FIX AUTO UK APPOINTS EBBSFLEET TO THE NETWORK

Fix Auto UK has welcomed Kent-based RS Dawe to the network and significantly the appointment takes the number of fully branded bodyshops either within or around the M25 corridor to 15.

Operating as Fix Auto Ebbsfleet, the business is owned by Danny Ruberto. This latest signing is the culmination of plans sowed two years prior for that is when he relocated to the 10,000 sq ft open plan bodyshop, a move that effectively initiated a programme of investment with the goal being to further expand and develop the business.

RS Dawe has been established since it was founded by its previous owner in 1947, Danny bought it in 2012.

“You simply cannot ignore what Fix Auto UK brings to a business,” said Danny, “we have built up a small team and an enviable reputation for repairing vehicles to the highest standards, but I know we are capable of far, far more. Being a standalone repairer can be a lonely place in this industry and I am well-aware of the success others who have joined the network have experienced and that success has been achieved by the help and support franchisees receive.

“I know I sound like so many franchisees when I recognise the need for that help and support in order to take my business to that next level.

Danny, a mechanic by trade, oversees the small team which is currently repairing up top 10 vehicles a week though plans are immediately afoot to increase staff and create additional workbays. Final negotiations are currently underway which will see him purchase the building and its surrounding ground.

Commenting on the latest appointment, Ian Pugh, Managing Director for Fix Auto UK, said: “Continuing to build strength and depth to the network, particularly in and around London and the Home Counties, is crucial for our progression. While Danny and his team have a fine reputation for repairing vehicles to the highest standards, for me they also have the final ingredient we look for in a new Franchise Partner and that’s ambition. Repairing vehicles to the BSI standard ensures the highest level of repairs are a given.  It is that drive and ambition they exude that takes a business to a new level, that and the support and guidance founded from experience which is where our team of Regional Business Managers excel.”

Caption: Welcome to the fold… Fix Auto UK’s Supplier Relations and Business Development Manager Martin Willis (right) welcomes Fix Auto Ebbsfleet owner Danny Ruberto and his wife, Jo, to the network.
 

Notes to Editors:
· Fix Auto UK is part of a global franchised network of more than 786 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 and Fix Auto Henley-on-Thames. The Network also holds a majority share in Fix Auto Goole and Fix Auto Cheltenham.

· Fix Auto Ebbsfleet, Manor Way Business Park, Unit B4, Manor Way, Swanscombe, DA10 0PP. Tel: 01474 365840.

Please Note: For further information please contact Mark Richards on 07774 861596. Email: mrichards@fixauto.co.uk