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ACIS strengthens development team
- 08/11/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Jez Chapman has joined ACIS as business development manager at ACIS. His appointment will strengthen the team further to help deliver profitable growth and expansion opportunities for customers and its leading independent national network of distributors. Formerly business development manager at Morelli Group [...] -
Carlac collaborates with social media influencer
- 30/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Leading UK distributor Carlac and award-winning paint technician and social media influencer Paint by Rach, Rachel Murray, are set to join forces at the upcoming UK Garage & Bodyshop Event. This follows the announcement that Carlac announced its collaborative venture with Silco to showcase its innovative range [...] -
Shorade secures distribution deal
- 21/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Shorade UK has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with LKQ Coatings. The agreement covers all existing sites – Shorade Cannock, Finesse Dorking, Finesse Redhill – and all of the bodyshop’s planned future sites. Leon Coupland, managing director, Shorade UK, said: “After discussions with the LKQ [...] -
Morelli secures major distribution deal
- 06/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Morelli Group has been appointed by Ngenco Paint Protection Spray (PPS) as UK distribution partner. Ngenco makes the only sprayable coating designed as an invisible, durable and safe method of protecting automotive paint work and carbon fibre, available in high-gloss, satin or matte. The product provides over [...] -
Screwfix introduces one-hour delivery service
- 12/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Screwfix is launching a rapid delivery service called Screwfix Sprint that will deliver orders direct to site, within 60 minutes. Sprint is rolling out now and will be available in more than 30 cities in the UK by the beginning of November, covering 34% of UK postcodes. Further rollout is planned next [...] -
New platform generates 21,000 aftermarket repair jobs
- 03/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The LKQ Euro Car Parts online platform Fit it for Me has sent more than 21,000 jobs into the independent aftermarket in the year since its launch. The platform allows drivers to choose from a network of approved garages when buying parts. Drivers pick the parts they need on the LKQ Euro Car Parts consumer website, [...] -
ACIS network expands
- 03/06/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
ACIS has announced that GB Refinish Supplies has become the ninth member of its distribution network. GB Refinish Supplies has over 35 years’ experience in colour matching, colour effects and paint technology. Graham O’Neill, chief executive of ACIS, said: “GB Refinish Supplies has a highly regarded [...] -
Fix Auto announces new partnership
- 12/05/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has announced a new partnership with national distribution network Amicus. The new organisation aims to bring together repair and refinish supplies through multiple organisations and form a single distribution network. Ian Pugh, Fix Auto UK’s managing director, said: “Amicus has been born out of [...] -
Prompting partnerships
- 30/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
Technology is influencing the world in which each and every business operates. And the adoption of ever intelligent systems and procedures would seem a crucial element to the automotive accident repair supply chain. Here, we take a look at the ever evolving distributor/repairer relationship to unearth how technology [...]