• 1992 - Established by Phillip Carter as an outsource provider of accident repair services • 1996 - Established US operations with General Motors, Ford, BMW, Mercedes, Nissan, Jaguar, Volvo, Audi, Bently, VW as clients • 1997 - Wins
Audi Academy contract in UK, establishing company in training and learning sector • 2001 -
Bridgepoint Capital invests in the business • 2003 - Acquires the
EMTEC Group, an established automotive training company • 2005 - Acquires
The Automobile Association technical training services group. Initial
IPO launched in February. In September acquires ASSA, a provider of UK Government training in food manufacturing and engineering • 2006 - Acquires Fern Group, a provider of training to unemployed and disabled people under
Jobcentre Plus' 'New Deal'. In March acquires ReMIT, the second largest apprentice training provider in the motor industry, bringing the total number of learners managed in the automotive retail sector to over 12,000. In December, acquired the training division of
Quantica, NTP Ltd and IMS (UK) Ltd • 2007 - After the death of Phil Carter, the company enters a period of uncertainty. Contracts with manufacturers and contractors are ended and a huge proportion of the companies workforce are made redundant. • 2008 - Carter & Carter enter into administration in March. ==References==