Fix Auto Cheltenham has invested £400,000 in a new 15,000sqft state-of-the-art site that it hopes will increase repair capacity from 50 jobs a month to more than 200.
The expansion by owners Kieran Humphries and Andew Emery comes just six weeks after Fix Auto Chelmsford owner Danny Ashwell announced plans to develop four sites in Essex in as many years.
The new Fix Auto Cheltenham centre will increase workspace four-fold, creating 25 workbays as well as the introduction of a MOT service station and two new spraybooths.
Emery said: “This is truly an exciting time for the business. We joined Fix Auto UK in July 2018 with the sole ambition of taking the business to a whole new level. Here we are, four years on, fulfilling that goal. We would not be embarking on this if it were not for the help and operational support we have received along with the confidence being part of the network brings.
“While we were ambitious four years ago, that’s nothing compared to how we are today having witnessed first-hand from other sites within the network just what can be achieved. It made complete commercial and business sense to invest in the right building that will help us achieve our ambitions.”
Ian Pugh, Managing Director for Fix Auto UK, said: “Fix Auto Cheltenham’s story is truly inspiring. Here we have a business that joined the network with such potential and a great local reputation but needed that extra something, call it a missing ingredient, to fulfil its true potential. They have simply outgrown their existing site and so they’re investing heavily and developing a brand new site to enable them to continue their growth and development. I am proud to say that we have provided that support and guidance to help their journey.
“It’s phenomenal to hear just how their progressing and the new site will undoubtedly be another flagship repair centre for our network.”
