WOLVERHAMPTON Wanderers legend and former England striker Steve Bull was guest of honour as he opened a new high-tech vehicle repair centre in Kingswinford.

Affectionately known as ‘Bully’, the club’s record goal scorer unveiled BodyKraft’s new £250,000 ‘Fastrack’ rapid repair centre on the Pensnett Estate alongside the company’s managing director Mike Pugh and the Mayor of Dudley, Councillor Steve Waltho.

The new centre, which will also bring 12 new jobs to the area, focusses on minor body repairs and includes a £78,000 moveable spray booth and UV infrared drying system – the only one of its kind in the West Midlands.

The new jobs created include mechanics, panel beaters, paint technicians and office staff.

Mr Pugh said: “We were honoured and delighted that Bully could visit us and officially open Fastrack, in the presence of the Mayor of Dudley and over 100 guests from in and around the local business community.

“We have been in business for 17 years and this investment shows how far BodyKraft has evolved – and how focussed we are on our future.”

Fastrack can handle up to 12 vehicles each day and is BodyKraft’s second repair centre on the Pensnett Estate.