Arnold Clark is creating 19 serviced apartments in Aberdeen for visiting staff working at its 10 dealerships across the city. Aberdeen City Council planning officers have advised councillors to approve the proposals, according to the Evening Press. An Arnold Clark spokeswoman said: “The serviced apartments will act as short-term accommodation for technicians, salesmen and other employees who will be temporarily ...
Read More »Arnold Clark in takeover talks with Ness Motors
Arnold Clark is in takeover talks with Ness Motors’ chairman Scott Lauder which has outlets in Elgin, Inverness and Perth, representing Renault, Dacia and Citroen The Inverness Courier reports that Ness Motors’ staff received letters from the company earlier this week confirming the move. It said it understood the takeover will be of the whole group, employing an estimated 107 ...
Read More »Arnold Clark pre tax profits surge 41% to £85m
Arnold Clark had a record year in 2013 with pre tax profits surging 41% to £85.2m on turnover up 17.5% to £2.9bn.
Read More »Arnold Clark acquires Calterdon BMW in Inverness
Arnold Clark has acquired Calterdon BMW and Mini in Inverness for an undisclosed sum. The new site will trade under the group’s Harry Fairbairn brand which operates BMW and Mini sites in Giffnock, Irvine and Kirkcaldy. This latest acquisition, on Harbour Road, brings the group’s headcount in Inverness up to seven franchises operating across six sites. “We’re very excited to ...
Read More »Arnold Clark hits record profits of £60.5m
Arnold Clark Automobiles turned in a strong performance in 2012 with pre tax profits up 17% to £60.5m on turnover up 10.3% to £2.48bn. According to accounts filed at Companies House...
Read More »Arnold Clark acquires Blackpool’s Moorland Group
Arnold Clark has extended its reach in England with the acquisition of Moorland Motors for an undisclosed sum.
Read More »Profits rise at Arnold Clark in 2011
Arnold Clark turned in a positive performance in the year to December 2011, lifting pre tax profits by 2.4% to £51.7m. Turnover fell 0.9% to £2.25bn compared to £2.27bn last time...
Read More »Arnold Clark buys John R Weir group
Arnold Clark Automobiles has bought John R Weir group for an undisclosed sum. The deal was flagged up in late August when the two companies confirmed they were in talks...
Read More »Sir Arnold Clark voted top motor industry Brit
Sir Arnold Clark is the only UK dealer to appear in a listing of the top 50 Brits in the global motor industry. He appears in 50th position in the listing published in the latest issue of motoring magazine Auto Express...
Read More »Arnold Clark tops most viewed dealer website chart
Arnold Clark continues to be the most popular dealer website in the UK, according to figures from Experian Hitwise. The dealer group attracted 5.7 per cent of automotive dealership...
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