HI-Q, the nationwide network of fast-fit and vehicle maintenance stores, is expanding at the rate of around one new branch a week. Now with 370 stores the company has the fourth largest network in the UK with outlets including Hi-Q Tyreservices stores owned by Goodyear or franchisees, and more than 190 outlets owned by Hi-Q dealer partners.

The most recent additions include 16 stores operated by McConechy's Tyre Service in Scotland, the T & JD Watson and Son store in Bishop Auckland, and a new store opened by the existing Hi-Q dealer partner JS Tyre Services in Norfolk. And further expansion is planned, with Simon Davies, operations manager for the Hi-Q dealer partner initiative, saying that he was looking for independent tyre dealers who may be interested in joining Hi-Q.