A year after the coronavirus pandemic started, we are delighted that the roadmap laid out by the UK government has brought a healthy dose of positivity for the year ahead, driven by the incredible efforts by both the NHS and volunteers in the vaccine rollout. As of the 8th March a whopping 22.5 million people have received their first dose, and we are all undoubtedly looking forward to the easing of restrictions over the coming months!
The easing of lockdown restrictions is expected to stimulate the economy and with that we will undoubtedly see more and more people return to the roads over the coming months.
Throughout the past year our ambitious investment strategy has continued, which means we’ve taken the opportunity to grow our tech, land and fleet, putting Copart in an even stronger position to deliver our market-leading services with speed and ease.
A stable partner throughout unprecedented disruption.
Copart has remained operational since the first covid-19 lockdown back in March, having been quickly deemed an essential service to the insurance sector. Since then, we have adapted the way we work to ensure that we can continue serving Members and Sellers across the globe while ensuring that our front-line staff remain safe and protected.
With our entire sales process already fully digital, we have continued to operate successfully throughout. We’ve even taken the opportunity to push forward with several new tech projects including the Copart Transportation App, Owner Connect SMS Service, and numerous enhancements to our patented online auction platform – which have made the customer journey quicker and easier than ever before.
And, throughout this pandemic, we have never stopped investing…in our land, fleet, and technology.
Our total owned UK wide logistics fleet is stronger than ever before, with over 400 vehicles, keeping our services moving efficiently across all areas of the country.
Our robust network of Copart Operation Centres, located strategically across the UK, gives us the advantage of both operational expertise from over 1,100 employees and unrivalled storage capacity of over 400 acres in total.
We’ve recently announced major expansion plans for our Bristol Operation Centre, making this location set to become a 63-acre Super Centre for the South West, alongside other expansions in Wisbech and York and continuous improvements at our other existing Centres.
Finally, looking to the north of the UK, we have announced the expansion of our York Operation Centre, and a new 31-acre site in East Kilbride which will double our operational capabilities in Scotland!
All of this means that, as we look forward to the return of normality, we are even better placed to provide the best possible service to our customers.
We will continue to invest and improve to ensure that our customers continue to receive the operational excellence they have come to expect from a global market leader like Copart.