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“ Our commercial DNA has set us apart from the competition. We listen to our customers and strive to understand their needs.” Robert explains.“ It taught us to be customer-focused, flexible, and efficient – qualities that still define us today.”
That solid foundation opened the door to Europe. In 2023, Equistone Partners Europe became BUKO’ s majority shareholder, marking the start of a new chapter focused on international growth. Together with Equistone’ s support, BUKO is now realising its ambition to become the next-generation European market leader in temporary traffic and safety management.
Growing by trust and ambition
BUKO’ s growth combines strong organic performance with targeted acquisitions. Over the past two years, the company has entered new markets in the UK, Germany, and Sweden. Recent acquisitions include Road Traffic Solutions, Hooke Highways, BVT
Bremer Verkehrstechnik, Road Rental, and most recently Keltic Traffic Management. Each company strengthens BUKO’ s European footprint and brings valuable local expertise but always within a shared set of values.
“ We only partner with businesses that share our DNA of professionalism, entrepreneurship, and genuine care for people,” says Robert.“ We’ re not chasing size for the sake of it: we’ re building a family of strong local companies united by safety and results.”
Safety as a shared culture
Safety is not a department or a slogan at BUKO; it’ s the foundation of how the company operates. Every process, decision, and innovation starts with the same question: does it make our people, clients and road users safer?
“ My biggest nightmare is one of our colleagues not coming home at night,” Robert says.“ That’ s why safety comes first in everything we do. It’ s part of who we are:
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