FIX AUTO BARNSLEY ANNOUNCES INVESTMENT PLAN TO DOUBLE CAPACITY

Fix Auto Barnsley is the latest franchisee within the Fix Auto network to reveal investment plans that will double the size of its production capacity.

The South Yorkshire bodyshop has taken over an adjoining industrial unit enabling it to relocate its offices and panel technicians and install a second spraybooth in its existing unit which will become a dedicated paintshop.

Speaking about the investment, Fix Auto Barnsley’s Bodyshop Manager Andy Bryce, said:  “We have a great team in place which we have recently boosted with another multi-skilled technician. At the same time, the opportunity to take over the adjoining unit which will enable us to further develop our processes, and it presented the ideal opportunity for us to grow our business.”

Ian Pugh, of Fix Auto UK, said: “Confidence is certainly running high throughout the Fix Auto UK network, and I am delighted that the team at Fix Auto Barnsley have seized their moment. Once again, it is excellent to see inward investment by one of our own franchisees which underlines our commitment to developing capacity for our insurer clients.”

Notes to Editors:

• Fix Auto UK is part of a global franchised network of more than 450 bodyshops.
• Fix Auto UK carries out more than 120,000 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 Barnsley, Unit 10 Redbrook Business Park, Wilthorpe Rd, Barnsley, S75 1JN. Tel: 01226 287474.

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For further information please contact Mark Richards on 07774 861596.
Email: mrichards@fixauto.com