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Silverlake Automotive Recycling extends police service
- 18/07/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Silverlake Automotive Recycling has won two four-year contracts with police forces to dispose of vehicles via recycling or auction. The company renewed a contract that is has held since 2014 with Sussex & Surrey Police, while also winning via competitive tender a new contract with Hampshire & IOW [...] -
Copart expands with Chelmsford Operation Centre
- 03/07/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart UK is increasing capacity by 25% in the South East with a new Operation Centre in Chelmsford. The new 30-acre site joins existing facilities in Colchester, Rochford, Sandwich, Sandy, and Wisbech. It forms part of the company’s ongoing strategy of expansion which will see further announcements around [...] -
Remarketing sector hit by bottlenecks
- 02/07/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Falling capacity in the refurbishment sector is creating bottlenecks in preparing cars and vans for sale, according to the Vehicle Remarketing Association (VRA). The issue is being examined by the trade body’s Industry Trends Committee, which believes contributing factors include consolidation of refurbishment [...] -
BCA announces remarketing renewals
- 10/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Remarketing group BCA has reported a strong first quarter of 2024 with a number of renewals representing more than 75,000 vehicles. Apart from extending its remarketing contract with BMW Group for a further five years, it has announced two-year renewals with both Kent-based JCB Group and Wales motor group Sinclair [...] -
Copart committed to Peterlee expansion
- 13/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart UK has announced that expansion plans at its Operation Centre in Peterlee, County Durham. The planned expansion, which will make Peterlee a 30-acre site once completed, supports the company’s continued growth in the region and provides further capacity for its ‘First Response’ Contact Centre which is [...] -
JCB Group renews BCA deal
- 12/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Kent and Sussex-based dealership JCB Group has renewed its exclusive remarketing deal with BCA for a further two years. The remarketing partnership will see over 2,500 vehicles sold annually at BCA with all JCB Group sales staged via BCA Online and the BCA Buyer app every Friday. Jonathan Bischoff, managing [...] -
Richard Hardie agrees BCA partnership
- 21/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
North East dealer group Richard Hardie has agreed an exclusive one-year remarketing deal with BCA. The group operates dealerships in Sunderland, Ashington and Silverlink, Wallsend. It will offer around 500 vehicles over the duration of the deal, with sales staged twice weekly via the BCA Online sales programme. [...] -
Copart completes Bristol expansion
- 11/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart UK, has completed the expansion of its 80-acre Super Centre in Bristol. The recent addition of a further 21 acres adds 30% more vehicle capacity for Copart’s customers operating in this area, providing secure storage, and enlarged areas for vehicles that require specialist handling like EVs, HEVs, and [...] -
BCA signs remarketing deal with Westdrive
- 30/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BCA and Westdrive Kia and Mazda have announced a new exclusive online remarketing partnership offering up to 500 vehicles annually. The programme will run for an initial 12 months. Westdrive is an award-winning family owned business based in Braintree, Essex, offering new Kia and Mazda cars as well as a broad range [...] -
Copart announces new Staffordshire site
- 15/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart UK has opened a 10-acre site in Staffordshire, boosting its vehicle storage capacity in the West Midlands by 15%. This site will provide the company with storage for an additional 7,000 vehicles per annum in Hixon, Staffordshire. This news follows a series of recent land investment announcements from [...]