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Hot on the heels of our refurbishment and installation project for its Bradford dealership, CCS has recently completed a second garage equipment installation for Ray Chapman Motors in West Yorkshire, this time at its Huddersfield Volvo site.
Acquired by Ray Chapman Motors in early 2023, the client team has implemented a number of refurbishment and upgrade projects to its Volvo workshops and dealership showrooms, bringing sites up-to-date and in line with Volvo's latest, Swedish-inspired corporate specification.
Conveniently located on the A62 Leeds Road in Huddersfield, the on site workshop tests, services and maintains popular Volvo and other marque vehicles for customers in the Huddersfield and wider West Yorkshire area.
Professional garage equipment installation for Volvo dealerships in the UK & Ireland
Part of a comprehensive investment into dealership upgrades across its sites by our client, CCS Garage Equipment was appointed to work with our client's workshop and operations teams to design, plan and deliver a 7-bay garage equipment installation for the Huddersfield workshop.
Complementing our Volvo workshop installation portfolio, CCS has completed workshop refurbishment and upgrade projects across the UK in recent years, supporting the growth of this popular vehicle range and the brand's transition to electric vehicles. As well as Ray Chapman's Bradford Volvo dealership, additional projects include:
- Garage equipment installation in new-build, 10-bay workshop facility at Riverside Volvo, Wakefield
- Design and garage equipment installation at Volvo Shrewsbury, Shropshire, as part of its new dealership and service centre development
- Extensive new-build vehicle servicing workshop and garage equipment installation at Volvo Hillington, Glasgow
With over 30 years' garage equipment installation experience, clients benefit from CCS' national reach across the UK and Ireland, unmatched industry knowledge and our commitment to safety through innovation in dealership workshops.
Garage equipment installation for Ray Chapman's Huddersfield Volvo dealership by CCS
CCS Garage Equipment professionally delivered this Volvo workshop in Huddersfield, and the site is now fully operational following thorough testing, commission and team training for the client's workshop personnel.
Our garage equipment installation for Ray Chapman Motors' Huddersfield Volvo dealership included:
- 7-bay vehicle servicing, testing and maintenance workshop, equipped to Volvo corporate specification
- Fixed 2-post vehicle lifts
- Dedicated wheel alignment bay, fitted with Hunter wheel alignment technology and fixed, 4T 4-post vehicle lift
- Dedicated Class IV MOT bay, equipped with fixed 4-post vehicle lift
- New tyre changing and wheel balancing equipment
- Compressed air system
- Lubrication distribution systems
- LEV system
📸 Completed workshop now operational! Images from CCS' garage equipment installation at Huddersfield Volvo
Ray Chapman Volvo's Huddersfield workshop is now fully up and running, following testing, commission and handover of our garage equipment installation. Supporting our client's technician team, full training was delivered by our expert installation engineers in the safe use of all new equipment, ensuring our client achieves great value from its investment.
On a recent visit, our team captured images of the new workshop in action.
1. Huddersfield Volvo's new workshop in operation following completion of CCS' garage equipment installation, including fixed 2-post lifts and fixed 4-post lifts across 7 service bays.
2. Vehicle servicing and maintenance workshop for Ray Chapman Motors' Huddersfield Volvo dealership in West Yorkshire, upgraded by CCS Garage Equipment to a specification including fixed 2-post vehicle lifts, a dedicated wheel alignment bay and complete ancillary systems including compressed air, LEV and lubrication.
3. Huddersfield Volvo's workshop serves customers across West Yorkshire, delivering MOT testing, vehicle servicing, maintenance and repair services in-house following completion of this 7-bay garage equipment installation by CCS Garage Equipment.
4. Our garage equipment installation for this Volvo workshop in West Yorkshire included a fully-equipped Class IV MOT bay with brake tester, fixed 4-post lift and ancillary equipment, enabling the client's team to prepare vehicles for the road in-house.
5. A dedicated wheel alignment bay is equipped with industry-leading Hunter wheel alignment technology alongside a fixed 4T 4-post vehicle lift. Planned by CCS' garage equipment design and installation team, the dedicated bay avoids the occupation of other servicing bays by vehicles during wheel alignment, and the sophisticated Hunter system allows for rapid and accurate alignment measurement.
6. Efficient and professional wheel alignment work is carried out by Huddersfield Volvo's West Yorkshire technician team on a fixed 4-post vehicle lift equipped with front turning plates and low-friction rear slip plates, and offering a generous 4T capacity to accommodate the largest vehicles in Volvo's range.
7. Reliable and hardwearing vehicle lifts were specified for Huddersfield Volvo's dealership workshop, with simple and efficient operation supported by CCS' garage equipment installation team's training that helps our client to get the most out of its new workshop.
8. Ray Chapman Volvo's Huddersfield dealership workshop is now operational following a garage equipment installation that delivers everything the client team needs to support its growing customer base in West Yorkshire, including upgraded compressed air, lubrication and LEV systems for safe and efficient working.
9. The exterior of the Ray Chapman Volvo Huddersfield dealership following completion of our client's acquisition and CCS Garage Equipment's installation project to upgrade the site's vehicle servicing and maintenance workshop.
🚘 Dedicated wheel alignment technology for efficient vehicle servicing
Why include a dedicated wheel alignment bay in your dealership's vehicle servicing workshop? If your workshop can accommodate it, a dedicated space for wheel alignment allows your team to complete this work quickly and accurately, reducing set-up times and increasing workflow efficiencies.
Wheel alignment vehicle lifts
CCS' garage equipment installation team designs workshops for dealerships that enhance operational facilities, improve safe movement around the workshop floor and, where possible, that increase our clients' sales opportunities.
Wheel alignment vehicle lifts feature front turning plates and rear slip plates, and may be specified to include hydraulic wheel-free lifting platforms for complete wheel alignment, testing, diagnostics, tyre and body work on each vehicle.
Hunter wheel alignment technology & workshop systems
Industry-leading Hunter wheel alignment technology is often specified by CCS Garage Equipment, equipping workshops with fast, accurate and easy-to-use systems that deliver sales returns. Hunter's range of wheel alignment systems includes:
- Large, compact or wall-mounted consoles to suit vehicle workshops of all sizes
- Alignment results delivered in 70 seconds with HawkEye Elite(R)
- Results are accurate, immediate and easy to understand and interpret
- Easy clamping with no metal-to-metal contact to avoid damage to alloys or wheels
- Adaptable alignment sensor, console and camera configurations to suit any workshop space
- Seamless set-up that reduces operational time and moves vehicles through the workshop
Fast, online results support communications and conversations with customers, giving them visibility over wheel alignment data and supporting your sales processes with reliable, trusted information.
Specialist garage equipment installation for car dealerships by CCS Garage Equipment
For 30 years, CCS Garage Equipment has successfully delivered specialist garage equipment installations for private car and light commercial dealerships throughout the UK and Ireland, including a suite of Volvo dealership workshops that upgrade sites in line with the marque's latest corporate identity.
Backed by exceptional industry and regulatory understanding, garage equipment consultancy to deliver operationally efficient, reliable and state-of-the-art working spaces, CCS' garage equipment installation teams create contemporary, functional and future-proofed workshops for car dealership brands including Volvo, BMW, Audi and many more.
WIth LEEA and GEA accreditations and a large team working throughout the UK and Ireland, workshops are driven forward by CCS' eye-catching designs, versatile equipment and the highest of safety standards.
Contact CCS to discuss your dealership's garage equipment installation project