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Group 1 Automotive and Lookers renew contract
- 27/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Group 1 Automotive has renewed its exclusive remarketing deal with BCA to support its used car programme for a further two years. The deal will see up to 14,000 vehicles a year sold at BCA. All vehicles are pre-sale prepared and all eligible cars are offered under the BCA Assured scheme. Group 1 Automotive [...] -
BCA and Lookers renew remarketing partnership
- 26/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BCA and Lookers have renewed their existing remarketing partnership for a further two years. The programme began on 1 January and will run until the end of 2024, with around 35,000 vehicles likely to be offered for sale during that time. Lookers’ stock will be offered from BCA locations nationwide, with a [...] -
Copart secures Living Wage status
- 24/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Online vehicle remarketing and recycling specialist Copart UK has announced that it is now officially an accredited Living Wage Employer. Copart’s Living Wage Employer accreditation joins a set of social responsibilities which the company supports and encourages their partners, stakeholders, and suppliers to [...] -
Copart on course for net zero operations
- 05/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has announced that its Plan Net Zero programme is on track after the introduction of a number of initiatives to reduce emissions and improve sustainability. For example, the company has made significant investment into new DAF & Volvo multi-car transporters and JCB loaders as part of it ambition to [...] -
Copart celebrates first Academy graduate
- 02/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart is celebrating its first Driver Academy graduate. Luke Geach from its Bristol Operation Centre has become the first driver to complete the training. He joined the company in March as a trainee transporter driver. He said: “My training was both varied and at times challenging. With hard work and [...] -
Copart introduces new management training
- 05/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has launched a Leadership Development Programme to over 100 managers across its business. Throughout the year, all people managers at Copart will attend a bespoke three-day course developed internally by the business, which focuses on areas including communication skills, coaching, and relationship [...] -
Used car values tapering off
- 30/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Used car values averaged £8,451 at BCA in May, a fall of 1.5% on the previous month but still 0.5% higher than May 2021. Data from BCA Valuations shows that used car demand from dealers and car supermarkets is increasingly focussed on vehicles that can be retailed quickly to meet the needs of retail [...] -
Copart Driver Academy up and running
- 16/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Copart has announced that training has begun at its newly-launched Driver Academy. The academy was launched in January to secure the future supply of highly skilled Copart drivers. It aims deliver 100 new fully trained drivers in the first year to support wider expansion plans around vehicle collection and [...] -
Snows signs up with BCA
- 07/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Snows Group has signed a new and exclusive three-year deal with BCA to support its used car programme. The new deal will see around 3,000 vehicles a year sold via BCA Online and the BCA Buyer app, with sales every Wednesday. All vehicles are pre-sale prepared, and all eligible cars are offered under the BCA Assured [...] -
SYNETIQ secures silver accreditation
- 03/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
SYNETIQ has become the first in its sector to become a Silver Carbon Literate Organisation. The accreditation further underlines SYNETIQ’s commitment to embedding sustainability across its operations. The business has been collaborating closely with the Carbon Literacy Project since November 2020 as part of [...]