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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 [...] -
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 [...] -
Repairify announces Italian expansion
- 02/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Repairify is expanding operations in Europe with the opening of a new office in Italy. Led by business development director Santiago Malbran, the new site reinforces Repairify’s objective to maximise its growth opportunities as a leading worldwide provider and to identify new revenue streams across [...] -
Cooper Barnes adds 2nd site and grows services
- 15/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Categories: Featured, News
Linton-based family run bodyshop Cooper Barnes Automotive, which won Medium Bodyshop of the Year at the 2023 Bodyshop Magazine Awards, is riding on its continued success by expanding into another unit. Neil Hamilton-Meikle, sales and marketing manager, said: "We are very proud to now hold 19 manufacturer approvals [...] -
Copart to expand south west capacity
- 14/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online vehicle remarketing and recycling experts Copart UK has announced plans to open a new 30-acre site in Gloucester. The new facility will provide storage for an additional 30,000 vehicles per annum. Joining existing Operation Centres in Westbury and Bristol, it will enhance Copart’s strategic network of [...] -
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 [...] -
GSF Car Parts continues network expansion
- 13/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
GSF Car Parts has continued its strategy of expansion by opening its third new branch of the year and second of the month. The company, which supplies parts, equipment and training to independent garages and retailers from its 180 UK branches, unveiled its new Walsall site on 11 March. This follows new branches [...] -
TrustFord opens new Aberdeen dealership
- 06/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TrustFord has opened a new dealership in Aberdeen, offering both new and used cars and commercial vehicles, as well as aftersales services. The new site, which will be followed next month another dealership in Glasgow, supports existing TrustFord services in Scotland including its PartsPlus operations in Glasgow, [...] -
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 [...] -
GSF Car Parts unveils new Sunderland site
- 20/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automotive parts supplier GSF Car Parts has opened a new branch in Sunderland as part of its ambitious 2024 expansion strategy. This is the first of a series of new branch openings for GSF, with the leading parts supplier set to open 20 sites this year as it commits to operating more than 200 branches across the [...]