D&G Autocare, one of Scotland’s premier independent garage groups, has added another garage to its network, with the launch of a £200,000 facility in the Wardpark Industrial Estate in Cumbernauld.
This latest launch brings the D&G garage portfolio to 19, one short of the company’s pre pandemic target of 20 garages launched within 20 years of the business.
Garage launch number 18 last August saw D&G expand into England, setting up a branch of “the friendly garage” in Carlisle, Cumbria.
With two garages in Lanarkshire already, in Airdrie and East Kilbride, the launch of the new garage in Cumbernauld means that this part of Scotland is now well served by three outlets. Moving further west, D&G has a garage in Rutherglen, whilst over in the East, 14 garages stretch from Fife and Edinburgh, to West Lothian, Perth, Stirling, and Tayside.
With experienced mechanic, Stefan McMahon, who has been with D&G for over two years, heading up as manager, D&G Cumbernauld currently employs five locally based mechanics, with plans to add to its current Apprentice Mechanic Scheme later in the year.
“We are incredibly pleased to have reached garage number 19,” said Pete Wood, operations director for the D&G Autocare Group. “This well known Industrial Estate, easily accessed off Junction 6 of the M80, is a prime location, situated in a traditional Industrial Estate setting, in which we will gain visibility and perform well.
“As we said when we launched the Carlisle garage last year, only the pandemic put paid to us having a twenty garage network, within 20 years of the business being founded in 2004.
“We had to shelve plans to open more garages, delaying them by a few years, but are back on track, and hope to introduce garage number twenty, in 2026, if we find the right location.”
Pete went on to explain that every garage that D&G opens represents an average investment of around £200,000.
“It is a very large undertaking to fit out, equip and staff a new facility. We do so, using our trusted network of equipment and machinery suppliers.”
He also said that this latest launch in Cumbernauld, “demonstrates that we certainly see yet more growth in the Scottish marketplace. Although we made the move into England last year, and may yet look to expand further down south, the Scottish Central Belt remains our heartland.
“In Lanarkshire, with our two other branches, we wanted to meet demand right across the area for both our retail and business customers.”
The new D&G branch is a Vehicle MOT Testing Station by the DVSA, for Class 4 and 7, serving cars, and vans, together with light commercial vehicles (LCV).
Pete finished by saying: “As we have identified Wardpark Industrial Estate enjoys strong transport connections, and has many with other businesses nearby, including busy Distribution Centres, and, of course, the Wardpark dedicated Film Studio.”
D&G Cumbernauld offers a full remit of autocare services, including full servicing, MOT’s, garage repairs, and wheel alignment, together with the expert fitting of tyres, exhausts, brakes, suspensions, timing belts, clutches and batteries. It also offers air con recharge and has ADAS Setting Equipment.
Commenting on his role at D&G Cumbernauld, Manager, Stefan McMahon, said: “I am really enjoying the challenge of establishing this new garage. D&G Autocare is well known in Lanarkshire, with a hard won reputation, amongst many competitors, for giving customers real value for money, and a quality service.
“I have worked at the D&G East Kilbride and Airdrie garages, as well as the Rutherglen one. As an independent garage group, we live by our ethos of building loyalty within our customer base, and holding onto them.
“We always take steps to bed into the local community – that’s where our friendly garage group excels.”
With the apprenticeship scheme another big focus in the business, Stefan finished by saying that he was looking forward to recruiting a new apprentice mechanic in the coming months.
“We really value bringing on new talent at D&G, and as such, have a full time Apprenticeship Liaison Manager, dealing with all our apprentices,” said Stefan.
“He looks after our growing band of young apprentices through every stage of the apprenticeship process, so that not only do they have him as a point of contact and support, but we can now grow the scheme even further, planning to have at least two apprentices within every D&G branch.
“Any young person interested in the apprentice scheme at D&G for our 2026 intake can quickly and easily apply online through our website,” said Stefan.
D&G Autocare Cumbernauld can be found at 39 Tollpark Place, Wardpark East, Wardpark Industrial Estate, Cumbernauld G68 0LN, open Mon-Thu: 8am – 5:30pm Fri: 8.00am – 5.00pm Sat: 8am – 12.30pm. Call 01236 806 840.
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