Richard Tutt, chief executive of Motofix Group, said: "This latest acquisition follows that of Yeovil’s Andrew Symms Car Body Repairs and shows how serious we are about building our presence in the South West Region. This new site will complement our existing prestige sites and further extend our prestige manufacturer approvals. And, due to the excellent reputation the business has built up in the local area, we will be retaining the Fairweather brand.”

Fairweather Autoshine was founded in 1984 by Dennis Fairweather and has an excellent reputation as prestige car body repair specialists. 

Dennis Fairweather said: “Motofix were our preferred buyer because they share common values and have demonstrated an excellent track record for acquiring and developing similar businesses to ours. They will be able to take the company to another level whilst retaining employees and offering them a secure future.”

The Motofix Group has repair centres in nine counties: Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Hampshire, Northamptonshire, Oxfordshire, Wiltshire and Somerset, with the capacity to repair over 16,000 vehicles per annum.