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Click the thumbs up >Charles Hurst Group has invested more than £3.5 million in a fleet of fully electric and hybrid vehicles and an “extensive” charging infrastructure programme.
One in three of the Northern Ireland motoring retailer’s entire fleet of company car and demonstrator vehicles is now either fully electric or a hybrid model.
An investment of £200,000 in charging infrastructure across all eight of its customer sites, has also increased the total number of available charge points to more than 80.
Group operations director, Jeff McCartney, said: “This £3.5 million investment in our electric and hybrid vehicle fleet and infrastructure, about a third of our overall company fleet, represents our commitment to achieving our collective vision for a greener, more sustainable economy here in Northern Ireland.
Click the thumbs up >Lookers PLC’s Northern Ireland car retail division, Charles Hurst Group, has appointed Jeff McCartney as its new group operations director.
McCartney joined the PLC-owned operation’s tyre division 33 years ago and will assume his new posting with immediate effect having worked his way through a variety of roles, making the move from a position as sales operations director.
One of Northern Ireland’s largest employers and investors, the Charles Hurst Group has 900 employees across eight sites.
McCartney, who has already held the role of group operations director on an interim basis for a year, said: “It is a huge privilege to be afforded the opportunity to lead the company of which I have been an integral part for over thirty years.
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