Activate Accident Repair

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow
Sector
Manufacturing
(33) Machinery and equipment
33.1 - Repair and maintenance of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment
33.17 - Repair and maintenance of other civilian transport equipment
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 June 2019
Employment effect (start)
1 August 2019
Foreseen end date
30 June 2020

Description

Activate Group Ltd (AGL) has announced plans to create 200 new jobs. The company which specialises in services related to car accidents is set to open five accident repair centres across the UK. The first centre will open in Birmingham in August 2019, followed by other centres in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Glasgow. The jobs on offer include technician and support roles and recruitment for the first centre has already begun. It is expected that the jobs will be filled over the coming twelve months.

Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2019), Activate Accident Repair, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 97958, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/97958.