Copart UK is set to double its operational capabilities in Scotland with a new Operation Centre near Glasgow.
Plans for a new 31-acre site in East Kilbride will support the company’s growth in Scotland, in addition to Copart’s existing Operation Centre in Whitburn, and sister company UPI based in Inverkeithing.
Expansion in Scotland is part of Copart’s ambitious growth programme to meet continued demand from its customers, including most of the UK’s major insurance companies.
Situated near Glasgow, the new site in East Kilbride, alongside Copart’s Whitburn site which serves the Edinburgh area, will provide strategic operational coverage for both of Scotland’s major cities.
Phil Briggs, Copart UK’s Director of Operation Centres, Transport & Engineering, said: “Alongside our existing 30-acre site in Whitburn, the new site offers the potential for Copart to handle around 100,000 cars per year across Scotland.
“Situated in close proximity to Glasgow, East Kilbride is a perfect location to further support growth and enable us to provide our industry leading products and services in Scotland.”
Jane Pocock, Managing Director of Copart UK & Ireland, said: “We’re delighted to announce yet another strand of Copart’s extensive reinvestment strategy, which combines a programme of land acquisition with continuous improvement at existing sites and reinvestment in transport, services, and technology.”
Subject to all relevant planning permissions, Copart anticipates the Operation Centre in East Kilbride to be available for use by the end of 2021, and fully operational in 2022.
