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Prestige Fleet Servicing is gearing up to expand its UK chain of independent garages by 30% to 300 outlets in 2015.
The chain, which goes head-to-head with franchised dealers on servicing work for fleets, wants to fill 68 open points.
It attracts independent garages to its ranks by offering guaranteed throughput of work, national parts prices and discounts on oil and motor and public liability insurance premiums. Garages are audited prior to appointment and checked out each year thereafter.
Commercial director Joe Bhamra said: “We are recruiting high calibre, professionally-run, independent fleet servicing outlets to complete our national network in certain geographical locations around the country.
“This expansion is necessary to meet increased customer demand following organic growth plus several new business wins, the combination of which has seen the company grow considerably in recent months.
“We provide members with six months’ interest free credit on some purchases to help cash flow, and have also provided support for existing Service Centres where they have plans to grow their own business,” he said.
The group is headed up by CEO Martyn Lewis, an-ex board director at Arval. The non-executive chairman is Bill Daulby, an-ex fleet sales manager, Ford of Britain.