Akzo Nobel has opened branches of its wholly-owned distribution network, Bodyshop Services, in Glasgow and Falkirk.

The firm’s refinish sales in Scotland were previously the responsibility of distributor Strathclyde Auto Supplies. Akzo Nobel has acquired the business, retaining many of the staff.

The Glasgow Bodyshop Services premises are in Kinning Park, near the centre of Glasgow, and managed by Margaret Maezler, a former Akzo Nobel employee. Andy Johnston, recruited from logistics firm Tibbet and Britten, is the manager of Bodyshop Services’ Falkirk branch.

David McGuinness is Akzo Nobel’s regional sales manager for Scotland. In England and Wales, Bodyshop Services has branches in Birmingham, Cardiff, Crawley, Leeds, Newcastle-Upon Tyne, Preston, Southampton and Watford.