Its takeover of C&C Automobile Companies has led Steer Automotive Group to launch a brand new division targeted on the restore of vans, vehicles and different industrial automobiles.

The corporate mentioned the acquisition enhances Steer’s present community of automobile accident restore centres, and delivers on its strategic ambition to enter the rising industrial automobile sector with a specialist division.

C&C Automobile Companies, which has 5 bodyshops nationally, has supplied restore and refurbishment companies for industrial automobiles and trailer items from 3.5 tonnes to 44 tonnes because it was based in 1986, and it really works with prospects spanning retail, logistics, waste administration and insurers and industrial fleet managers.

Richard Steer, chief govt, mentioned: “Our technique has at all times been to develop our current proposition and to incorporate industrial automobile specialist areas all through the nation. LCVs characterize one in ten new automobile registrations within the UK and our insurer and accident administration shoppers are on the lookout for specialist operations to sort out this rising sector.

“We’re due to this fact excited to launch Steer Business and welcome Mark Newnes, Darren Charlesworth and the completed group from C&C Automobile Companies to the Steer household and stay up for supporting them as we develop this essential division of our enterprise.” 

Mark Newnes, managing director of C&C Automobile Companies, is remaining with the enterprise and can be part of the Steer Automotive Group working board, charged with rising the division additional.