Carcraft
 | |
| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1951 |
| Founder(s) | Frank McKee |
| Headquarters | Rochdale, UK |
| Products |
Used Cars Car Finance |
| Website | www.carcraft.co.uk |
Carcraft is an independent group of used car hypermarkets established in 1951 in Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England. Carcraft was founded by Frank McKee and was bought out in 1998 by Noel and Darren McKee, his sons, in a £50 million deal backed by the Royal Bank of Scotland's Development Capital arm.[1]
In 1998 Carcraft paid £10 million for a car supermarket from Car Group while Car Group was in receivership.
In December 2005 Carcraft became the first independent second-hand vehicle retailer [2] to create and found a contract hire car company.
UK Car Group
Carcraft is a part of UK Car Group which is wholly owned by Noel and Darren McKee. Other parts of the group include
- Carcraft
- All in One Leasing
- carland.com,
- Carcraft Motorstores,
- Ucan Car Credit; and
- Carcraft Service Centres
Showrooms
Carcraft has 11 showrooms located across the UK. There are currently centres in the following areas:
- Birtley
- Chertsey
- Enfield
- Knowsley
- Lakeside
- Leeds
- Manchester (Trafford Centre)
- Newport
- Rochdale
- Sheffield
- Wednesbury
References
- ↑ "Carcraft set for £200m sale". The Telegraph. 2000. Retrieved 2013-11-29.
- ↑ "100 Jobs at car dealer". All-in-One Leasing. Manchester Evening News. 2005. Retrieved 2006-12-18.
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