Solus, the Norwich Union-owned group of accident repair centres, has announced that all of its 18 sites have achieved Thatcham BSI Kitemark status.

Solus also has 100 technicians accredited to the ATA Senior level across all disciplines.

Bob Florence, director of Solus, said: "There has been a massive effort by all our teams to achieve this fantastic result in such a short period, and I sincerely congratulate all those involved.

“Our investment in recent years on training our people to deal with increasing vehicle complexity has equipped us to meet the demands of PAS 125 in our stride.

"I hope our success in achieving the Kitemark for all our sites will help to convince and encourage others within the industry that the only way forward is to embrace this standard, ensuring the highest quality of repair and service to our customers."