Blackcircles
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Blackcircles.com is a United Kingdom
online tyre
retailer.
It was founded by the Liverpool-born entrepreneur Mike Welch in 2002 and now has a turnover of approximately £10million. It sells to around 100,000 customers in the UK – making it one of the biggest online tyre retailers in the country. The Chairman of Blackcircles.com is Graeme Bissett, former Group Finance Director of Kwik-Fit
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Customers book and pay for their tyres online before having them fitted at one of 987 independent garages. The company, based in the Scottish Border town of Peebles
, launched Blackcircles franchises in 2006, to allow independent garages sign up to its stock-checking and ordering system. There are currently 300 garages signed up.
Welch set up the website www.mechanic-torque.co.uk, in August 2007, which allows members of the public to ask fully qualified mechanics for free advice about motoring problems.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
online tyre
Tire
A tire or tyre is a ring-shaped covering that fits around a wheel rim to protect it and enable better vehicle performance by providing a flexible cushion that absorbs shock while keeping the wheel in close contact with the ground...
retailer.
It was founded by the Liverpool-born entrepreneur Mike Welch in 2002 and now has a turnover of approximately £10million. It sells to around 100,000 customers in the UK – making it one of the biggest online tyre retailers in the country. The Chairman of Blackcircles.com is Graeme Bissett, former Group Finance Director of Kwik-Fit
Kwik-Fit
Kwik-Fit is a British car servicing and repair company, specialising in tyres, brakes, exhausts, MOT testing, car servicing, air-conditioning recharge, oil changes and windscreen repair. They are the leading fast-fit supplier of tyres in the UK with over 600 Kwik-Fit centres.-History:Sir Tom Farmer...
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Customers book and pay for their tyres online before having them fitted at one of 987 independent garages. The company, based in the Scottish Border town of Peebles
Peebles
Peebles is a burgh in the committee area of Tweeddale, in the Scottish Borders, lying on the River Tweed. According to the 2001 Census, the population was 8,159.-History:...
, launched Blackcircles franchises in 2006, to allow independent garages sign up to its stock-checking and ordering system. There are currently 300 garages signed up.
Welch set up the website www.mechanic-torque.co.uk, in August 2007, which allows members of the public to ask fully qualified mechanics for free advice about motoring problems.