Bartley Garage - Independent BMW Specialist Southampton

04/11/2025

01/05/2025

49 years ago today. Immortal. 🏆 😇

14/04/2025

Absolute determination and achievement Aaron Morgan!!!! Words cannot describe how in awe we all are of you, and how lucky we are to have been involved (albeit minimally) back in the BMW E30 days!! . Wishing you all the luck in the world this season! 💪🤩

09/11/2024

Lest we forget 😟

05/04/2024

On April 6th 2010, Red Watch from St Mary's Fire Station attended a fierce fire in Shirley Towers in Church Street. Two members of the Watch, Alan Bannon and James Shears failed to return to station. Tangled in wiring the two fire-fighters ran out of air and perished. Without fail their colleagues across the country are still willing to risk their lives on every watch. In memory of two brave men who paid the ultimate sacrifice protecting the people of this city.

28/02/2024

Please share 🙏🏻

You may have heard about our tragedy this time last week. We're raising £5000 to Support Raf, Mike’s much-loved brother, and continue their journey... Please read Mike’s story, and if you feel able, donate to my JustGiving Crowdfunding Page and help make it happen: https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/michal-kaminski-1?utm_id=1&utm_term=Mx6WkwpgM

On Wednesday, 21st February, like always, Michal (Mike) left our yard with a smile and a bounce in his step to deliver flooring to his customers on the south coast. A few hours later, there was a horrific accident on the M27, and through no fault of his own, Mike lost his life😓.

About a decade ago, Mike moved to the UK from Poland to make a new life for himself. After living in Salisbury for a few years and making friends, he asked his brother Rafal (Raf) to join him. The two brothers had set out on an adventure, and we feel privileged that they both found their way to Salesmark West. To those who knew Mike and Raf, you can see their good character. Their Mum and Dad had instilled in them the importance of hard work, respect and loyalty.

Mike drove a van for several years, but he dreamed of being a lorry driver. Through hard work and never giving up at the tail end of last year, Mike overcame his diabetes and the language barrier and passed his HGV class 2 test. Mike was a man who always wore a smile and for whom nothing was too much trouble. The hole he leaves in our team and the hearts of the people who knew him can never be filled. A uniquely kind, generous and larger-than-life character has been snatched from us.

However, the hole left in Raf's life is more than the emotional loss of a dearly loved brother. Mike and Raf rented a house and a car together and shared all the bills. Raf has the sad reality that he has to manage this by himself as he has also lost his financial partner.

We have been blown away by the love, affection and kind words expressed about Mike, our driver, colleague and friend. As a legacy to Mike, we would love to see a financially secure future for Raf in Salisbury. To continue the journey and adventure, Mike started all those years ago.

22/10/2023

Worth a share !!

Strut Safe is a free UK-wide phoneline for when you're walking alone.

Operating hours:
Fridays and Saturdays 7pm-3am
Sundays 7pm-1am



Please visit Strut Safe's page or their website for more info
https://strutsafe.org/

14/10/2023

The original Michelin Man from 1894.⁣ The Michelin Man is white because rubber tires are naturally white. It was not until 1912, that carbon chemicals were mixed into the white tires, which turned them black. The change was structural, not aesthetic. By adding carbon, tires became more durable.⁣
Michelin also began reviewing restaurants so that more people would travel further distances in their cars to eat at these restaurants. This in turn would wear down their tires faster, and force them to buy more.⁣
The star system that Michelin uses goes up to three and is broken down by whether or not it's worth driving to the restaurant.
One star: "A very good restaurant in its category"
Two star: "Excellent cooking, worth a detour"
Three star: "Exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey...

06/06/2023