Andrew Page

Euro Car Parts opens its first branch in Dublin, Republic Of Ireland. Omnipart becomes the companys one stop shop for online trade customers, while Euro Car Parts first trade catalogue is a response to increased demand from professional technicians across the UK and Ireland. A year of notable acquisitions sees Euro Car Parts acquire Dublin-based af... termarket wholesaler HELLA Ireland, leisure specialist Arleigh Group (trading under the Arleigh International, Nova Leisure and Midland Chandlers brands) and the business assets of Andrew Page Limited. The announcement of Super Hubs heralds a new standard of service delivery from Euro Car Parts, with Super Hub branches offering 100% availability of an expanded choice of stock. The move is set to create over 1,000 new jobs and add more than 1 million square feet of new warehousing. One of the new Super Hubs, Moss Lane in Manchester, becomes Euro Car Parts 200th branch. Euro Car Parts negotiates with administrators for Unipart to secure the future of 27 branches, saving the jobs of more than 100 ex-Unipart employees. The company partners with BEN, a charity which helps members of the automotive community struggling with stress, money worries, illness, relationship problems or bereavement. For the first time, Euro Car Parts parent company, LKQ Corporation, is named in the prestigious Fortune 500 list. UK expansion continues apace, while the merger of Euro Car Parts with Sator Holdings (an established parts distributor with operations in Holland, Belgium & France) to create LKQ Euro, results in one of the biggest vehicle parts distributors in Europe. This momentous development gives Euro Car Parts a springboard for further acquisitions, the first of which are Iris Coatings and 5 UK distributors of automotive paint and bodyshop supplies. Euro Car Parts branch 100 opens in Harrow, North London. By the end of the year the number of branches grows to more than 125. To respond to ever-increasing demand, the business opens a 141,000 sq ft distribution centre in Swadlincote, ...Read More