Johnson Fellows gets motoring with car dealership

A YORKSHIRE-based used car supermarket is to open its first showroom in the Midlands after leasing a new site in a deal secured by chartered surveyors Johnson Fellows.

Motor Depot, which has three showrooms in Hessle, Hull and Scunthorpe, has agreed a 15-year lease on Mackadown Lane in Garretts Green, Birmingham, which was marketed by Johnson Fellows on behalf of landlords Apple Barn Properties.

The 12,078 sq ft premises on the 3.5 acre site comprises canopied sales area, service workshop, preparation area, and valeting area, plus parking for 600 cars.

Stephen Butterley, of Motor Depot, said: “We couldn’t be happier with the location of the site and feel that we are in a great position to offer a different type of car buying experience to car buyers in the Birmingham area.

“We have always looked to provide a friendly, no hassle service – it’s a philosophy that has served us very well in East Yorkshire, so we look forward to becoming a great addition to the Birmingham community and hope to see as many people as possible come to see us when we open towards the end of 2014.”

Ken Salway, consultant at Johnson Fellows, said: “This was too good an opportunity for Motor Depot Ltd to miss and we were pleased to negotiate terms to ensure that it could roll out its plans to expand into the West Midlands after 12 years in Yorkshire.

“The fact that it is also employing around 40 people is more great news for the local economy.”