The Joint Administrators of Carter and Carter Group PLC, Nick Dargan, Dominic Wong and Chris Farrington of Deloitte, the professional services firm, have announced the sale of the Apprentice Learning Division, part of the Carter and Carter Group plc (in administration), to the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF).

Chris Farrington, partner at Deloitte, commented: “We are delighted that we have successfully concluded a sale of a further part of the Carter and Carter Group. The sale safeguards the jobs of around 30 people still employed by Carter and Carter, and gives opportunity for the new owners to re-employ a number of former staff, as well as preserving this valuable training resource for future generations of apprentices and employers.

“The RMIF will run Carter and Carter’s former apprentice programmes under its training arm, ReMIT Ltd. The ReMIT name is a well known brand throughout the UK in automotive apprentice training, particularly amongst independent garages and dealerships.

“Once again, we have received excellent co-operation from operational management, the Learning Skills Council (LSC), and the Group’s employees, helping us to reach a successful conclusion.”

The Joint Administrators were appointed over Carter and Carter Group PLC on 11 March 2008. The majority of the business and assets were sold to Newcastle College on 20 March 2008.

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Contact details:
Shavaun Glen, LSC Communications – 07766 441 866 or Shavaun.glen@lsc.gov.uk
Alexander Wells, RMIF Press Officer – 07825 097 697 or alexwells@rmif.co.uk

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