Changing with the times is what Warners have done for 102 years
For more than a century, the Warner family have been ready to adapt their business as new technology changes the world. What started out in 1918 as two brothers fixing agricultural machinery near to the family farm in Twyning has adapted to become a £25 million turnover business with more than 80 staff. Just as Cecil and Harold Warner noticed a gap in the market and turned their expertise as agricultural labourers to fixing tractors, successive generations of the family have followed suit. From running buses and charabancs across the
Changes to the way we buy cars are already beginning to take hold, just in time for the way we fuel and run our cars to change for good. “In 10 years’ time we will have a completely different market,”MrWarner said. “I have no doubt that electric vehicles will be the driving force of our business and it’s our job to help the customer understand what this means for them, their businesses and the different options available”. “We will continue to adapt our business to ensure we will still be here offering that great retail experience the customer wants.”
county, to noticing the increase desire for private car ownership in the 1960s, the Warner family has been a step ahead of the change. And now Marc Warner – the fifth generation of the family along with Mark Jones and current managing director of what is now the Warners Motor Group – is ready for the next big change.
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