iRG Repair Group secures VWG approval
iRG Repair Group has announced it has added Volkswagen Group to its portfolio of manufacturer approvals.
The group now holds 19 approvals across its network of seven branches after iRG Cardiff became an approved bodyshop repairer for Volkswagen Passenger Car, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle, Skoda, SEAT, CUPRA and Audi brands.
It secured approval after a continuous programme of investment in staff and facilities, including upgrades to its jig and measuring system and spot welders and the recent purchase of an ODIS diagnostic machine.
Around 20% of the 200 vehicles repaired at iRG Cardiff each month belong to the Volkswagen Group.
Kieran Nowland, iRG compliance director, said: “As part of the Volkswagen programme, our highly-skilled technician team in Cardiff will be working through a training path with the manufacturer via both online learning and in-person courses at the Volkswagen Learning Centre in Milton Keynes.
“We’ll be investing in additional tooling and equipment too over the next 12 months as we look to cement what we hope will be a long and successful partnership.”
He added: “With vehicle technology and safety advancing at an incredible rate, our status as an approved repairer will ensure that we will continue to move with the times and repair cars to the very highest standards. As a business with an eye very much on the future, we’re currently in talks with a number of other prestigious brands.”
