• TMD unveils new East Yorkshire R&D facility

    • 10 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Leading braking product manufacturer TMD Friction has launched a new research and development facility in Seaton Ross, East Yorkshire as part of its investment strategy into the independent aftermarket The Seaton Ross research and development site comprises new offices, a high specification vehicle workshop, a [...]
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  • Heycar announces leadership changes

    • 2 November 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Car buying site heycar has announced changes to its leadership team in order to further accelerate its growth in the UK and across Europe Karen Hilton, who joined the business in 2019 as chief commercial officer, is now promoted to chief executive officer following a six-month planned transition, while Mat Moakes, [...]
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  • Fix Auto Cheltenham unveils upgraded site

    • 20 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto Cheltenham owners Kieran Humphries and Andrew Emery have seen the first vehicles rolled into their new 15,000 sqft state-of-the-art repair centre The result of a major £400,000 investment, the site provides four times the workspace than their previous site and, once fully operational with additional staff [...]
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  • Fix Auto UK unveils new site

    • 21 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto UK has appointed Fix Auto Wolverhampton to the network The new site compliments established Fix Auto UK repair centres in the region including Lichfield, Walsall, Wednesbury, Oldbury, Birmingham East and Kings Norton The repair centre has been developed by Denver Hughes, owner of MG Accident Repair [...]
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  • MG Motor adds four new sites

    • 6 June 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    MG Motor UK has further strengthened its growing dealer network with the opening of four new sites across the country in the past month The new appointments come hot on the heels of a record-breaking 2021 and more than 13,838 units registered in the first quarter of 2022, giving the brand a market share of [...]
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  • GT Motive strengthens team

    • 27 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Layton Davies has joined estimating software company GT Motive as it accelerates its growth within the UK claims market Davies joins the team following seven years with estimating competitors, Audatex in various roles, managing strategic third party relationships and developing new products He said: “I am so [...]
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  • Hyundai announces significant restructure

    • 25 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Hyundai Motor UK has evolved its dedicated Fleet and Business sales operation with a newly restructured team During 2021 Hyundai had the largest year-on-year true fleet growth of any manufacturer and has already seen excellent volume growth during 2022 To capitalise on this growth, head of fleet Tim White has [...]
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  • Copart announces plan to double Scottish capacity

    • 5 May 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Remarketing and recycling experts Copart UK has secured final planning permission for a 31-acre site in East Kilbride, near Glasgow, which will double its operational capabilities in Scotland The new site is expected to be fully operational in 2023 It continues an expansion programme that also includes last [...]
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  • FMG announces GRG acquisition

    • 1 April 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    FMG has announced it has acquired GRG Public Resource, which provides 24/7 call handling for vehicle removal for the blue-light industry FMG is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Redde Northgate and one of the UK’s leading incident management and roadside services specialists The acquisition expands its services into [...]
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  • Copart confirms new Super Centre

    • 16 November 2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Copart is developing a new 68-acre Super Centre in East Anglia as part of its continued growth strategy The new site will become the largest vehicle storage and processing centre in the UK when it is completed before the end of next year Situated north of Bury St Edmunds, it will provide between 100 and 120 jobs, [...]
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