📸 Project Update: Garage equipment installation underway for Northgate’s new Inverness branch, Scotland

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📸 Project Update: Garage equipment installation underway for Northgate’s new Inverness branch, Scotland

24 May 2023

CCS’ engineer team is working on site to complete our garage equipment installation at Northgate Vehicle Hire’s new Inverness branch in northern Scotland.

Project Update: Garage equipment installation underway for Northgate Vehicle Hire's new Inverness branch in ScotlandProject Update: Garage equipment installation underway for Northgate Vehicle Hire’s new Inverness branch in Scotland
CCS has been Northgate’s trusted garage equipment partner for many years, supporting both the installation of new vehicle maintenance workshops across the UK, refurbishment of existing premises to keep equipment up-to-date, and the ongoing maintenance, inspection and examination of equipment following installation to ensure operational safety and compliance for this respected brand.

Established in 1981 and now with almost 70 local branches throughout the UK, Northgate hires light commercial vehicles to businesses of all sizes, offering flexible short-term hire or longer-term, 12+ month hire, all with servicing and maintenance included. Northgate’s branches are equipped with professional commercial vehicle workshops, enabling teams to deliver in-house servicing and maintenance quickly and keeping business vehicles on the road.

Northgate prepares to open new branch in Inverness, Scotland following garage equipment installation

Northgate’s newest branch is located in the busy town of Inverness, in the Scottish Highlands. Serving a broad customer base in the region, this new branch opens in May 2023 supported by a spacious vehicle workshop featuring garage equipment installation by CCS.

Our garage equipment installation specification for Northgate Inverness includes:

  • Refurbishment of previously-occupied premises to meet Northgate’s brand specifications for its vehicle workshops
  • 3 x industry-leading Nussbaum Smart Lifts & Power Lifts, capable of accommodating Northgate’s range of fleet vehicles
  • Samoa lubrication reels & ancillary equipment
  • Oil monitoring system, for efficient & secure management of resources on every job
  • LEV systems
  • Compressed air systems
  • New fresh & waste oil tanks
  • Cormach tyre changers & wheel balancers

In his branch opening announcement, Northgate’s Sales and Marketing Director Neil McCrossan commented that, “The opening of the new Inverness branch underlines our ongoing commitment to invest in our network for the benefit of our customers.”

📸 Latest images from CCS’ garage equipment installation project at Northgate Inverness, Scotland

Completed vehicle lift installation of 1 x Nussbaum Smart Lift and 2 5T Nussbaum Power Lifts for Northgates Inverness branch

Completed vehicle lift installation of 1 x Nussbaum Smart Lift and 2 5T Nussbaum Power Lifts for Northgate’s Inverness branch, Scotland. Fixed 2-post lifts by one of the world’s leading vehicle lift manufacturers, incorporating neat base frame-free design, unique safety features and riser pipe extensions

Installation of Samoa lubrication equipment heavy duty reels and hoses for Northgate Inverness Scotland

Installation of Samoa lubrication garage equipment, incorporating heavy-duty reels and hoses for reliable supply of lubricants throughout Northgate’s new branch workshop in Inverness, Scotland

Oil monitoring system for Northgate Inverness

Northgate Inverness’ oil monitoring system is a workshop essential, enabling the team to allocate lubricant resources to every job and to recover charges accurately, whilst preventing losses through misuse or misapplication  

Cormach wheel balancers for Northgate Inverness wheel balancing suitable for a wide range of wheel sizes

CCS Garage Equipment supplied Cormach wheel balancers to Northgate Inverness, supporting fast, accurate and safe wheel balancing suitable for a wide range of wheel sizes

Garage equipment installation for Northgate Inverness in Scotland including Cormach tyre changers

As part of our garage equipment installation for Northgate Inverness in Scotland, CCS Garage Equipment supplied Cormach tyre changers, designed for fast and safe tyre changing in busy workshops by this leading Italian garage equipment manufacturer 

Compressed air systems supplied and installed by CCS Garage Equipment for Northgate Inverness Scottish Highlands

Compressed air systems, supplied and installed by CCS Garage Equipment as part of our commercial vehicle workshop installation for Northgate Inverness, Scottish Highlands

Fresh and waste oil tanks purpose built and installed by CCS Garage Equipment for Northgates Inverness branch in northern Scotland

New fresh and waste oil tanks, purpose-built and installed by CCS Garage Equipment for Northgate’s Inverness branch in northern Scotland to support efficient and safe storage of lubricants on site

Garage equipment installation at Northgate Inverness full testing is undertaken of all vehicle lifts and equipment

As our garage equipment installation at Northgate Inverness approaches completion, full testing is undertaken of all vehicle lifts and equipment together with training for the Northgate workshop team to ensure safe and reliable operation

Spacious new commercial vehicle workshop for Northgate Inverness

CCS Garage Equipment was pleased to deliver this spacious new commercial vehicle workshop for Northgate Inverness, supporting customers from across northern Scotland with safety-focused, reliable vehicle servicing and maintenance

Commercial garage equipment installation in Scotland by CCS for Northgate Vehicle Hire, Inverness

CCS was appointed by Northgate Vehicle Hire to deliver its workshop for the new Inverness branch in the Scottish Highlands in late 2022, with work starting on site in Q1 2023. The branch is due to open at the end of May 2023, complete with its fully-equipped and roomy new servicing and maintenance workshop.

Our team, benefiting from years’ of experience in working with Northgate and in-depth understanding of the brand’s requirements for its branch workshops, worked with the client and its contractors to create a fully-equipped garage equipment installation that offers excellent capacity as the branch looks to grow its presence in the Highlands region of Scotland.

UK-wide garage equipment installation for commercial workshops by CCS Garage Equipment

For 30 years, CCS Garage Equipment has successfully delivered specialist garage equipment installations for commercial vehicle workshops and maintenance facilities throughout the UK and Ireland.

Backed by exceptional industry and regulatory understanding, garage equipment consultancy to deliver operationally efficient, reliable and state-of-the-art working spaces, CCS’ garage equipment installation teams create contemporary, functional and future-proofed workshops for many commercial organisations including vehicle hire brands, local authorities, waste disposal, aviation and airports, fleet operators and commercial vehicle dealerships.

WIth LEEA and GEA accreditations and a large team working throughout the UK and Ireland, workshops are enhanced by CCS’ eye-catching designs, versatile and industry-leading equipment, and optimal safety standards.

Contact CCS to discuss your commercial workshop & garage equipment installation project