Bridgend News
It was a happy pancake day at the Ayr branch today with Sharon winning a visit from West FM and Cook School Scotland, who dropped in to make some delicious pancakes for the staff. Unfortunately Sharon herself was attending a meeting off site when they arrived and missed the entire event herself. Oh well, c'est la vie!! I'm sure someone will save you some.
21 February 2012
This week see's the launch of Bridgend Accident Repair Centre's new website www.bridgendaccidentrepaircentre.co.uk
Here you will find information on the repair process should your car be involved in an accident, Bodyshop Express Repair pricing and a form that allows you to upload details of any accident damage you would like an estimate to repair as well as some company information and contact details.
30 September 2011
Sunday 11th September saw 5 members of staff brave the remnants of hurricane Katia all in aid of the Ayrshire Hospice.
Billy Devine, Leah McLuckie, Sharon Houston, Angela Logan and Graham Kirkwood joined hundreds of other fundraisers for a 10 mile walk round the Isle of Cumbrae and in doing so managed to raise £500. This was matched by Bridgend to give a grand total of £1,000.
For more information on this event or any upcoming Ayrshire Hospice events please visit the Ayrshire Hospice website
14 September 2011
Bridgend Group recently held a celebratory dinner at the Annfield House Hotel in Irvine.
The dinner was held in recognition of the long term service of a number of staff, with all staff in attendance being with the company for at least 10 years.
The dinner was followed by an award ceremony with all staff receiving an award and a number of staff with over 20 years service, receiving a day out at the races in October as an additional thank you for their years of service.
30 August 2011
Newly refurbished Bridgend offers great service facilities with the personal touch.
In early 2011, Bridgend Group undertook a refurbishment project at the Riverside Autoplex to incorporate new office accommodation, upgraded service reception, customer waiting area and MOT viewing area. With this work now complete the result has been well received by customers and colleagues alike.
With the new facility being bright, comfortable and now incorporated within the showroom, it is completely unrecognisable from the previous layout and demonstrates Bridgend’s commitment to constantly improve and evolve its operations to meet and exceed the expectations of even the most discerning customers. What is most striking about the redevelopment is it now provides new customer parking and waiting facilities which rival most franchised dealerships and with the changes in legislation allowing independent garages like Bridgend to carry out servicing on vehicles still under Manufacturer’s warranty, it means Bridgend are well placed to provide their customers with the high standard of service which they would only previously have expected to get from those expensive main dealer groups.
Bridgend have introduced a full range of transparent, low cost, fixed price options for service and repair which can be viewed at the website www.bridgendgroup.co.uk where you are also able to book online and with their collection/delivery service, Bridgend have put in place the complete package to ensure that customers are given good value for money when they have work carried out on their vehicle.
In addition to these benefits, with Bridgend being a family run business, their approach in providing the ‘personal’ touch to each customer always ensures everyone is greeted with a friendly smile, professional attitude and the feeling of being more than ’just’ a customer.
With the aftersales service at Bridgend now achieving enviable standards, we would welcome all new and previous customers who may have not experienced our new facility to come to see for themselves the great strides we have taken to provide that ‘one stop shop’ for all their motoring needs, from sales to service, from accident repair to MOT, there really is no need to go anywhere else.
22 August 2011
Our own Angela Logan was recently invited along to Corsehill Primary in Kilwinning. Bridgend Group had made a donation to the school which they have chosen to spend on a Wii console and Wii Fit and Angela was asked if she would like to visit the school to see the console being used as part of their Health Week.
20 July 2011
Our Ayr Autoplex, service department have recently invested in some new diagnostic equipment.
The Launch X431 scanner is one of the most comprehensive tools in the automotive diagnostic market... with the technology providing us with software very close to dealer/manufacturer quality; it provides diagnostic capability for over 37 manufacturers and 148 models in one comprehensive unit.
Best of all, the vehicle coverage of this diagnostic tablet continues to grow, with the latest internet updates accessible at the click of a button, unlike other tools and diagnostic equipment, the X431 internet database is updated with new diagnostic interfaces and vehicle models on an almost daily basis making this rapidly expanding technology the essential requirement for the professional vehicle technician.
More than just reading & clearing fault codes it goes far beyond just accessing systems, the complete vehicle including, engine, transmission, immobiliser, air bag, body components and the data network communication modules can be interrogated to provide the live data, graphs, etc. which the technician needs to be able to accurately diagnose faults. The X431 can also perform test actuations, adjustments, key programming and body control module configurations.
The Launch X431 scanner will enable us to provide our customers with an even greater level of service and reinforce our ability to be the ‘one stop shop’ for all your motoring needs.
08 July 2011
Congratulations to Vaughn McMillan from our Accident Repair Centre on recently receiving his “Tools for the trade” from Kilmarnock College at their annual John Mather Charitable Trust Awards.
The John Mather Charitable Trust was set up to help young people and students in the West of Scotland to progress in their chosen careers. Each year, the Trust donates a sum of money that helps towards buying the tools and equipment that will assist the students in their workplace.
The ceremony took place at the Park Hotel in Kilmarnock and saw Vaughn collect his award in recognition of his achievements and to celebrate his hard work and success.
22 June 2011
