• FLP Group announces Northern Ireland expansion
    • 22/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Automotive and industrial paint manufacturer FLP Group has opened its first distribution centre in Armagh, Northern Ireland. The opening of the distribution centre reinforces FLP Groups commitment to Ireland and the growing demand for its own manufactured products Final Systems and Ultimate, as well as the imported [...]
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  • Mad Devs announces international expansion
    • 22/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    An automotive technology firm that connects dealers with customers and OEMs is expanding in the Middle East and Africa. Mad Devs, which operates iStoreDOCs,  iTrackLeads and iConnect, has deployed its technology in Saudi Arabia and South Africa. The company supports over 1,000 dealers in the UK and worldwide with [...]
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  • Reflex announces Hireway Vehicle Rental acquisition
    • 18/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Flexible rental provider Reflex Vehicle Hire has acquired Hireway Vehicle Rental in a £20m deal, increasing its commercial and car fleet to nearly 6,000 vehicles. The purchase will add nearly 900 vehicles to the Reflex fleet and see Hireway Vehicle Rental trade under the Reflex brand name. In addition, Reflex will [...]
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  • Ignition announces change of ownership
    • 15/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The full-service training and experiential events agency Ignition has announced it has transferred ownership to an EOT, which now owns a majority share of the company on behalf of the staff. Ignition delivers award-winning programmes in strategy, events, experiential and training, and also offers a full-service [...]
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  • Steer Automotive Group continues expansion
    • 05/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Steer Automotive Group has continued its ambitious growth strategy by announcing another acquisition in the North East. Vertu Accident Repair Centre Newcastle has now joined the group, boosting capacity in the region. Now operating as Steer Newcastle West, the site was part of the Vertu Motors group, which [...]
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  • Fix Auto Braintree expansion continues apace
    • 20/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto Braintree owner Danny Ashwell is hoping to open his second site at the end of April. The new 8,000 sqft site will replace Fix Auto Chelmsford, with plans to open a further two sites Southend-on-Sea and Clacton before the end of 2024. He said: “Everything is going according to plan. I couldn’t have [...]
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  • Allied Vehicles announces major recruitment drive
    • 16/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Scottish manufacturer and supplier of specialist adaptive transport Allied Vehicles is launching a major recruitment drive to support a significant increase in production. The family firm, which converts a variety of vehicles to make them suitable for wheelchair users, both passengers and drivers, is ramping up [...]
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  • Gemini cuts ribbon on Luton site
    • 14/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Gemini Accident Repair Centres has opened a new site in Luton. Having acquired Michael G Motors of Luton, Gemini rehoused into a brand-new, 8,500-sqft purpose-built facility on the Bilton Way Industrial Estate with a repair capacity of 1,300 vehicles per annum. Gemini Luton general manager Mo Givian said: “It [...]
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  • Steer Automotive expansion continues in north east
    • 02/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Steer Automotive has welcomed North East Accident Repair Centres into the Steer Group. The acquisition of all three NEARC sites in Newcastle, Sunderland and Darlington takes the combined operation to 60 sites with 1,400 staff and the capability to repair 85,000 vehicles per annum. NEARC co-owners Roger Collings [...]
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  • Activate Accident Repair cuts ribbon on two sites
    • 23/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Activate Accident Repair has opened two new sites after a £2m investment from parent company Activate Group. The centres in Mildenhall and Sunderland feature the latest repair technology, including ADAS, aluminium and EVs, and take the total number of Activate Accident Repair sites to eight. Activate Group [...]
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