Mark Pratt has been promoted to the position of managing director for the TCW Vehicle Repair Group (TCW).

Pratt joined TCW in December 2011 as operations director and has been instrumental in expanding the network into Milton Keynes and Guildford, and developing a new customer care centre based in Chesterfield.

The business has ambitions of national expansion and 12 months ago bought Wayside Group's bodyshop in Milton Keynes to take its total to four bodyshops and nine vehicle manufacturer approvals.

In his 32-year career Pratt has had senior management roles for Wayside Group, Silverlady Coachworks and DWS Bodyworks.