Unbiased family-owned Matt Johnson Status has doubled the dimensions of its workforce following the closure of a close-by retailer.

5 new members of employees have joined the workforce because the enterprise prepares to increase its automobile stock and providers on provide.

Established in 2018, the corporate retails sports activities and status automobiles throughout the UK from its base in Abbey Highway, Barrow-in-Furness.

Managing director Matt Johnson provided jobs to workers of Furness Park, when plans to shut its retail operations had been lately introduced.

He mentioned: “We had been saddened to study in regards to the closure of Furness Park.

“For many years, they’d flown the flag for high quality automobile gross sales in south Cumbria and we had many pals throughout the enterprise.

“Discovering nice folks shouldn’t be all the time straightforward, and when the closure was introduced, my ideas instantly turned to the workforce members who could be searching for work.

“I’m over the moon to have been capable of provide roles inside Matt Johnson Status to so many proficient people.

“Together with my current workforce, we’ll work collectively as we plan the enlargement of the enterprise and its providers.”

Former Furness Park service supervisor Dan Evans, who had labored on the enterprise for greater than 15 years, is among the many new recruits and shall be working with Johnsont to develop a retail service arm.

And there are plans to supply unique Williams Ceramic Coating therapies for shoppers shopping for a automobile from the dealership.

Matt Johnson Status has a shopper base that stretches from Aberdeen to Cornwall and its inventory ranges from £20k household SUVs to £150,000-plus supercars.

The brand new recruits take the variety of workforce members on the dealership to 11.

Johnson mentioned: “Anybody within the automobile business will let you know it is as near a 24-hour job because it will get. The telephone isn’t off and the tempo is quick.

“However it’s vastly rewarding and I really like nothing greater than to see the smile on a shopper’s face as they drive away of their dream automobile.

“It makes day-after-day worthwhile – and with such a tremendous workforce by my aspect, I’m very optimistic in regards to the future.”