Forty Years of Putting Cars Right in Scarborough
Trenhams is an independent, family-run accident repair centre on Salisbury Street. Mick Trenham started it in 1986 — four decades on, it’s still family run, still in the same town, and still judged on whether the customer tells their friends about us afterwards.
Forty Years of Putting Cars Right in Scarborough
Trenhams is an independent, family-run accident repair centre on Salisbury Street. Mick Trenham started it in 1986 — four decades on, it’s still family run, still in the same town, and still judged on whether the customer tells their friends about us afterwards.
How It Started
Mick started out painting cars at 15, in Doncaster. At 19 he moved to Scarborough to work for main dealers in the town, learning the trade properly on other people’s premises.
In 1986, at 32, he went out on his own. The first Trenhams was a small unit at Eastfield — one man, a compressor and a reputation to build.
Outgrowing the Workshop, Twice
The unit at Eastfield didn’t last long. Word travelled, work followed, and the business moved through a succession of bigger workshops before settling for several years at Wrea Lane.
In 2002 it moved again, to Salisbury Street, where we still are. Around twenty-one people work here now, and the premises are being renovated through 2026 — the same instinct that moved Mick out of that first unit at Eastfield.
What Forty Years Actually Buys You
Longevity in this trade isn’t sentiment. It’s the reason a car that came in two years ago can come back and be sorted without an argument, and the reason insurers keep sending work.
It also means we’ve watched the job change completely. A car that arrived in 1986 needed panel, filler and paint. A car that arrives today needs all of that plus radar, cameras, sensors and a calibration to manufacturer’s specification before it’s safe to hand back. Staying good at this for forty years has meant re-learning it every few years.
What We Believe In
Our main value as a business is to be a great team of talented individuals who repair vehicles to the best standard possible — and to send every customer away with an experience they’ll tell their friends and family about.
That second half is the part that matters. Word of mouth has built this business, not advertising. It’s also a demanding way to run a body shop, because it means the standard is set by the customer’s opinion six months later, not by whether the job passed on the day.
Two Businesses, One Site
Trenhams Accident Repair Centre handles body and collision repair. Trenhams Wheels Ltd, our sister company, refurbishes alloy wheels from the same site.
Separate companies, same premises, same people, same standards — which is why a car in for repair can have its wheels sorted at the same time.
Accredited and Approved
- BS 10125, accredited via RMI standards — the British Standard for vehicle body repair
- Approved by most major insurance companies
- All work fully guaranteed
- ARIES — the Accident Repair Industry Environmental Standard, replacing PAS 2060
- Part of the Fix Auto network
Fix Auto and Trenhams
We’re part of Fix Auto, a national network of accident repair centres, which brings insurer relationships and shared standards.
It hasn’t changed who we are. The name over the door is still Trenhams, the family that started it still runs it, and the people who answer the phone are the same people you’ll meet when you drop the car off.
Fix Auto and Trenhams
We’re part of Fix Auto, a national network of accident repair centres, which brings insurer relationships and shared standards.
It hasn’t changed who we are. The name over the door is still Trenhams, the family that started it still runs it, and the people who answer the phone are the same people you’ll meet when you drop the car off.
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Come and See Us
Call 01723 370207 or send us a message.
Unit 2 Mount View Business Park, Salisbury Street, Scarborough YO12 4EH · Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm
Come and See Us
Call 01723 370207 or send us a message.
Unit 2 Mount View Business Park, Salisbury Street, Scarborough YO12 4EH · Monday to Friday, 8.30am–5pm