A good season for Just Car

The company said it was poised to make progress after posting a rise in half year profits and revenues. It is also considering a number of acquisitions.

The company, based in Goole, carries out around 50,000 collision

repairs a year on cars, commercial vehicles and motorcycles.

In the six months ended June 30, revenue rose 17 per cent to 25.3m and profit before tax increased 8 per cent to 608,000.

Barry Whittles, the chief executive of Just Car Clinics, said: "I am very pleased with the group's performance..We have increased both revenues and profits and started to expand the retail offering to our customer base. The strength of both our management team and the group's financial position mean that we are well placed to make further progress."

The company said repair volumes had been boosted by heavy snow over the winter.

"Such rapid increases in volumes, coupled with transport difficulties for both customers and employees, inevitably presented challenges and, in order to minimise the impact to customer service, the group reacted by offering extended opening hours."

In a statement, the company said: "The group's strategy continues to be one of expansion, both organically and by expanding the customer offering at existing locations, and by acquisition where stringent criteria are achieved.

"During the last year, we have expanded our network of sites through three acquisitions and a number of potential opportunities are being assessed."

The company's sites are mainly in Yorkshire, but stretch as far north as Durham and south to Swindon.

In June, Just Car Clinics revealed it had bought the business and assets of a rival Yorkshire firm. The company bought a Keighley-based business for 50,000, including plant and equipment, goodwill, stock and work in progress.