Bridgend Motor Group

Bridgend Garage was founded in 1930 as a haulage firm. The change from haulage contractor to garage took place in 1950 when Hugh McLaughlan, founder, opened the first Bridgend Garage in Old Glasgow Road, Kilwinning carrying out car repairs and selling fuel. Hugh’s sons Daniel and Alexander joined their father in 1966, helping the business to expand over the next 20 years from the traditional garage into associated motor trade operations - used car sales and vehicle service facilities such as accident repair. Bridgend Accident Repair Centre was established in 1975 at a site in Woodburn Avenue in Kilwinning. In 1980, a substantial increase in business prompted a move to new, larger premises at Alexandra Terrace where Bridgend Accident Repair Centre would remain until 1994 when the huge growth of the accident repair prompted the next move of premises to its current location at Burnside on Old Glasgow Road, Kilwinning. In 1980 our Irvine branch was opened, becoming one of the first Mitsubishi franchises in Scotland. A major refurbishment took place in 1990 and this branch has seen regular investment over the years to keep it up to date. During 1999 a multi-million pound development at Riverside, Kilwinning, opposite the original Bridgend Garage, became the West of Scotland’s largest dedicated used car complex. In 2006, Bridgend Garage took its first steps out of North Ayrshire and into South Ayrshire. A four acre site was acquired at Heathfield and Ayr Autoplex was launched. November 2013 saw Bridgend Motor Group expand into East Ayrshire opening initially a 100 used car site which has been followed up in 2014 with the opening of a dedicated Van Centre with over 100 used vans and commercial vehicles for sale. The success of the Kilmarnock Van Centre led to the opening of an additional Van Centre in Ayr with a further 100 used commercial vehicles and most recently, another Van Centre at the Riverside Autoplex in Kilwinning.