HiQ (tyres)
{{short description|British retail chain (tyres, car servicing}}
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HiQ is a nationwide British retailer of automobile tyres, and MoT car-servicing centres.
File:Hi-Q Modern Tyre Service, Strabane - geograph.org.uk - 1411554.jpg, County Tyrone in July 2009]]
File:HiQ in Corve Street - geograph.org.uk - 1465668.jpg in August 2009]]
History
The company was created in July 1992 as HiQ Tyreservices by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company.[https://www.hiqonline.co.uk/news/hiq-news/hiqs-25-years-our-best-bits HiQ history]
It was the main sponsor of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) in 2008, 2009 and 2014. It supplies the tyres exclusively for the British police.
The companies' outlets were improved in 2008.
Structure
It has around 100 service centres across the UK.{{cite web |title=Fast-fits: Know your enemy |url=https://www.am-online.com/dealer-management/aftersales/fast-fits-know-your-enemy |website=AM Online |access-date=23 August 2018 |date=5 June 2015}} The company headquarters are at Trident Court on the 148-acre Birmingham Business Park, around a half-mile south-west of junction 4 of the M6, accessed from the A452. This is also the headquarters of Dunlop Tyres UK, which moved to the site in May 2017.
Training
Technicians are trained at the HiQ Training Academy. The company would like all of its employees to have the Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) qualification.{{cite web |title=What exactly is ATA? |url=https://www.hiqonline.co.uk/about-hiq/ata |website=HiQ Online |access-date=23 August 2018}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://www.hiqonline.co.uk/ Official Website]
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Category:Automotive repair shops
Category:British companies established in 1992
Category:Retail companies established in 1992