Created: 13 September 2022

Created: 18 July 2022

Visitors to the Silverlake Automotive Recycling [Silverlake] stand at this year’s 63rd Curdridge Country Show, which took place on Saturday 16th July, found entertainment for all age groups.  A little different to your usual colouring activity, children had the opportunity to explore creative colouring with a salvage car acting as their real life canvas.  For the adults, there was the opportunity to test their dismantling skills by removing a coil pack and two spark plugs from a 2004 Vauxhall Corsa against the clock, with the fastest ten contestants featuring on a leader board on the stand.  The winner, Luke Beirne from Botley, Southampton is looking forward to his prize; the chance to crush a car at Silverlake’s Environment Agency compliant salvage and vehicle recycling site in Shedfield.   Funds raised from the day’s activities on the stand will go to Silverlake’s charity initiative UDonateacar.com

Established for 75 years, Silverlake is a large employer in the area and committed to giving back to the local community that has supported its growth over the decades.  In November last year the company relaunched its charity initiative UDondateacar.com, making it easy for people who sell a car to Silverlake to make a donation to community charities.  

UDonateacar.com makes it easy for people who sell their vehicle to Silverlake to donate as little, or as much as they want from the sale to support small, local charities helping to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged people. Silverlake handles all the paperwork and transfers 100% of the donation to the scheme’s national charity partner, Global’s Make Some Noise, which provides grants to small charities that may otherwise be overlooked.  In the Southampton area, examples of charities benefiting from the grants include Abby’s Heroes supporting children, young people and their families with a cancer diagnosis and Yellow Door established to prevent and respond to domestic and sexual abuse.  Customers selling their car to Silverlake can also have it collected for free and the company handles all the DVLA paperwork, keeping everything hassle free. 

Allen Prebble, managing director at Silverlake said: “The Curdrige Country Show is a fantastic community event and we have supported it for many years.  Coming back after the pandemic, 2022 was great fun for everyone and we loved being part of it with the activities on our stand. We have committed to raising £20,000 in twelve months through UDonateacar.com and we are determined to hit that target.  Community charities play a vital role and never more so since the pandemic and with the impact of the latest cost of living rises.  Sadly they can sometimes get overlooked in favour of the bigger charities, so we are delighted to be able to generate some attention and fundraise for them through our partnership with Global.”

Created: 25 August 2022

Global leader in online vehicle remarketing and recycling, Copart UK, is delighted to announce that they are now officially an accredited Living Wage Employer.

By voluntarily paying the Living Wage, Copart is joining forces with thousands of organisations and businesses across the UK who understand the importance of paying their employees a fair and appropriate wage.

Copart’s Living Wage Employer accreditation joins a set of social responsibilities which the company supports and encourages their partners, stakeholders, and suppliers to align with.

This includes complying with the Modern Slavery Act 2015, providing an anonymous whistle-blower service, holding regular ‘one-to-ones’ and performance reviews to encourage two-way communication, and embedding equal opportunity awareness into all of Copart’s policies, procedures, and training.

Leanne Carroll, HR Director of Copart UK, said:

“As part of our ongoing Copart Cares CSR commitment, we are passionate about always acting responsibly when it comes to the wellbeing of our teammates and paying the Living Wage is just one way that we can make a positive impact.

“Not only is it the right thing to do, but it will also help us to attract and retain great people. Of course, we want to be seen as an Employer of Choice, but much more than that we want our teammates to know that we care about them, and this is just one tangible way for us to demonstrate that.”

In addition to always acting in the right and most responsible way, Copart is committed to providing teammates with a wide range of ways to connect and engage, and access financial, physical, and emotional support tools.

Earlier this year, the company launched ‘Copart Rewards’, their new internal communications and benefits platform which gives teammates access to discounts from a wide range of retailers, health and wellbeing support via a Wellbeing Hub, and interactive communication and engagement features. 

Jane Pocock, CEO of Copart UK & Ireland, said:

“Putting our teammates first is one of the most important elements of our Copart Cares CSR strategy, so we’re delighted to achieve our Living Wage Employer accreditation and demonstrate our commitment to always acting in the right and most responsible way.

“We know that it’s the dedication and hard work of our people that makes us the success we are today, so we are committed to providing a comprehensive range of benefits and recognition tools, alongside a fair and supportive working environment, so our teammates feel valued and protected.”

Katherine Chapman, Director, Living Wage Foundation added: 

“We’re delighted that Copart has joined the movement of almost 9,000 responsible employers across the UK who voluntarily commit to go further than the government minimum wage.

“They join thousands of businesses, as well as household names such as Burberry, Barclays, Everton Football Club and many more. These businesses recognise that paying the real Living Wage is the mark of a responsible employer and they, like Copart, believe that a hard day’s work deserves a fair day’s pay."

Created: 16 June 2022

e2e joins the MGAA to provide salvage and automotive recycling services to members

 e2e Total Loss Vehicle Management [e2e], the UK’s nationwide salvage and automotive recycling network, has joined the Managing General Agents’ Association [MGAA] as a supplier member.  The partnership means that, for the first time, members of the MGAA have access to salvage and automotive recycling facilities from within the association.    

e2e’s end-to-end services enable MGAs to efficiently and cost effectively manage their total loss claims.  When seeking capacity, they can strengthen their position with a total loss claims strategy that delivers reduced claims life cycle and associated costs, mitigates reputation risk with the certified destruction of CAT A and B vehicles and provides strong, fast returns on salvage; all achieved whilst ensuring a positive policyholder experience. 

e2e dominates the market providing MGA clients access to over 5million, quality graded, warranty assured reclaimed parts. MGA clients benefit from the opportunity to cut motor claims repair costs and speed up claim resolution, all whilst promoting improved sustainability and a reduced carbon footprint.  A partnership with e2e can add real value to the customer proposition and experience.  The use of reclaimed parts in motor repairs can make the difference to a car being determined an economic write off and enable the MGA to offer their customer choice, reduce total loss claims volumes and improve customer retention.   

Mia Constable, Head of Business Development at e2e said: “Drawing on the experience of our Chairman, Martyn Holman, we identified that there was an opportunity to support MGAs in opening up new revenue streams, reducing motor claims costs, improving customer experience and reinforcing their ESG strategies with opportunity for increased carbon reduction.  We are thrilled to have joined the MGAA and to celebrate we are pleased to be offering members an introductory discount on our services.  We are looking forward to gaining an even greater understanding of the needs of the market and tailoring our flexible solutions for individual members.”

Mike Keating, CEO of the MGAA said: “I’m delighted to welcome e2e Total Loss Vehicle Management to the MGAA.  Their expertise and services will be extremely valuable to our growing MGA membership and we look forward to working with them.  I’m particularly interested to see how MGAs through their current claims model, can take full advantage of the many benefits available through reclaimed parts and the positive impact they can have on sustainability goals for the market as a whole.”