Volvo Cars Shrewsbury has secured new premises for a vehicle preparation centre as it expands capacity at its dealership operation.
The dealer, based at Old Potts Way, has taken two units at Morris Property’s Stadium Point Business Park off Oteley Road in Shrewsbury.
Dealer principal Chris Carr said the new preparation centre, due to open next month, would support the company’s continued growth by creating more space and workshop capacity for the dealership which opened in March 2018.
The facility will be used for internal preparation work before customers take delivery of new and used cars.
Prep centre adds capacity
Carr said: “Due to expansion we needed to find somewhere for our internal preparation of cars. We are so busy at the Volvo site that we needed to find an additional unit, creating more space and more workshop capacity.
“We are going to take our technical team there to do all of our internal work, so before customers take delivery of a new car or a used car it will be prepared there.
“Stadium Point is a great location right behind the football ground off Oteley Road, with units 3 and 4 really visible when you drive into the development.
“It’s a blank canvas for us because it’s a brand new build, and it’s also only a mile from where we already are.”
Stadium Point deal
Toby Shaw, a partner at Towler Shaw Roberts, handled the letting of the newly built property to Volvo Cars Shrewsbury.
He also completed the sale of the two unitswhich extend to a total of 7,964 sq ft, to a local investor as an investment acquisition.
Shaw said: “Volvo Cars Shrewsbury recognised Stadium Point Business Park as being ideal for their requirements, and the company’s new vehicle preparation centre will be another excellent addition to Morris Property’s flagship development.
“Units 3 and 4 will provide the company with the necessary space required for their exciting expansion, with this new facility running alongside Volvo Cars Shrewsbury’s showroom at Old Potts Way.
Stadium Point is a 28-acre development offering trade counter, office, food retail and warehouse distribution space on the south side of Shrewsbury.
Pictured: Toby Shaw, TSR; Liz Lowe, Morris Property and Chris Carr, Volvo Cars Shrewsbury. Image credit: Morris Property
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