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NEWS<br />
A1 ADAS SOLUTIONS<br />
GEARS UP FOR GROWTH<br />
Calibration experts taking ‘pain’ out of ADAS<br />
for garages and bodyshops<br />
An ADAS, diagnostic and calibration specialist is gearing up<br />
for growth as demand for its products and services has<br />
increased tenfold over the last six months.<br />
A1 ADAS Solutions says the company’s biggest growth area is in<br />
mobile ADAS calibration, diagnostics, and programming. Its fleet<br />
of fully-equipped vans have seen demand grow from bodyshops,<br />
garage workshops and fleet companies across the UK.<br />
Iain Molloy, managing director, said: “We work in a niche but<br />
fast-growing sector of the aftermarket.<br />
“A1 ADAS Solutions is one of only a few companies to offer an<br />
ADAS and diagnostics ‘done for you’ service, either in person or<br />
remotely, in addition to an ADAS and diagnostics ‘set up for you’<br />
service as a product distributor.<br />
“It’s a strategy that’s paying dividends. By providing a full<br />
product, support, and service package, we’re fast becoming the<br />
go-to for anything ADAS and diagnostics related.”<br />
With ADAS calibration becoming an essential part of many<br />
everyday vehicle repairs, workshops have a duty of care to ensure<br />
that by the time a vehicle leaves the garage, its ADAS system is<br />
behaving as the manufacturer intended.<br />
Simple repairs such as adjusting the wheel alignment or<br />
removing a bumper could have safety implications for a driver<br />
relying on an ADAS system that has been disrupted and not<br />
recalibrated.<br />
Iain says the growing demand for ADAS services can be a ‘pain’<br />
for many workshop owners.<br />
He continued: “It isn’t something everyone wants to specialise<br />
in, but equally, there are those who do want to invest.<br />
“As a company that literally lives and breathe ADAS, we<br />
decided to help workshops with either route. We not only supply<br />
ADAS and diagnostic equipment and provide training, but we<br />
also supply ADAS as a direct service to those who don’t want to<br />
invest in equipment or have the liability of carrying out the work<br />
themselves.<br />
“And with the IMI reporting that there’s only around 3,000<br />
ADAS certified technicians servicing the UK car parc, and that<br />
106,000 will be needed by 2030, it’s imperative that bodyshops<br />
and garages either invest in ADAS equipment, or forge working<br />
partnerships with people like us to carry out the work for them.<br />
“By 2030, it’s also estimated 44 percent of cars will have level 2<br />
autonomy. This makes ADAS is a real growth area, not just for us,<br />
but for our garage and bodyshop customers too.”<br />
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