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Arnold Clark employees have raised £140,000 for a range of charities with their participation in Kiltwalk events throughout 2018 and are now looking forward to the event next year. It was a record-breaking year for the Kiltwalk, with more than 20,000 walkers taking part across all events for the first time. Glasgow, Aberdeen, Dundee and Edinburgh played host to these ...

Arnold Clark chief executive and group managing director Eddie Hawthorne is the new chairman for the Cash for Kids charity. Cash for Kids delivers initiatives for sick and underprivileged children in local communities with the aim of giving the most disadvantaged children in the West of Scotland a better and brighter future. The charity raised over £23m in 2017, supporting ...

Arnold Clark Automobiles is to carry out a refurbishment of the former Toys ‘R’ Us unit at Trinity Retail Park, Springfield, Bolton, to transform it into a new Motorstore. The plot accommodates an internal showroom display for up to 30 cars, an external sales pitch for up to 120 cars, a service workshop with 11 ramps. There is also an ...

Arnold Clark, is investing millions of pounds in a Motorstore and other facilities at Pantheon Park, Wednesfield Way, near Wolverhampton. The four-acre development site will accommodate the Motorstore, display forecourt, secure compound and vehicle preparation building. It is seen as being key to Arnold Clark’s expansion of its wider business operations in the area. A planning application to City of ...

Arnold Clark CEO and group managing director Eddie Hawthorne has won a Glassdoor Employee’s Choice award. Glassdoor is one the world’s largest recruitment sites and this award was announced as part of its  annual report on CEOs which highlights findings based on employee feedback over the last 12 months. The awards are given based on approval ratings provided by employees ...

The NFDA is ramping up its lobbying efforts to raise awareness of the motor retailing sector with government and MPs. Three MPs visited NFDA dealer members on Friday 25 May 2018 as part of the NFDA Parliamentary Engagement Programme. Topics under discussion included employment, Brexit, apprenticeships, new car sales and emissions. Joanna Cherry QC MP met with Eddie Hawthorne managing ...

Arnold Clark has kicked off a new campaign to promote apprenticeships across the business. The centrepiece of the programme is a seven-tonne van that will tour schools, colleges and other events. This bespoke van offers a built-in exhibition space with such features as: TVs and iPads with games and quizzes simulating various apprenticeships; six interactive boards on which to try out ...

Arnold Clark is aiming to drum-up sales in the March plate-change with a test drive promotion over the weekend. The group is offering customers who go for a test drive the choice of either dinner for two at Pizza Express, an RAC dashcam or a spa experience or track day for two. The offer is available for retail customers only ...

Dealer business on the first day of the plate-change month has got off to a slow start due to red alert weather warnings in Scotland and the south west England and Wales. Arnold Clark said its dealerships in the red alert areas were closed for business and it warned customers to stay at home. “All Arnold Clark branches in the ...

Arnold Clark is gearing up to recruit 300 new apprentices this summer in a broader range of roles. The dealer group is looking apprenticeships in traditional motor trade roles such as technicians, spray painters, body repairers and parts advisors and also in roles such as IT, engineering, customer service and business administration. All apprentices will receive training at an Arnold ...