 2017.

2017

2019

Remanufacturing Plant

A state of the art caliper and brake shoe remanufacturing facility opened at our new Bury St Edmunds depot.

2019

2021

HB Tyres

2021 saw the launch of HB Tyres, covering Truck, Trailer, Van, Car, Agricultural, Plant, OTR and Specialist vehicles across the UK.

2021

2022

Witham Depot

2022 saw the acquisition of a new home for our Witham Branch, a 10 fold increase in warehousing capacity and dedicated offices for our parts team to operate from ensures HB Commercial can continue serving our Essex customer base and extend our services beyond Essex and into London and the surrounding areas.

2022

2025

Parts website

2025 sees HB Commercial launch its new Parts and Consumables website, a purpose built webshop designed to cater for the needs of our customers across the region.