Fix Auto UK Hits a Six in Its Continual Drive to Develop Its Northern Ireland Proposition

Fix Auto UK’s “remarkable growth” in Northern Ireland continues at a pace with The Group making its sixth appointment in four years.  

The network is delighted to reveal Newcastle Accident Repair founded and managed by the award-winning spray painter Danny Matheson has joined and will now operate as Fix Auto Newcastle NI.  

The latest appointment extends the network’s ability to conservatively repair more than 650 vehicles a month with plenty of scope to increase that figure. Putting the network’s achievement into perspective, prior to the appointment of Fix Auto Lagan Side in November 2021, it had no presence in the region.

Danny, who, in 2009, was named as the industry’s Spray Painter of the Year by Bodyshop Magazine, started his business during the summer of 2016 from a humble single-sized unit, today he’s operating out of a modest, state-of-the-art, 4,000sq ft unit which is at the heart of a newly built industrial estate which provides him with a great opportunity expand further.

Prior to joining the network, the repairer sailed through his BSI 10125 audit with a 100 per cent pass.

Significantly, Fix Auto Newcastle NI is strategically positioned to support Fix Auto Lagan Side and Fix Auto Saintfield by serving motorists south of Belfast.

Commenting on joining the network, Danny said: “I’m a spray painter by trade and I take immense pride in every repair that goes out of my unit. I am extremely proud of where I have brought my business to but, like those franchisees who have already taken the step and joined Fix Auto UK, I am ambitious and I am a realist which means I know I need that extra element of help, support and guidance that comes with being part of the network to help me fulfil my ambitions. Going forward, I need to be part of a group of ambitious like-minded bodyshops.”

Fix Auto UK’s Operations Director Mark Hutchins, said: “We are absolutely thrilled to have Danny and his team on board. We have witnessed a remarkable growth in Northern Ireland and our stature and ability to repair vehicles en masse continues to grow at an impressive pace. Northern Ireland is firmly established as a key proposition of ours, Fix Auto Newcastle NI truly fits our criteria of having ambition along with repairing vehicles to the highest standards possible.

“No one can ignore just what the teams in the region are achieving. It was an absolute delight to welcome the teams from the region to our recent National Conference for the first time. Indeed, Fix Auto Ballymoney became the first site from Northern Ireland to win an award for their efficiency and high levels of customer service consistently delivered since joining in late 2023.”