FIX AUTO UK ADDS EDINBURGH WEST TO ITS OWNED SITES PORTFOLIO

Fix Auto UK has invested in its network, buying the long-established Fix Auto Edinburgh West repair centre from Stewart and Carol Roden.

The acquisition, the first for the network in Scotland, ensures the Fix Auto UK’s position is maintained in the city and takes the number of repair centres the network owns outright to 11. It also holds majority shares in Fix Auto Goole and Fix Auto Cheltenham.

The sale coincides with Stewart and Carol’s decision to step back from the business and retire.

After a programme of investment which also includes remodelling the layout of the site, the repair centre will encompass two workshops, two spray booths and total 10,500 sq ft of workshop space.

The site will continue to be managed by Michael Kinnell. Stewart and Carol’s son, Michael, will stay in the business as Assistant Manager, as part of the 14-strong team that includes nine productives and currently has the capacity to repair up to 120 vehicles a month.

Fix Auto UK’s current 10 solely owned sites includes 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 which was acquired earlier in the summer.

Ian Pugh, Managing Director for Fix Auto UK, said: “Stuart and Carol have built up an incredibly respected business, it is a privilege to be asked to not only take it over, but continue their legacy as one of Scotland’s finest repairers.

“Buying a repair centre in Scotland marks another new and exciting chapter as we develop our portfolio of wholly and part owned repair centres which is pivotal as we continually strive to not only maintain the network’s position in key strategic towns and cities, but build upon it. We have invested significantly in our internal infrastructure to ensure all of our sites maintain and increase their productivities and efficiencies.”

Commenting on the sale, Stewart said: “It’s time for Carol and myself to step back and take things a little easier and I am delighted to say the business we have spent our lives building up to where it is today will be in the safest of hands.

“We have embraced Fix Auto UK since the day we joined the network in 2014. We firmly believe in its ethos. Safeguarding our team who have served us so well over the years has been paramount. It really is a new and exciting chapter for the repair centre.”

 

Caption: New era… Fix Auto UK’s Managing Director Ian Pugh (second right) cements buying Fix Auto Edinburgh West from previous owners Stewart and Carol Roden and in doing so, adding the repair centre to the network’s ever-growing portfolio of wholly owned sites. They are accompanied by Stewart and Carol’s son, Michael (far left), Bodyshop Manager Michael Kinnell and Earl Avann (right), Group Commercial Director Fix Auto UK Owned Sites.
 

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, Fix Auto Blackpool and Fix Auto Edinburgh West. The Network also holds a majority shares in Fix Auto Goole and Fix Auto Cheltenham.
· Fix Auto Edinburgh West, Edinburgh Road, Broxburn, EH52 6PX. Tel: 01506 890724.
Please Note: For further information please contact Mark Richards on 07774 861596. Email: mrichards@fixauto.co.uk