AvailableCar to create 150 jobs following purchase of former Carcraft site

AvailableCar, the used car supermarket group, has purchased the 11.5 acre former Carcraft site, located at Junction 28 on the M62 (near Morley) in Leeds for an undisclosed sum.

Renovation work on the site will begin immediately and the group’s managerial team are aiming for a January 2016 launch date, where the group will launch a new used car supermarket with a team of 150 employees and 1500 high quality vehicles priced from £3k to £23k, across 36 brands.

Graham Bell, AvailableCar chairman said: “After having such incredible success with our East and West Midlands based car supermarkets, we felt we wanted to add a Yorkshire location to our portfolio and a high profile city like Leeds is the perfect destination.

“Many of our Managerial Team already live in Yorkshire and have been looking into the former Carcraft site since its closure in April. After viewing, it made sense to purchase an already purposefully designed and built car supermarket. Over £1 million is now being spent on renovations and our car- buying teams are working hard, to ensure we areready for our opening early next year.”

Managers are urging all possible applicants, particularly those who lost their jobs at the former Carcraft site, to come and apply.

Around 150 jobs will be recruited initially in every area of the business, including managers, team leaders, car buyers, mechanics, valeters and administration teams.

Since opening its original site in 2002, this will be the group’s largest recruitment process ever undertaken in such a timescale.

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