Bourne Road Garage in Crayford is celebrating 50 years as a Mazda dealership.
The dealership started selling Mazda cars in 1972 from the very same site they occupy today. However, the story of this still family owned business pre-dates Mazda with Edwin Henry Braddon, grandfather of present owner Peter, buying the site on Bourne Road in Crayford on the 1st April 1938 for his haulage and engineering business.
By the 1960s the operation had moved to car retailing, workshop and fuel station, and after a brief flirtation with selling Ford and Datsun products, became a Mazda dealer in 1972.
When Mazda UK Ltd was established in 2001, Bourne Road continued as a dealer.
Bourne Road Garage is Mazda’s second longest-serving dealership.
Andrew Mooresmith, Managing Director at Bourne Road Garage, has worked at the garage for the last 42 years. He said: “You’ve got to keep doing what you do best”, adding, “we have a family business culture and we have many wonderful loyal customers who come back because of the service we provide.”
