Kwik Fit
Kwik Fit is a car servicing and repair company in the United Kingdom, specialising in tyres, brakes, exhausts, MOT testing, car servicing, air conditioning recharge, oil changes. As of 2022, there are over six hundred centres of Kwik Fit within the United Kingdom. Kwik Fit also has centres in continental Europe. History. Sir Tom Farmer opened the first Kwik Fit centre in McDonald Road, Edinburgh, Scotland, in 1971. In May 1995, Kwik Fit Insurance, part of Kwik Fit Financial Services, was formed, and has since grown to become one of the leading car insurance distributors in the United  Kingdom. In October 1999, Kwik Fit had grown to over two thousand centres throughout Europe, and Farmer sold the company to the Ford Motor Company for US$1.6bn. A decision by Ford to concentrate on its core business, led to the sale of Kwik Fit in August 2002, to CVC Capital Partners. In June 2005, Kwik Fit was sold for £800m, to PAI Partners, a leading French based private equity firm. The Kwik Fit Financial Services arm of the business, was sold by PAI to Fortis Insurance UK, now Ageas (UK) Limited, for a figure of £215 m in July 2010. The tyre retailing and service centre business was bought by ITOCHU Corporation in March 2011. Advertising. First shown in 1984, the adverts “You Can't Get Better Than a Kwik Fit Fitter” were broadcast on the main television channels, in the United Kingdom. The “Kwik Fit Fitter” returned to television in August 2008, with the campaign "You'll Be Amazed at What We Do". Training. Kwik Fit received its first national training award in 1990. In January 2009, Kwik Fit was awarded "Beacon" status from the Learning and Skills Improvement Service (LSIS) for its further educations  training programmes. This was given following a successful inspection by Ofsted, in which programmes were graded 'outstanding'.