ONE of the north's leading tyre providers is creating at least 15 new jobs through a £2 million investment.
Kerr’s Tyres & Auto, a family-run business first established in 2002, has announced plans to invest in its current premises throughout the province with plans to open a further two additional centres over the next two years.
With centres in Antrim, Belfast, Coleraine and Newtownards, Kerr’s Tyres & Auto intends to relocate its current Antrim-based centre, developing a new green field site into its new headquarters for the company, which upon completion in early 2018 will be one of the largest retail tyre centre in the UK and Ireland.
The new company headquarters will feature a state-of-the-art training facility to tackle fears of skills shortages within the automotive industry, with emphasis on tyre fitting and service quality – as tyre fitting is a profession currently without official accreditation.
The new training facility will also establish its own in-house training programme for new and prospective employees.
Managing director Norman Kerr said the firm, which employs over 50 staff, plans to open two new centre in the south east and south west.
"Additionally, we are also looking toward the redevelopment of our current sites, investing significantly over the next two years in upgrading our facilities to enhance service quality and boost output and vehicle turnaround times.”
Kerr’s Tyres & Auto provide a range of services specialising in tyres and automotive servicing & repairs.
