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GSF Car Parts unveils Crawley and Southgate sites
- 27/06/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
GSF Car Parts has taken its number of branches to nearly 200 nationally with the opening of new sites in Crawley and Southgate. This comes just days after the launch of its East Birmingham branch. The Crawley Regional Distribution Centre (RDC), which covers 22,000 sqft and houses over £1m in inventory, will [...] -
GSF Car Parts unveils new Birmingham branch
- 19/06/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK parts distributor GSF Car Parts has opened a new 10,000 sqft branch in Birmingham. Supported by a fleet of five vans, two bikes, and two electric Tuk Tuk-style bikes, the new Birmingham East site will deliver automotive parts to the city and surrounding region. The news continues a period of rapid expansion [...] -
GSF Car Parts unveils new NDC
- 22/05/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Leading UK car parts distributor GSF Car Parts has opened a new 500,000 sqft national distribution centre (NDC) in Wolverhampton. The site, which can be expanded to 750,000 sqft, includes office space, advanced logistics capabilities such as dock and eight-level access loading doors, and nearly 700 parking spaces [...] -
ACIS names John Matthews as new CEO
- 27/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
ACIS has appointed John Matthews as its new CEO. He brings more than 30 years of experience to the role having most recently been UK business development director at the Retail Automotive Alliance. Prior to that he was business development director at AutoRestore, head of the UK business at Fix Auto, and sales and [...] -
Thinkcar diagnostics range now available from Motor Parts Direct
- 20/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Thinkcar UK is developing a national relationship with Motor Parts Direct (MPD) to enable more UK workshops and technicians to access its products more easily. Thinkcar provides advanced diagnostics functionality with solutions starting from under £500. As a leading national motor factor, MPD currently has [...] -
GSF Car Parts continues network expansion
- 13/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
GSF Car Parts has continued its strategy of expansion by opening its third new branch of the year and second of the month. The company, which supplies parts, equipment and training to independent garages and retailers from its 180 UK branches, unveiled its new Walsall site on 11 March. This follows new branches [...] -
Dan Sutac joins Grove Group to develop northern territory
- 05/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Grove Group has appointed Dan Sutac as regional development manager for the automotive repair and refinish distributor's northern territory. Tony Thorpe, Grove’s business development director, said: “During our recruitment process for regional development manager, we were seeking candidates who possessed more [...] -
Prasco confirms next-day service
- 21/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Prasco UK has confirmed a next-day delivery for all orders for replacement parts made by 5pm today. Meanwhile, orders placed before 5pm tomorrow and over the festive period, including December 27, 28 and 29, will be delivered on Tuesday, January 2. However, customers who order during these times can request a [...] -
BM Catalysts expands UK footprint
- 28/11/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Europe’s leading manufacturer of aftermarket hot end emissions products BM Catalysts has acquired a new warehouse facility to support continued growth. The new Nottinghamshire-based facility spans, which should be operational within 12-18 months, adds over 41,000 sqft of space to the company. It will be the [...] -
Key appointments for GSF Car Parts
- 31/10/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Vehicle parts supplier GSF Car Parts has appointed Sukhpal Ahluwalia as executive chairman and Steve Horne as chief executive officer. GSF Car Parts operates 180 branches across the UK and Ireland, supplying independent garages, national chains and retail customers with high quality parts, specialist training, [...]