Wheel repair firm expanding to meet demand

DA TECHS' new unit is five times larger than previous, allowing the firm to serve demand from both private and commercial clients for alloy wheel repairs.

Repairing standard alloy wheels now accounts for around one third of all business in the Adlington Unit.

Co-owner Phil Barnard joined the company full time in April and DA TECHS is looking to recruit apprentice technicians who are interested in developing their career at an innovative firm that has significant expansion plans.

The innovative mobile service is highly prized by dealers as it means they can turn around vehicles to prospective buyers much more quickly, saving them thousands of pounds over the course of a year. For example, one large car supermarket has reduced the turnaround time for repairs by 75 per cent, from four days down to one.

It took six months of planning to work out how to configure a Mercedes Sprinter van with everything that was needed – not just the diamond cutting lathe, but spray booth, heat lamps, extraction and its own power – with the van finally on the road in February 2017.