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HOLMES SMASH REPAIRS
helped me to break down the barriers to ex- panding the business.” He undertook a substantial refurbishment of the exterior and office in 2016 and it still looks fantastic. The main panel repair part of the business runs along three workshops and the facade is angular and very contemporary in ap- pearance. The paint division is across the road and there’s multiple holding yards too.
The very smart reception area has a sign outside saying ‘Thank you for choosing HSR’ which we like. Custom- ers drive up to the bays outside of recep- tion which is where estimates and hand- overs take place under bright lights.
SHOP STATS
HOLMES SMASH REPAIR H IS MASSIVE, DARREN
HOLMES HAS VIRTUALLY
TAKEN OVER THE WHOLE
OLMES SMASH REPAIRS HAS
won these awards before but the quantum leap in im- provements has catapulted this business into the elite catego-
STREET AND THERE’S A SEPARATE RAPID SHOP 10 MINUTES DRIVE AWAY.
ry of ‘next level’ repairers.
Holmes took over the business from
his father back in 2007 and over time it has grown piecemeal as he’s added extra sheds here and there. “I made a decision early on to grow the business as I be- lieved that if we didn’t, then we might get swallowed up,” he said.
It was at a Paint & Panel L!VE that Hol- mes decided to work with a business coach who was a speaker at the event. “I worked with her for 12 months and she really
FOUNDED: 1966
SIZE: 8200m2
STAFF: 49
TYPE OF WORK: All
OTHER SERVICES: Windscreen, mechanical, air-con, tyres, PDR, detail
APPROX CARS PER WEEK: 75 OEM BADGES: N/A
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