A buyer has been secured for Gowrings Mobility safeguarding employees’ jobs and the interests for thousands of disabled customers and suppliers.

Gowrings Mobility, which employed 120 staff and sold more than 1,400 wheelchair passenger vehicles last year, is delighted to announce that it will now be one of the Newship Group of companies.

Its business and assets including the Gowrings’ name was acquired for an undisclosed sum by the group, which is based in Weybridge, Surrey.

Gowrings Mobility had run into financial difficulties due to base vehicle and vehicle leasing scheme cost increases, with accountancy and business advisory group, Smith & Williamson, appointed in June.