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BCA has expanded its refurbishment centre at Thurleigh north of Bedford to more than 200 acres, creating more than 100 new jobs.
The centre is one of the largest combined remarketing, logistics, defleet and refurbishment centres in Europe.
The additional land providing hard standing for an additional 5,000 vehicles, as well as extra workshop capacity to host technical and inspection services, along with a full suite of remarketing activities.
Stuart Pearson, BCA COO said: “BCA is handling growing volumes of vehicles this year and our latest investment in one of the largest remarketing and preparation centres in Europe will bring significant additional capacity in a strategically central location, allowing us to even better support the critical activities that the industry requires.
“Investing in people remains a critical focus for us and the industry and the expanded operation will create significant employment opportunities at Thurleigh, with requirements spanning the full spectrum from skilled technical roles to support our vehicle workshop and preparation capability, through logistics and our remarketing services, along with further investment in our ever-expanding apprentice programme.”