A company which specialises in the repair and painting of motor vehicles has completed the letting of a modern end-of-terrace warehouse at Shrewsbury’s Battlefield Enterprise Park.

Smart Repair Shops Limited, which has a presence in a number of car dealerships around the country, including in Shrewsbury, has opened its own unit in the town as part of an exciting expansion.

The company’s new Shrewsbury premises, located at Unit 4, Vernon Drive, has opened following a refit of the property, after being marketed by Towler Shaw Roberts.

Smart Repair Shops Limited also operate from their own property in Basingstoke, which runs alongside the range of dealerships they work in nationwide.

Director Paul Thrower said: “I have about 15 different outlets across the country, ranging from Poole and Brighton on the south coast, to London, Shrewsbury, Doncaster, all over the place, and predominantly in dealers.

“I also have an operation in Basingstoke, which is like this new Shrewsbury unit will be, where we do work for people whose vehicles may have had a ding, a dent or whatever. I also do a lot of insurance work through these operations.

“I’m already aware of the area because I do work for the local Mercedes Benz dealer in Shrewsbury. I have a paint operation in their back of house and have had for many years, so it’s came from there.

“I have some good people that work for me in the area, so it was quite a natural progression to go from working for one dealer in the town to having this unit, to then opening it up to retail customers.

“The unit is the perfect size and has a secure yard to the front. It’s also close to the dealer that I’m already in, so that work can continue. It just ticked a lot of boxes.”

Mr Thrower added the opening of Smart Repair Shops Limited’s new Shrewsbury unit has created new jobs in the area.

Extending in total to 4,470 sq ft, the property at Vernon Drive features a mezzanine workshop and office, with the warehouse including a roller shutter loading door.

Toby Shaw, who handled the letting for TSR, added: “This was a very fast turnaround. After agreeing a sale of the property to its new owner, we were then instructed to market Unit 4 as being available to let.

“It quickly attracted a strong level of interest and we are delighted to have now completed a letting to Paul Thrower from Smart Repair Shops Limited.

“This move to Battlefield Enterprise Park, a continuously expanding and highly sought after commercial area of Shrewsbury, represents an exciting expansion for the company and we wish them every success.”

Pictured: Smart Repair Shops Limited is to move into Unit 4, Vernon Drive at Shrewsbury’s Battlefield Enterprise Park.