Laird attended the 2019 Geneva International Motor Show this year, arguably one of the most important automotive shows on the globe. Of particular interest were Ferrari’s replacement for the outgoing 488 GTB, the F8 Tributo with the V8 from the 488 Pista. Aston Martin featured a stunning concept the 003 to compliment the Valkyrie Alfa […]

As the internet turns 30, we look back at some of the websites we’ve built for Laird over the years. Our first one was built by founder Nik in his back bedroom in April 2000.  “I was really proud of this at the time; looking back it’s pretty pants!” said Nik Over the years we’ve […]

Laird have gone from strength to strength, securing new business and penetrating the market as a whole. Therefore we’re always on the look out for our next superstar. Our latest recruitment drive has been inundated with applicants from throughout the industry.  To compliment our current campaign we are now holding a full recruitment day for […]

Business Insider warn that “many repairers would have run out of cash and face closure” and others would need “to raise cash or sell assets to survive” just weeks into a no-deal scenario. They have said that “leaving the European Union without a deal would have “dire” consequences for the industry, with up to 1,000 UK […]

How do you reward your staff for their hard work and dedication year in year out?  Many of us are sceptical about how to use team incentives and recognition, however there is no doubt that these matter greatly to many of your employees. Bosses are constantly evaluating how to improve staff retention & dedication, coming […]

Nik Ellis, founder of Wirral-based bike assessing company, Laird Assessors, and avid cycling fan, said: “It’s an extremely proud moment to see the Tour of Britain staged in Wirral for the first time. Working in the cycling industry and being a passionate bike rider myself I believe this will do wonders to raise the profile […]

The shortlist for the Modern Law Awards 2019 has been announced! This year we have forgone any nominations as we’re both sponsoring the event and our MD, Nik Ellis, is one of the judges.    The event is being held at the Victoria Warehouse in Manchester on 31st January 2019 Find out who’s up for […]

Spot our car at 00:48, 29:20 & 45:30: Helping to bring rallying to spectators in a more accessible format, the Motorsport News Circuit Rally Championship is comprised of eight rounds held at motorsport venues across the United Kingdom. Each event is broken down into a number of individual stages which feature parts of the racing […]

We recently attended the CHO conference held at the Heart of England Conference Centre, Coventry.   With a multitude of changes in the industry both threats and positive outcome the CHO conference was heavily based upon collaboration and innovative use of technology. Filled with informative talks from the likes of Audatex, Industry Insights, Volvo, CAPS […]

We spoke to our resident rally driver, Adam Philpotts about this year’s challenge. This is what he had to say:   So last weekend was our fourth and final rally of the year, hoping to finish the season well we headed to Oulton Park Race Circuit for the opening round of the Motorsport News Circuit […]

Who Are We? We’re the UK’s premier Automotive Expert Witness provider based in Heswall, Wirral, with our staff motor engineers covering the entire country. We have a diverse client base from the Legal, Insurance & Motor Industries where we’ve cultivated a pretty good reputation. We’ve even won a fair few awards along the way. No […]

If you think a professional is expensive, wait until you hire an amateur We’re not know for being the cheap option, but we have got a reputation for composing comprehensive & unbiased reports to give an accurate and fair assessment of a vehicle’s damage. Want to know more? Contact our team business.development@laird-assessors.com or call 0151 […]

With the start of the Legal New Year fast approaching, we’ve seen an influx of conferences and events. We sit between the motor, insurance & legal industries so we’re always happy to support them. We’re gearing up for various legal conferences over the next few months, some in London whilst others are a bit closer […]

We caught up with engineer Adam Philpotts to find out how he got on in the recent New Bright Rally “After a poor result at Three Sisters back in May I really needed a good result this weekend at our home event Day One I had slightly upgraded the car coming into the event by […]

So far this year we’ve won the ‘Best Associated Industry’ award at the Claims Management Awards, ‘Service Provider of the Year’ at the Modern Claims Awards & have been nominated in a further three awards.  We still have the rest of the year to pick up some more…