Koping Volvo is back!!!

Woodey

Hi Just to let everyone know that the Koping Volvo team is back trading.

Its great news for the staff who were re-hired.

So give us a call with all your Volvo needs,

Dave

alias no.9

Under new ownership?

Woodey

Yeah its under new ownership.

Hellrazer

I heard yesterday that Koping was still in negotiations with Volvo with regards to getting the franchise back and no decision had been made yet.

alias no.9

Great news for all those who get their jobs back.

kyote00

What has happened all the people who are owed money, warrenty etc by the old Koping ? Can they claim off the new garage ?

I'm sure this has been discussed and is well known but sure I'll throw it out there again, you know that Koping was owned by one of the mooneys - as in EP Mooney? It was one of the sons, his name escapes me.

Anyway, they were a great bunch in there, when spirit fecked me over, they came to the rescue! Glad to see the staff rehired.

Hellrazer

kyote00 wrote: »

What has happened all the people who are owed money, warrenty etc by the old Koping ? Can they claim off the new garage ?

They couldnt when our place went under.They went on the creditors list with the liquidators but most of them never saw a penny.

kyote00

Its great the jobs are saved but the reopening under the same brand seems like sharp practice...

kyote00

kyote00 wrote: »

Its great the jobs are saved but the reopening under the same brand seems like sharp practice...

Would it make you happier if they changed the name, and if so, why?

kyote00

No. Its not about me being happy ?

Are you happy that most of the the small creditors will be screwed....

kyote00

kyote00 wrote: »

No. Its not about me being happy ?

Are you happy that most of the the small creditors will be screwed....

Of course not, not at all, but the new owners have absolutely nothing to do with that.

(and I was getting ratty with you, it was a genuine question!)

colm_mcm

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Of course not, not at all, but the new owners have absolutely nothing to do with that.

(and I was getting ratty with you, it was a genuine question!)

This wasn't the case with the likes of White Bishop and EP Mooney though. close down, leave people high and dry, reopen with no debts.

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

This wasn't the case with the likes of White Bishop and EP Mooney though. close down, leave people high and dry, reopen with no debts.

How can they get away with that? Were they also taken over by new owners?

colm_mcm

They had debts of 22mil, then opened up a new company in the same sector as the old business out of the same premesis.

White Bishop moved premesis in fairness but changed name to Pat White Cars. he lost the Daihatsu and SEAT dealerships when White Bishop folded but magically got them again with his new venture.

cvisser

Well Done Guys, Glad to see you Back open, Best of Luck in the Future,:)

colm_mcm

colm_mcm wrote: »

They had debts of 22mil, then opened up a new company in the same sector as the old business out of the same premesis.

White Bishop moved premesis in fairness but changed name to Pat White Cars. he lost the Daihatsu and SEAT dealerships when White Bishop folded but magically got them again with his new venture.

I thought that if a director went into liquidation here that they couldn't be the director of another company?
That's shockin!

Tipsy Mac

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I thought that if a director went into liquidation here that they couldn't be the director of another company?
That's shockin!

A person can't but there's nothing stopping a wife or child being the "director" and him being an "employee" in all but name.

Gary ITR

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