Fix Auto Cheltenham’s new state-of-the-art site is open for business following a £400,000 investment from owners Kieran Humphries and Andrew Emery.
The repair centre now has four times the workspace than the previous site and, once fully operational following a recruitment drive to double the workforce, will have the capacity to repair more than 250 vehicles a month.
With 25 work bays and the introduction of an MOT service station, the development has been two years in the planning and includes two spraybooths positioned to ensure a seamless circular workflow
Emery said, “When we joined Fix Auto UK in July 2018, we went on record saying we wanted to take the business to another level and establish it as the premier repair centre for the region. We have always been ambitious but there’s no doubt that those ambitions have been accelerated because of the support, guidance and confidence we have received from the network.
“It soon became apparent after joining that those ambitions were being stifled by our old building. Today, we have not only safeguarded our operation but have elevated it to a whole new level.”
Humphries added: “The business is light years away from the one I started alongside my father in 2009. We said then that we wanted to be the region’s leading repair centre. While we have long held the skills and talent to be among the best in the business, today I can honestly say our building and facilities match that talent and in my mind elevates us to that top spot.”
Mark Hutchins, Head of Commercial for Fix Auto UK, said: “Exactly four years to the week since they joined us I’m standing in what I can only describe as a prestigious flagship repair centre with a capacity to repair five times the number than they were previously able to complete. It has been made possible by sheer hard work, commitment and dedication by the team here underpinned by the business and repair support we provide. Both Kieran and Andrew are a credit to the network.”
