AAG buy out Linings & Hoses

by Greg Whitaker

Alliance Automotive Group UK has announced that it has recently completed the acquisition of Linings & Hoses Ltd.

L- R Stuart Smedley, MD Steven Kempa, Brian Smedley and Neil Smedley

The business was a member of the Independent Motor Trade Factors Associated (IFA) buying Group and is a three branch commercial vehicle business based in Congleton, Stoke & Stafford with sales of around £4.0m and 24 employees. It had been run by the Smedley family with Steven Kempa since 2006, although the root of the company can be traced back to 1968 when LH Brakes & Hoses was established by Brian Smedley.

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This will be the twelfth business acquired AAG UK in the year on year period.

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