Nestled in the heart of the village of Billingborough in Lincolnshire, you will find Billingborough Cars and Commercials. “We're an old school garage with a modern twist,” explained Russ Houlden, Owner-Manager and grandson of the founder. He continued: “Our workshops are dirty; Our techs still wear overalls and we're still willing to do engine rebuilds. We're prepared to do the big dirty jobs that other people don't want to do. We're happy to do the bigger jobs, but we are also capable of doing the smaller jobs. We do pretty much everything with wheels. We've got a customer with a mobility scooter. We also do lorries, six wheelers. We do American cars. We've been known to do restorations. There's nothing we don't touch, basically.” 58 AFTERMARKET MAY 2023 GARAGE VISIT www.aftermarketonline.net Aftermarket heads to Lincolnshire to find out more about Top Garage 2022 winners Billingborough Cars and Commercials As well as serving Billingborough itself, the customer base extends to a number of nearby villages. With five techs, the garage has three car ramps, one MOT bay and two lorry pits. “The workshop is, generally speaking, always busy,” explained Russ. “The majority of our customers are local people. Fortunately for us, Billingborough is bang in the middle of quite a lot of villages. We also have customers coming from quite a wide area to us, mainly based on our reputation.” Unsurprisingly for a garage serving a rural area, the business began leaning on the agricultural side, opening in 1968 as Billingborough Tractors and Commercials. “My maternal grandfather, Gordon, started it with his business partner, eventually buying him out. The garage was based on the high street in Billingborough at the time. My BILLINGBOROUGH CARS AND COMMERCIALS
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