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Enterprise Flex-E-Rent launches recruitment drive
- 11/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent is recruiting more than 100 new technicians to work across its 28 UK depots. The company is also expanding its technician training programme to more than 40,000 hours a month as it strives to develop its commercial vehicle repair and maintenance services. Meanwhile, it has also invested [...] -
Fix Auto Glasgow North begins acquisition strategy
- 11/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto Glasgow North has launched a programme of expansion by acquiring Fix Auto Wigan. The move is part of a wider growth strategy that is expected to see several more acquisitions in the coming three years. Owner Gerry Facenna said: “These are certainly exciting times for the industry as a whole and for [...] -
RHCV announces LCV investment
- 09/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
RH Commercial Vehicles is expanding its services and capacity with the launch of four dedicated van services across the East Midlands. Based in Nottingham, Newark, Northampton and Leicestershire, the RHCVan services will include MOT, repair and maintenance, tyre replacement, windscreen repairs and air conditioning [...] -
Double vision for Great North Auto Services
- 09/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Yorkshire-based Great North Auto Services is opening a second site and expanding the range of services it offers. The Knaresborough repairer plans to cut the ribbon on a new site in Harrogate in the coming weeks after acquiring a unit at Hookstone Park. As well as MOTs, tyre checks, wheel alignment and vehicle [...] -
Bumper disrupter secures Suzuki investment
- 08/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK vehicle repair and services disrupter Bumper has secured a further £2m in funding to support continued growth. The London-based business offers cash-strapped customers a buy-now-pay-later option to vehicle repairs and services with bills divided into interest-free payments. To access the service, drivers [...] -
IGA welcomes uplift in VAT threshold
- 03/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has welcomed the news that the VAT threshold for small businesses has been raised from £85,000 to £90,000 from 1 April. This is expected to free nearly 30,000 small businesses from paying VAT. Meanwhile, the small business multiplier for business rates has also been [...] -
Fix Auto Tewkesbury owner acquires second site
- 14/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Fix Auto Tewkesbury owner Kevin Dunlop will open a second facility in Hereford after acquiring a new 55,000 sqft former packaging distribution centre. Work is now underway to transform the facility into an 11-bay bodyshop with capacity to handle upwards of 40 cars a month. Assistant Manager at Fix Auto [...] -
Perfect 10 for Activate Accident Repair
- 05/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Activate Accident Repair will open a state-of-the-art repair centre in Hampton, Greater London this month. At 18,000 square feet, the Group’s 10th site will create additional repair capacity in the region. Purpose-built and fitted with the very latest technology, the site will begin completing repairs this month [...] -
Report reveals 47% increase in repairers seeking funding
- 29/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
New research has reported a 47% year-on-year increase in repairers and garages seeking additional funding. This is according to 365 finance, which offers SMEs up to £400,000 of funding through its Rev&U product, which is now more widely available after the company introduced a new AI-powered automated [...] -
Turners Accident Repair unveils new 20,000-sqft site
- 29/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
Turners Accident Repair has opened a new 20,000-sqft site in Sheffield. The business established its first site in South Yorkshire in 2018 but quickly outgrew the 12,000-sqft location. The new site, including three new commercial spraybooths and a full Car-O-Liner structural aluminium repair facility, was [...]