Lincolnshire firm AW Repair Group has opened new premises in Lincoln and its 11th site is the first to pioneer new technology from Junair, who are UK designers of industrial spray booths.
The 14,000 square foot site on Whisby Way opened its doors last week after an extensive fit-out programme.
AW Lincoln includes a 10M drive-through Junair Spraybooth with QAD drying technology and full downdraught, wheel alignment scissor lift, Car-O-Tronic Measuring System and more for accident and body shop repairs.
The site is also prepared with signifiant EV battery storage, ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance Systems) calibration equipment and there will be an addition of a specialist multi-material bay as further demand rises.
The new site will create 18 new jobs including two apprenticeship opportunities. AW Repair Group will also host another Apprentice Showcase Event later in the year and take on another cohort of young people.
Inside the Lincoln site.
It opened just a few months after the firm’s Fast Finish Centre in Boston and 21 years since it made its headquarters in Sleaford.
Andrew Walsh, Founder and CEO, said: “We not only have the technology but also the awareness and training in our teams to ensure we are fully ready for the future.
“It’s no longer feasible to set up a new site in the traditional way and space has already been allocated for emerging technologies becoming the every day norm.
“To open two new sites during the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions required extra effort and dedication and is a great achievement for the AW team.
“Everyone is excited to see the company, their own skill development and their careers looking towards the future.
Steve Hoe, Technical Development & VM Executive, added: “The Lincoln site is the first to pioneer Junair’s new UV Extraction Priming System, which will significantly increase paint throughput, allowing vehicles to be primed without using a spraybooth.
“This coupled with the Sikkens Autosurfacer UV primer dries using a UVB lamp in as little as 60 seconds. The Sikkens Autowave Basecoat can dry at low bake temperatures, perfect for Electric and Hybrid vehicles.”
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GPs across Lincolnshire and Yorkshire have signed an open letter to their patients calling for support at a time when the profession is in crisis.
With GP numbers dropping and patient numbers increasing, many people are not being able to get through on the phone and struggling to get an appointment.
The campaign group behind the letter – Rebuild General Practice, want the government to recruit and retain more GPs before the situation gets worse.
They acknowledge that “general practice is in crisis” and added that it is because of “decades of underfunding, neglect, broken government promises and political contempt for you – our patients – that this system is fractured.”
Dr Abdur-Rauff Mahroof, director at The Humberside Group of Local Medical Committees Ltd, told BBC Look North that staff have been suffering verbal abuse.
He said they are seeing a a mental health crisis among receptionists and doctors and “it’s got to a point where someone needs to have that conversation with patients”.
A 45-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of handling stolen goods after 10 vehicles were taken from a premises north of Lincoln.
Staff at West View Farm in Ingham arrived at work on Wednesday, 29th June to find multiple units had been broken into and cars and vans stolen.
Suspects forced entry into the location and smashed open a key safe to obtain the keys for each vehicle, before making their escape with the vehicles.
Vehicles included an Audi car, and several Ford and Peugeot vans.
Investigating officers sprang into action and began searching for the vehicles, locating six of the 10 vehicles at a single location.
The final four were quickly located by police, meaning all the vehicles were found in a 24-hour period.
The success came off the back of a concerted effort from our local team who scoured the area to make sure the vehicles were found as quickly as possible.
The 45-year-old has been released under investigation as our enquiries continue.
If you know anything that you think might help us in our investigation, you contact us
By calling 101 quoting incident 52 of 29 June.
By emailing [email protected] quoting incident 52 of 29 June in the subject line.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you can report via the independent charity CrimeStoppers on 0800 555 111 or online.
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