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Garage chain to close 86 UK branches with 703 jobs at risk
ATS Euromaster plans to close 86 service centres and risk 703 jobs due to financial losses and fragmented UK network, with parts sold to two buyers under consultation.
- ATS Euromaster announced it will withdraw from the UK, proposing to close 86 sites during 2025, risking 703 jobs across its Aston head office and remaining sites.
- Facing overcapacity and rising costs, ATS said inflationary pressures on labour, parts and materials and sluggish growth forced closures, leaving the UK network too small and fragmented to be viable.
- To preserve roles, ATS outlined sales to identified buyers and potential TUPE transfers for affected staff, proposing 35 sites to Formula One Autocentres, 14 to S&M Tyres, and 216 employees across 49 sites transferring under TUPE.
- Locations earmarked for closure will remain operational during a consultation expected to finish in April, with employees under consultation receiving a support package and colleagues transferring to new owners continuing with continuity.
- The shift toward mobile capabilities accompanies the proposed UK wind-down and is confined to ATS Euromaster's UK arm, which aims to launch more than 125 mobile technicians across England, Scotland and Wales in 2025.
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Birmingham based garage chain to exit UK market with branches closing and 703 jobs at risk - Birmingham Live
Major tyre and servicing chain ATS Euromaster has confirmed plans to cease trading in Britain, with proposals to shut 86 service centres while selling 49 others to rivals
·Birmingham, United Kingdom
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