Vehicle remarketing and recycling company Copart UK is creating a new 68-acre operation centre in East Anglia as part of a major expansion programme to meet continued and growing demand from its insurer customers.
Copart’s UK division already moves more than half a million vehicles a year and handles £750 million (US$1 billion) worth of vehicle assets.
The new operation centre near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk will be the largest vehicle storage and processing centre in the UK, according to Copart. It will also be the company’s 17th site in this jurisdiction.
Planned new Copart operation centre in East Anglia
Copart’s announcement about the new operation centre follows the creation of a major new customer service centre in Bedford, the quadrupling in size of its Bristol operations centre, the significant expansion of its vehicle fleet, and the doubling of its operational capabilities in Scotland with a new operation centre near Glasgow.
Jane Pocock, UK and Ireland managing director at Copart, said: “Demand from our insurer customers continues to rise and it’s fantastic that we are investing to future-proof our business, considering the evolving car parc and the increase in extreme weather events.”
“This site enhances our network of super centres and improves storage capacity for anticipated growth in recycling, electric, and hydrogen vehicles, as well as helping to accelerate the diversification of our business into green parts handling.”
“This investment marks another significant step forward for our UK business and illustrates our ongoing commitment to remaining at the forefront of the industry and continuing to provide market leading services to all our customers.”