Health check at Just Car Clinics

摘要

The parlous state of the economy has curtailed further branch expansion for Britain's second biggest independent body repair group, but it's still confident of growth through 'dents and scuffs' work, MoTs and other services, reports HEATHER GRANT. The Royal Bank of Scotland didn't see much potential in the bodyshop part of Dixon Motors when it bought the dealer group in 2002. So Barry Whittles, general manager of the 12-site operation turning over ￡21m a year, seized the chance to stage a management buy-out and 12 months later Just Car Clinics was floated on the AIM stockmarket.