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Motorbikes back in Dunragit

SCOOTER and motorbike distribution is returning to Dunragit. And one of the men behind the venture is Steve Reynolds who built up the Aprilia business to an organisation employing more than 40 people.

The new venture, ISE Distribution, started up this week. And Steve told the Free Press that they were hoping to build up the workforce to 20 "very quickly".

Behind the venture are Steve and partners Eric McFarlane and Ian Newton. At present they, their wives and four other staff, are running the business in part of the former Nestle Creamery.

They have already signed deals to distribute Daelin scooters and motorcycles from Seoul in South Korea the first batch are already being shipped to this country and will arrive in Dunragit at the end of the month and they are the European distributorship for a range of Chinese equipment the bikes and scooters are going through European Union-type approval testing in Shanghai.

Talks are also taking place which will see ISE Distribution handling scooters and motorbikes for two Continental manufacturers.