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The company was acquired by the Ward White Group in 1983, [3] from whom the Boots Group acquired it in 1989. Halfords was later demerged from the Boots Group in 2002. [4] [3] Halfords was taken over by CVC Capital Partners in July 2003 [3] and, in June 2004, it was floated on the London Stock Exchange. [3]
Halfords Autocentre is a car servicing and repair company in the United Kingdom, specialising in car servicing, MOT testing, brakes, tyres, Exhausts, and air conditioning services/repairs. As of 2018, there are 314 autocentres in the United Kingdom.
In December 2021, the National Tyre and Autocare garage chain merged with Halfords, a competitor in automotive part sales. As a result, Halfords possessed a combined total of 604 garages and 235 Halford Mobile Expert vans across the UK, providing all types of garage services such as tyre fitting, MOTs, repairs and servicing.
Chairman of Halfords and Royal Mail Keith Williams CBE (born 13 May 1956) [ 1 ] is a British businessman who has been chairman of Halfords and Royal Mail since 2018. He was chief executive officer (CEO) of British Airways from 2011 to 2016.
The son of a miller and confectioner from Willenhall in Staffordshire, Frederick Rushbrooke initially established himself in business in 1892 as a wholesale ironmonger in Birmingham. [1]
She was appointed to the board of InterContinental Hotels Group in 2013. [7] In May 2015, McDonald replaced Matt Davies (who left to join Tesco), as CEO of Halfords, [8] on a basic salary of £500,000 plus bonuses. [4]
The company has since ceased trading under the name Cycle Republic and merged with another Halfords owned subdivision called Tredz because of greater profit margins. Extended warranties given by Cycle Republic are being upheld by Halfords. In addition to bicycles, Cycle Republic sold e-bikes, cycling clothing, bike components and bike accessories.
Boardman Bikes, Ltd. (stylised "boardman'") is a British bicycle manufacturer, founded by the professional cyclist Chris Boardman, Sarah Mooney and Alan Ingarfield, and launched in the United Kingdom and Ireland in 2007.