Brothers Dan and Ashley Mustoe have opened their second repair centre, honouring the promise they made to Fix Auto UK upon joining the network less than 12 months ago.
In May last year, the duo brought their family-owned business into the network as Fix Auto Caldicot. The new location, Fix Auto Bristol Central, is a 5,500-sqft established repair centre in the heart of Bristol. The new site sits within its own gated, secured compound and encompasses two workshops and offices.
Fix Auto Bristol Central
Within a month of receiving the keys to the new site the brothers successful gained their BS10125 certification along with gaining vehicle manufacturer approved status for Suzuki. They are currently working towards adding the Stellantis approval.
As the new unit is less than 30 minutes’ drive over the Severn Bridge from their existing bodyshop, while all light and medium repairs will be carried out by the team of seven at the new venue, all heavy repairs will be triaged to their larger site in Caldicot.
Speaking from the new Fix Auto Bristol Central venue, Ashley Mustoe said: “When we took the business over from our father and joined Fix Auto UK, we did so expressing ambitions and that we wanted to take our whole operation to a new level, and that ultimately meant expanding. We heard how the previous owner wanted to retire and seized an opportunity. The new site compliments Caldicot and provides the much-needed support for the city of Bristol.
“These first few weeks have been like whirlwind. The staff at the new site have fully embraced what we’re out to achieve and this has been reflected in gaining our BS10125 certification along with being acknowledged by two VMs.”
Dan Mustoe said: “Joining Fix Auto UK has opened so many doors for us, crucially the support we have received has given us the confidence we needed to fulfil our ambitions to take the business to that next level. It really does complement our existing site.”
Fix Auto UK’s operations director Mark Hutchins added: “Ashley and Dan epitomise that new breed of bodyshop owner and we are extremely fortunate to be able to attract them to the network. They’re young and ambitious but with level heads firmly on their shoulders. It’s incredibly exciting to see them flourish, the new site really is an exciting addition, not just to their proposition, but for additional support it brings the network.”
