Bodyshop group Howard Basford has sold a site to insurer RSA.

RSA said its acquisition of the site in Bredbury, Stockport, allows it to secure quality, dedicated repair capacity.

Howard Basford chairman, Tracy Howard, said the bodyshop group has consolidated its presence in Manchester into its Trafford Park site, a 30,000sq ft bodyshop.

The sale leaves Howard Basford with nine bodyshops nationwide.