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John Clark Motor Group has acquired Morrisons Garages Limited and Morrisons Land Rover Limited in Stirling. The deal adds Land Rover, Jaguar and SEAT franchises and 80 colleagues to the group’s portfolio.

The acquired company will continue to operate under the Morrisons brand identity. Andrew Morrison, has expressed a wish to remain involved in the acquired businesses. The John Clark Motor Group has confirmed that Andrew will continue to work at an operational and strategic level.

Commenting on the acquisition, Group Chairman John Clark said: “This is a hugely positive step for the group as we continue to build on our premium portfolio and further cement our presence in the Central Belt of Scotland. Acquiring the Morrisons businesses will help to strengthen our position as one of the leading automotive businesses in Scotland and fits perfectly with our longer-term strategy.”

“Working alongside Andrew will also be a great benefit for the group as his previous knowledge of the company, the team and its customers will help to ensure that this transition is as seamless as possible.”

Andrew Morrison added, “I am looking forward to working with the team at John Clark Motor Group and believe the cultural fit of the two businesses being family run will be a benefit to us all. Furthermore, we both have a strong focus on providing an excellent service and following discussions with Chris and John, I can see this growing from strength to strength.”

Chris Clark, Managing Director, commented: “We are delighted to welcome our new colleagues into the John Clark Motor Group and look forward to working with them to build on what is already a successful business. By working closely with Andrew Morrison, we will aim to enhance the customer service and experience, and offer development programmes to support our team wherever possible.”

“As I have always stated, our people are the essential ingredient to the success of the business and therefore we are committed to investing in their continued development. The team from Morrisons will benefit from our award-winning colleague training programmes, ensuring they have the right skills to continue to deliver the exceptional customer service this business is already renowned for.”

John Clark Motor Group is one of the UK’s top 20 motor trade businesses. 2016 saw the business’ turnover grow by 5% to £703m from £667m the previous year. Following the acquisition the company now represents 13 brands across 33 sites as well as operating two used car stores, Motorchoice, in Edinburgh and Aberdeen.

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