Fix Auto UK has promoted Brett Wootton to the role of head of operations for its acquired sites as part of a push to grow the footprint of body shops its owns and operates.
Fix Auto UK has bought two more sites in Yorkshire and Sussex from franchisees as it creates a company-owned bodyshop group.
Fix Auto UK has launched a new interest free finance scheme to help car owners fund vehicle repairs that they don’t want to claim on their insurance for.
Kent-based RS Autocare joins the Fix Auto UK bodyshop network.
Fix Auto UK has added its fifth new franchisee within the M25 area since the start of 2019, with H&L Motors (Heathrow) joining the network.
Crash repair firm Fix Auto has increased the number of company-owned bodyshops to two with the takeover of Ian Hughes Body Repair Centre in Colwyn Bay.
Fix Auto franchisee to develop new 13,000sq ft site Fix Auto’s Leeds South franchisees have completed the business’s relocation to a new 13,000 square foot site in the city. Owners Stephen and Sam Smith have equipped the new facility to carry out heavy and structurally damaged vehicle repairs alongside the express repairs the previous Leeds repair centre serviced. Two paint booths have been installed alongside a vehicle track-movement system to ensure the repair capacity is increased to 160 vehicles a month. However, the pair have now revealed the move is just a stepping stone after announcing new ambitious plans to develop a bespoke repair centre in the heart of the city. Plans have been submitted to develop a purpose-built 14,000 square foot centre on a recently-purchased 43,000 square foot brownfield site, which is close to the city’s arterial road network. Sam Smith said: “We had high hopes for our Leeds repair centre when we opened three years ago, but we never envisaged just how things would take off. “The high demand for repairs has been the driver behind relocating into a larger building, which gives us greater capacity for now. “This latest move is hopefully just a stepping stone until our plans to build our own new repair centre are complete. “If all goes well, we could be moving into our purpose-built repair centre by the end of 2020.” Ian Pugh of Fix Auto UK said: “Fix Auto Leeds is one of our many success stories. Establishing a business, relocating it and then revealing plans to develop a new site and all within three years is some going even by our franchisees’ standards. “You have to congratulate Sam and Stephen, it’s a great opportunity and I am looking forward to see how this one progresses over the coming months.”
Fix Auto UK has announced that it acquired its first wholly owned independent repair centre, formerly Daventry Panel Craft.
The UK body repair sector is under threat from an industry-wide shortage of skills, according to a survey by Auto Body Projects and Trend Tracker.
Fix Auto has created a new National Leadership Team (NLT), tasked to drive its network forward.
Fix Auto UK has appointed a dedicated GDPR support team to help franchisees prepare for the implementation of new legislation.
Fix Auto UK has strengthened its head office management team with a trio of new appointments.
Fix Auto Croydon has completed the first of a two-phase multi-million pound investment programme following an ambitious premises move.
Fix Auto Huntingdon owner Phil Whitaker is driving ahead with plans to open a completely new repair centre after the original site was totally destroyed by arsonists in September.
An arson attack at a Fix Auto bodyshop has led the business to implement its disaster recovery plan.
Fix Auto Edinburgh West has completed a major new development to double the size of its facilities.
Fix Auto UK celebrated a hat-trick of successes at the British Bodyshop Awards, its network partners accepting awards in front of 800 guests.
Michael G Motors has become the latest addition to Fix Auto UK’s network and will now operate as Fix Auto Luton.
