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Manheim has bought Lanarkshire-based Shotts Motor Auctions for an undisclosed sum.
Shotts owns a 10-acre site located between Glasgow and Edinburgh with two auction lanes and undercover storage for 250 vehicles.
The management team and employees will transfer to Manheim.
Shotts’ managing director Ian Irvine has been appointed regional director for Manheim Scotland.
He is now responsible for business development and service delivery for the ex-Shotts site and an existing Manheim site in Glasgow.
Michael Buxton, chief operating officer of Manheim UK, said: “We have for some months been exploring ways we can better serve our vendor and buyer customers north of the border.
“We’re absolutely delighted to have acquired Shotts, which will significantly build our total offering in Scotland.”
Ian Irvine, Manheim’s regional director for Scotland, said: “Having considered all of the options, I know that our decision to join the Manheim family is the right one for the Shotts Motor Auctions business.
“Being part of the world’s biggest vehicle remarketing business gives us the assurance, insight and financial backing to grow Manheim’s market share in Scotland,” he said.