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Vertu Motors has taken further action on pay to retain its technicians and recruit new staff. The group said it was seeing “strong demand” for vehicle repair and service operations, driving revenue growth in both service and parts. The group is retailing older used vehicles, which take longer to prepare, increasing demand on the workforce. “Technician resource levels remain a ...

Carmakers are discounting prices of electric cars and promoting finance packages to boost sales. That’s the view of Vertu Motors issued with a trading statement ahead of its results for the six-month period ended 31 August 2023. It delivered a trading profit above prior year levels, aided by the Helston acquisition which was completed in December 2022. Vertu anticipates that ...

Vertu Motors has matched the funding of a colleague for the Headlight Project. Flynn Elliott, a service advisor at Vertu Teesside BMW, and his mother, Jo Elliott, who works for Wander Films, embarked on a challenging 12-mile night-time hike, symbolically walking from the Dark into the Light, in support of the Headlight Project and The Teesside Charity. The duo undertook ...

Vertu Motors plc has made two senior appointments to its leadership team. The Group has promoted Anthony Masterson to operations director for BMW & MINI, while new hire Ian Wilson has joined as franchise director for Citroen. Wilson’s appointment represents a full circle within his career in the industry. One of his first roles in the ‘90s was within Sales ...

Vertu Motors is to be the Official Automotive Retailer Partner for Burnley FC over the next two years. Bolstering local ties, Vertu Motors has a Land Rover dealership in nearby Nelson and has several other dealership locations across nearby Bolton, Skipton, Bradford, Keighley and Halifax, with the brand’s community ethos showcased during the partnership last season. Vertu showed its support ...

Vertu Motors has partnered with Yeovil Town Football Club for the 2023/24 season. As part of the sponsorship agreement, Vertu Motors branding will be displayed around the dugout at the Huish Park stadium. The wider Vertu Motors group acquired 28 South West retail sites from Helston Garages Group Limited in December 2022, a number of which have since been rebranded ...

Bristol Street Motors has opened a Motornation used car dealership on the site of a former Cazoo outlet in Tamworth, following an investment of over £200,000. The 80-car centre, on Ventura Park Road in the town of Tamworth, has created 11 new jobs, with more – including apprentices – in the pipeline. A  service centre has been created with bays ...

Vertu Motors is giving its support to the Somerset Cricket Museum’s digitalisation project. A £500 donation will support the museum’s ongoing digitalisation project, which is making its extensive collection of cricket memorabilia more accessible through audio recordings for visually impaired visitors, preserving historic match footage, and creating a virtual tour of the site. Since acquiring 32 dealerships in the South ...

Vertu Motors has been recognised as one of the nation’s top apprenticeship employers. The Department for Education ranked Vertu Motors 98th on the list of the top 100 employers in the UK for its commitment to providing exceptional apprenticeship opportunities. The rankings aim to assist future apprentices, parents, and career advisers in identifying apprenticeship opportunities at the country’s leading employers. ...

Vertu Motors group Internet Sales Team will be participating in the Coast and Castles Bike Ride in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. The team of 20 dedicated individuals will embark on a 284km cycling journey from Edinburgh to Roker, starting on Friday July 7, 2023. The cyclists will wear co-branded t-shirts featuring the logos of Vertu Motors plc and Macmillan. ...