FIX AUTO PENZANCE RAISES ITS ALLOY-WHEEL REFURBISHMENT BAR

Fix Auto Penzance has stepped up its alloy wheel refurbishment capabilities after investing in a state-of-the-art laser-guided diamond-tipped cutting machine.
Significantly, owner Stuart Cameron seized his opportunity and bought the DCR Pro machine from Portsmouth-based DCR Systems after seeing the new technology being put through its paces during the network’s National Conference sponsors’ exhibition in May.

“We have been developing our alloy wheel refurbishment proposition for the last four years,” said Stuart, “that has included developing and fabricating our own conveyor belt-like process. At the heart of our system we used the first DCR diamond-cutting machine which, if I am honest, we were happy with.
“It wasn’t until I saw the brand-new DCR Pro unit during our Conference that I realised just how efficient it is and, more importantly, how it would improve our own capabilities. It takes our efficiencies and capacities to a whole new level. It is incredibly user-friendly which will enable us to easily train others within the bodyshop team.”

Joel Cameron, Operations Director at Fix Auto Penzance, added: “It is a significant investment and one we really were not planning on making this year. Having witnessed first hand just how efficient and effective the new unit is, the investment is necessary to enable us constantly evolve our proposition.”
Tom Baxter, Managing Consultant for DCR, said: “Stuart is a long-standing customer of ours having owned and used the first machine we developed for four years now, and when he bought it, it was second hand. It’s still going strong and has served him well.

“Fix Auto UK’s National Conference gave us the perfect platform to showcase our latest technology. The DCR Pro has effectively been seven years in the making as it encompasses a raft of new features at the centre of which is a new laser-probe which replaces our previous gravity-fed system. This means it is far more accurate, efficient and faster to complete the cutting cycle. Significantly, it is incredibly user-friendly which means almost anyone can use it with limited training.”

Caption: Maintaining ‘Momentum’… Fix Auto Penzance owner Stuart Cameron (right) and Colin Hocking, his lead-technician, with the new DCR Pro Diamond Cutting Machine bought during the Fix Auto UK Momentum-themed National Conference in May. They are pictured with DCR Managing Consultants Tom Baxter and Harry Potter (left) following the installation of the new state-of-the-art machine.
 
Notes to Editors:
· Fix Auto UK is part of a global franchised network of more than 925 bodyshops.
· Fix Auto UK carries out more than 150,000 body repairs per year for leading motor insurance companies, fleets, and retail customers.
· Fix Auto UK, Lyndale House, Harcourt Way, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1WL. Tel: 0116 3265401.
· Fix Auto UK’s Portfolio of wholly owned repair centres comprises Fix Auto Daventry, Fix Auto Colwyn Bay, Fix Auto Barnsley, Fix Auto Crawley, Fix Auto Paignton, Fix Auto Liverpool South, Fix Auto Castleford, Fix Auto Newport, Fix Auto Henley-on-Thames and Fix Auto Blackpool. The Network also holds a majority shares in Fix Auto Goole and Fix Auto Cheltenham.
· Fix Auto Penzance, 1B Rospeath Lane, Penzance, TR20 8DU. Tel: 01736 741004.
Please Note: For further information please contact Mark Richards on 07774 861596. Email: mrichards@fixauto.co.uk