Pendragon to Open
New Coventry Distribution Centre
The Company is pleased to announce the opening of a brand new
ten-acre distribution centre in Coventry, which will be operated
through its Evans Halshaw brand, the UK’s leading online automotive
retailer.
The site has been designed to de-fleet vehicles returning from
lease and prepare them for onward movement to the Company’s Evans
Halshaw outlets across the UK. In addition, the site also has
a used car retail outlet with vehicle display for over 400 cars and
extensive vehicle refurbishment workshop capacity. The distribution
centre is expected to become fully operational in the final quarter
of the year and handle over 25,000 vehicle de-fleets in its first
full year of operation.
The facility forms part of the Company’s strategy to build a
national chain of used car outlets and this development fills the
Coventry area, which was one of 40 key markets where the group had
no used car sales presence. The Evans Halshaw Car Store
retailer will stock a wide range of makes and models, all available
with aftercare plans and backed by the Evans Halshaw Price
Guarantee.
Since opening, the Coventry site has created 66 jobs for people
in the local area, from entry level roles through to leadership.
The launch of the new distribution centre has also created a number
of new job opportunities for Vehicle Technicians, offering the
opportunity to work within a brand-new workshop with
state-of-the-art facilities, on a wide variety of vehicles. The
team is now recruiting to fill the final few vacancies, which
include Technicians and roles within Accountancy, Sales and
Administration.
Trevor Finn, Chief Executive
said:
“This is a huge forward step for our used car strategy and we
are excited to get the Coventry distribution centre fully
operational. The versatility of the site is exciting, as we can
prepare thousands of cars before they are sold on in our Evans
Halshaw Car Store centres. As announced in our 27 April 2017 IMS, we have made a strong start to
2017, and the distribution centre will ensure we build on the
progress already made. Our interim results for the first half
of 2017 will be released on 1 August 2017”.
Discover more about the site’s retail operation, Evans Halshaw
Car Store Coventry, at
http://www.evanshalshaw.com/dealers/car-store-coventry/
Enquiries |
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Trevor Finn |
Chief Executive |
Pendragon PLC |
01623 725114 |
Tim Holden |
Finance Director |
Pendragon PLC |
01623 725114 |
Gordon
Simpson |
Partner |
Finsbury |
0207 2513801 |
Philip
Walters |
Principal |
Finsbury |
0207 2513801 |