MOTOR services group Lex Service has struck a £112m deal to buy the windscreen replacement business Auto Windscreens.
The Buckinghamshire company said Auto Windscreens would be incorporated into the RAC business it bought 18 months ago.
It claimed its acquisition, backed by the "power of the RAC brand", could now take on market leader Autoglass.
Auto Windscreens has 161 depots around the country, a fleet of 772 vans and a staff of over 1,700.
The business will now be rebranded RAC Auto Windscreens.
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