Zeus ARC completes A Pile and Son acquisition

Kent-based Zeus Accident Repair Centre has acquired the Dartford-based repairer A Pile and Son.

The new site, which will be rebranded as Zeus Accident Repair London, joins existing Zeus bodyshops in Rochester and Sittingbourne.

Zeus ARC, which was founded in 2018 by cousins George and Joe Stavrinidis and took silver in the 2023 Greener Bodyshop Awards, will now invest significantly in the new 24,000 sqft repair centre.

George Stavrinidis, director of Zeus Accident Repair, said: “We’re really excited by the potential of our new Dartford centre which gives us significant additional capacity, including the space to do a lot more van repair work.

“We’re proud to welcome the fantastic team from A Pile and Son into the Zeus family and providing certainty and continuity for its clients. They will benefit from our approach to using the very latest technology and this will enable us to modernise operations at Dartford in line with our Rochester and Sittingbourne sites.”

Zeus ARC deal

The seven-figure deal was supported by PMD Business Finance, one of the UK’s largest independent business finance firms.

John Platt, from the structured finance team at PMD Business Finance, said:

“The finance package we have put in place gives Zeus the strong foundations it needs to successfully integrate A Pile and Son Ltd into Zeus and continue growing. The deal demonstrates our expertise in providing flexible finance options to support business acquisitions, as well as underlining our experience in the automotive sector.”

The deal continues a wider trend of acquisitions across the sector, with Steer Group and The Vella Group among those announcing major deals during the summer.