{"id":28393,"date":"2024-09-02T15:12:19","date_gmt":"2024-09-02T15:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/?p=28393"},"modified":"2024-09-02T15:12:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-02T15:12:19","slug":"autobits-motorstore-relocating-after-over-40-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bodyshop.ie\/index.php\/autobits-motorstore-relocating-after-over-40-years\/28393","title":{"rendered":"Autobits Motorstore relocating after over 40 years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After over 40 years of trading from the Cathedral Road in Armagh, Autobits Motorstore is now preparing to relocate to the Gillis Business Park.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The long-serving family firm was set up in 1980 by the late Seamie McDonagh, and is now run by his son Marty.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_32113\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-32113\" style=\"width: 938px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-32113\" src=\"http:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/457695486_1058631146265011_6324739987682802565_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"938\" height=\"703\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-32113\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Autobits Motorstore on the Cathedral Road. (Photo: Autobits Motorstore)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Part of the FG7 group, Autobits Motorstore has been located on the Cathedral Road since its establishment &#8211; first from its original location where the Mulberry Bistro now stands, to its current home just across the street.<\/p>\n<p>According to Autobits Motorstore, the company has a reputation for being one of the leading motor factors and car part providers across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n<p>Autobits Motorstore will soon take up residency in the newly built business park, which is strategically located on the Loughgall Road, on the edge of Armagh City.<\/p>\n<p>The Northern Ireland motor factor has also said that its Cathedral Road building is now up for sale.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After over 40 years of trading from the Cathedral Road in Armagh, Autobits Motorstore is now preparing to relocate to the Gillis Business Park.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2077,"featured_media":28395,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[403,1],"tags":[909,910],"class_list":["post-28393","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-irish-news","category-news","tag-autobits-motorstore","tag-fg7"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.5 - 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