Atlas Autoservice acquires 18 First Stop outlets

Dublin-based Atlas Autoservice has acquired 18 First Stop outlets from Bridgestone.

Atlas Autoservice has its headquarters in Finglas, Dublin and is owned by the McKillen family.  The late Belfast-born Paddy McKillen – father of Dublin hotelier and developer of the same name- founded what was then Ireland’s first chain of tyre and exhaust service outlets, DC Exhausts.  The company was sold in the 1990s for an estimated £25m.

Atlas Autoservice has nine outlets and is buying the First Stop and Fast Fit operations in a deal that will make the group the largest chain of tyre and car-servicing outlets in Dublin. It will also add regional depots to the Atlas Autoservice group.

The 18 First Stop and Fast Fit depots located in Dublin, Cork, Galway, Drogheda, Waterford and Wexford will continue to operate under their existing brand names for the time being.

Atlas Autoservice currently employs more than 100 people across its nine locations. It is controlled by John McKillen, son of the founder.