• Motorpoint cuts ribbon on new Scottish site

    • 5 October 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Motorpoint has opened a huge new showroom in Edinburgh, boasting a stock of more than 400 vehicles This has been achieved despite a nationwide shortage of new and nearly new vehicles Richard Start, regional detail director at Motorpoint Edinburgh, said: “We’ve pulled together an exciting line-up of vehicles [...]
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  • Allen Motor Group announces key acquisitions

    • 31 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Allen Motor Group has announced the acquisitions of Delgarth Motor Company and Milton Keynes-based Autorama for an undisclosed sum The acquisitions will add the vehicle manufacturer brands of Hyundai, Suzuki and Kia to the Allen Motor Group portfolio, which already included Ford and Mazda across the South East, [...]
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  • Price is right for Capella

    • 24 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Kent-based refinish business Capella Solutions Group has appointed Adrian Price as strategic sourcing manager He has a deep background in the chemicals and coatings market, with experience ranging from technical work and formulating coatings, to working with a global supply chain to deliver products on time He [...]
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  • GT Motive strengthens teams

    • 22 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    GT Motive has appointed Jane Riley as implementation project manager With over 25 years’ experience within the automotive claims industry, she joins the GT Motive following nine years with repairer network, Vizion, and 16 years with Allianz as supply chain manager She said: “When I left Vizion, I wanted a [...]
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  •  UK government unveils new automated agenda

    • 19 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The UK government has announced plans which could see automated vehicles on public roads by 2025 It is creating legislation to support the roll-out of self-driving cars within three years – with some vehicles fitted with the technology being permitted on UK motorways next year The government is investing [...]
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  • Revive! East Anglia goes from strength to strength

    • 9 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Revive! East Anglia is celebrating 15 years in business Established as part of the Revive! network in 2007 by Nathan Holmes, it now employs 16 people, with a fleet of 10 vans and two workshops The first major growth milestone came in 2012, when he invited employee Andy Blackhurst and good friend Adam Holmes to [...]
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  • VWG reports robust growth

    • 1 August 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Volkswagen Group has published strong results for the first half of the year, with operating results before special items for the first six month totalling $132b, a 161% increase on the same period last year It found that BEV demand continued to grow rapidly, with deliveries worldwide increasing by 27% to 217,000 [...]
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  • Carlac appointment consolidates northern footprint

    • 27 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Carlac has announced that Darren Inchliffe has been named business development manager for the North East of England He joins the paint and materials supplier with over 25 years of experience in the automotive refurbishment industry His most recent role saw him managing the North of England sales for a global [...]
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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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  • S&G expands in the north

    • 15 July 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Insurance claims solutions business S&G Response has expanded its footprint in the north of England by opening a new 4,000 sqft office in Halifax The new site created an initial 20 new jobs, with plans to increase to 50 over the course of the year Anne Pass, head of HR, said: “We are initially looking to [...]
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