LKQ Academy has opened its headquarters in Tamworth as it continues to invest in its support for the independent aftermarket.
The site is located at LKQ’s T1 site at Birch Coppice Business Park and will be the only location in the country where garage and bodyshop customers can access the full range of LKQ Academy courses.
The site is part of a growth drive for LKQ Academy and forms one of 10 centres the business is opening across the UK, which are set to create a total of 12,000 seats on 87 different courses.
LKQ Academy has also seen the recruitment of specialist instructors and has signed an exclusive contract with Andy Savva, The Garage Inspector, to deliver training over the next three years.
And it has launched a dedicated training proposition for bodyshops, which is designed to support and upskill bodyshop technicians in line with the pace of change in the UK car parc, and to help bodyshop businesses of all sizes.
Lee Chapman, Head of Support and LKQ Academy, said: “Our new training centre is integral to our commitment to helping independent garages and bodyshops to upskill for the future, and will act as a central hub for our operations from which our best-in-class training can ripple outwards.
“The LKQ Academy is undergoing a period of significant growth and investment, as we respond to acute demand for upskilling in the context of a rapidly changing and increasingly sophisticated and sustainable UK car parc. With our new T1 site, we look forward to further boosting our customer engagement and continue to expand our training prospectus.”
