DA Techs continues to invest through lockdown

Wheel and bodywork repair firm DA Techs has been investing in its nationwide expansion throughout 2020.

The Adlington-based company offers diamond cut and painted alloy wheel refurbishment for trade and private customers after developing a portable lathe which is transported to clients in its mobile workshop.

Now the company has developed a custom-built wheel pod which has all the necessary equipment to repair a wheel including a lathe, spray facility, wheel balancer and tyre change. The first was installed at a car auction site in Colchester, and DA Techs is now in the process of building its first pod in the north west.

Additional equipment including and a new van has also been acquired to enable the company to expand its services. 

More than £100,000 has been invested since June, which has been backed by funding from Access to Finance Lancashire, the Made Smarter programme and the council's Rosebud fund.

Phil Barnard, co-founder of DA Techs, said: "Following the initial lockdown, we were closed for a few weeks as most of our customers, such as car supermarkets, had to shut.

"We were in a much stronger position going into the second lockdown as we continued to invest in the business. Our aim is to be in a stronger position so that when we come out of the pandemic, we’re in a good place to scale and grow."

Caroline Turley, Access to Finance Specialist at A2F Lancashire, said: "DA Techs is a focused, efficient and forward-thinking business which is open to new ideas and has huge growth potential.

"This is a real innovative engineering firm that has turned the market on its head and has found a way to take its services direct to the consumer and I’m looking forward to seeing it grow further."

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