Bold brothers develop Repair Auto UK community with new Bristol restore centre

Brothers Dan and Ashley Mustoe have opened their second restore centre, fulfilling a promise they made to Repair Auto UK after they joined the community lower than a 12 months in the past.

In Might final 12 months, the duo built-in their family-owned enterprise into the community as Repair Auto Caldicot. Now, they’ve expanded with Repair Auto Bristol Central, a 5,500 sq ft established restore centre situated within the coronary heart of Bristol.

Located inside a gated, secured compound, the brand new web site options two workshops and workplace house, permitting the workforce to hit the bottom working. Inside only a month of buying the location, they efficiently obtained BS10125 certification and achieved Automobile Producer Authorised standing for Suzuki, with Stellantis approvals at present in progress.

With the brand new facility situated lower than half-hour from their present Caldicot bodyshop, a workforce of seven on the new Bristol web site will concentrate on mild and medium repairs, whereas heavier repairs can be triaged to their bigger Caldicot facility.

Their fast growth mirrors the success of fellow Welsh enterprise companions Paul Gravell and Matthew Davies, who joined Repair Auto UK with Repair Auto Swansea West in 2023 and doubled their operation final summer season with the launch of Repair Auto Pontypridd.

“After we took the enterprise over from our father and joined Repair Auto UK, we did so expressing ambitions and that we wished to take our entire operation to a brand new stage, and that in the end meant increasing,” mentioned Ashley Mustoe.

“We heard how the earlier proprietor wished to retire and seized a chance. The brand new web site enhances Caldicot and offers the much-needed help for the town of Bristol.

“These first few weeks have been like whirlwind. The workers on the new web site have totally embraced what we’re out to attain and this has been mirrored in gaining our BS10125 certification together with being acknowledged by two VMs.”

Dan Mustoe added: “Becoming a member of Repair Auto UK has opened so many doorways for us, crucially the help we’ve got obtained has given us the arrogance we would have liked to fulfil our ambitions to take the enterprise to that subsequent stage. It actually does complement our present web site.”

Repair Auto UK’s operations director Mark Hutchins, commented: “Ashley and Dan epitomise that new breed of bodyshop proprietor and we’re extraordinarily lucky to have the ability to entice them to the community. They’re younger and impressive however with stage heads firmly on their shoulders. It’s extremely thrilling to see them flourish, the brand new web site actually is an thrilling addition, not simply to their proposition, however for added help it brings the community.”

Pictured: Brothers Ashley (proper) and Dan Mustoe stand alongside Repair Auto UK’s head of enterprise growth Martin Willis within the compound of their newly acquired bodyshop they’ve rebranded Repair Auto Bristol Central.