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Lancashire based used-car supermarket cartime, has revealed plans for a multimillion-pound rebuild of its Bury showroom which is set to create 20 new jobs.

Bury Metropolitan Borough Council have given planning permission for the work to create the two storey facility which cartime say will rival the likes of Audi and Mercedes, including a 40 car showroom. When finished the main showroom will be twice it’s current size, the ground floor alone will cover 14,000sq ft.

Talking about his firm’s plans, MFD Matt Kay says, “Thanks to a surge in customer demand, we’ve completely run out of space! Thankfully, now that we’ve received planning permission, we can begin work to rebuild the showroom. It’s exciting because the new space will allow us to continue to invest in the customer experience at cartime. We want to create a warm, welcoming atmosphere, enhancing the buying process to a level never-before-seen within a used car dealership.”

“It’s not just about shopping – our customers often purchase two- or three-year warranties from cartime, so we want to create a nice place to wait – whether you’re buying a car or just getting yours serviced. That’s why we’ve worked with Fletcher Smith Architects to focus on fun features and luxury within the design.”

Fletcher Smith Architects is the team behind Europe’s largest dealership, the Volkswagen/Audi site in Stockport. Of the partnership Matt said, “We want cartime to be the biggest and best used-car supersite in the country so it made sense to enlist the services of the architects behind some of Europe’s largest dealerships to design our new showroom.”

The 12-month build is expected to begin in early 2017, with date of completion estimated to be early 2018.

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