Service King Collision Repair Centers completed the purchase of Express Autobody, a collision repair center in Georgetown, Texas. The transaction is expected to close before October 1.
Like this article? Sign up to receive our weekly news blasts here.Express Autobody becomes Service King’s 50th location in Texas, and their sixth collision center in the Austin marketplace. Service King also is building a new collision repair center in Lakeway, Texas, on Highway 620 that will be completed and open in early 2013.
Express Autobody is an 18,000-square-foot facility capable of repairing more than 300 vehicles per month and currently employs 16 people. This facility will join Service King’s South Texas market that employs more than 321 people throughout Austin and San Antonio. The Georgetown location will be managed by David Schwartz. This facility has Enterprise rental cars on-site and uses waterborne paint on all vehicles.
“Georgetown is a growing area and we look forward to serving the needs of customers and insurance partners by providing the best service and collision repairs in town," said Jeremy Lennox, vice president of Service King’s South Texas Market. "We’re eager to provide Service King’s renowned level of friendly and professional customer service. The quality of work by highly skilled and expertly trained body technicians and painters carries a lifetime guarantee. We are also bringing top-notch health, retirement, and career benefits to all Georgetown teammates.”
Service King Collision Repair Centers was founded 36 years ago by Eddie Lennox, with one location in Dallas. The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) bought a majority stake in Richardson-based Service King last month, providing the capital necessary to grow nationally. Now, with 23 Dallas-Fort Worth locations, 12 Houston locations, 9 San Antonio, and 6 Austin, Texas locations, Service King recently announced national expansion plans to acquire eight collision centers in Arizona by next month.
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