Impartial Holden Group has grown its enterprise to seven areas throughout East Anglia following the acquisition of Cecil & Larter in Bury St Edmunds.

 On the similar time, the household enterprise has introduced plans for a brand new multi-million-pound, state-of-the-art facility for Hylton Gott Volvo, which it acquired in 2019.

Tim Holden, chairman of Holden Group, mentioned: “Our household enterprise is 95 years previous, courting again to 1928 when my grandfather was first employed as an apprentice. Cecil & Larter is one other native household enterprise with a protracted historical past, having opened in 1927. With an emphasis on household values and delivering high quality service, the enterprise is a superb match for us. We’re wanting ahead to welcoming our new colleagues to the group and persevering with to supply native clients with the identical high-quality gross sales, servicing and aftercare that they at the moment take pleasure in.”

All 35 colleagues from the positioning will switch to Holden Group, taking its whole staff to 220.

Along with its Volvo Selekt standing, providing permitted used Volvo automobile gross sales and aftersales, Holden Bury St Edmunds can even proceed to be an authorised Seat and Cupra restore facility.

This newest acquisition implies that Holden Group now has three Volvo dealerships in East Anglia. Along with Holden Volvo Norwich, Hylton Gott Volvo, will relocate to Kings Lynn from Downham Market in 2024, and Cecil & Larter, which can develop into Holden Bury St Edmunds.

Martyn Webb, managing director of Holden Group, mentioned: “As a part of our ongoing strategic enlargement, we will likely be investing a major quantity in a brand new facility for our Hylton Gott enterprise in Kings Lynn.

“The 1.2 acre website will incorporate the Volvo Retail Expertise company id all through and can characteristic a welcoming buyer showroom, hospitality space, devoted handover bay and fashionable state-of-the-art workshop the place clients can view their automotive being serviced. There can even be an open plan workplace on the second flooring and a big exterior show of Volvo Selekt Accepted Used Vehicles.

“Following on from our latest funding in photo voltaic panels at our dealerships in Norwich, we additionally plan to put in photo voltaic panels on the roof of the brand new facility in Kings Lynn as a part of our dedication to sustainable power use.”