The Turbo Guy opens new distribution facility
Turbo supplier and remanufacturing specialist, The Turbo Guy, has continued its growth plans with the opening of a new stockholding and distribution facility in Elland, Yorkshire. We put some questions to its founder and managing director, Allan Mitchell.
Having acquired Turbocharger Service in Huddersfield earlier this year, The Turbo Guy began the search for a larger site in the same area, to accommodate increasing market demand for its products. The new unit in Elland comprises 6,000sqft of warehousing capacity, which will facilitate boxed stock of up to 6,000 turbochargers.
The strategic move will enable The Turbo Guy to offer customers across the north of England same-day delivery of its turbos for cars and LCVs. The Turbo Guy’s factory in Glasgow will focus on developing the remanufacturing side of the business, which currently processes 1,800 units per month. It will also remain the company’s head office.
New appointments
As well as making a significant investment in the company’s infrastructure, The Turbo Guy has strengthened its management team with the appointments of Paul Cunningham as finance director and Mhamed Ghzel as production manager. These are new roles in the business.
Paul joins from a global heavy engineering manufacturer, bringing 35 years’ experience in financial control in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, whilst Mhamed has more than 15 years’ remanufacturing experience, having previously managed the growth of a major turbo remanufacturing facility in Tunisia.
Additionally, the company’s long-serving sales manager, Pat Travers, has been promoted to the new role of operations manager.
Q. With a new distribution facility in the North of England and additions to the senior management team, this marks an exciting period for The Turbo Guy – would you agree?
A. Yes, it finally feels as though we are able to compete fairly in the market on level terms. With new members joining the management team, we can focus on developing key factor relationships and expanding our product range to meet the needs of all customers.
Q. In the press release, it states the “strategic move” will enable The Turbo Guy to offer factors same-day delivery – to the North of England – can you inform us of the area and what your plans are for the South?
A. We have established arrangements with most local factors for counter collection or delivery along the M62 corridor. The south of the country will now receive enhanced service from Elland, utilising multiple courier options. We currently offer customers a choice of FedEx, DPD, or Parcelforce to best suit their preferences. Courier connections to Glasgow have not consistently met next-day delivery commitments, so we are now able to provide greater confidence in next-day delivery without relying on the Scottish route.
Additionally, we are considering working with a distribution partner to extend coverage further south, depending on customer demand.
Q. With a new warehouse in place, the factory in Glasgow will focus on developing the remanufacturing side – can you give an insight into what that development will look like?
A. We have begun expanding our production facility, which will allow us to process nearly twice our current throughput while still upholding our quality standards. In addition, we’ve formed a dedicated sourcing and product team led by Jason Barrett, who has joined us from Turbocharger Services. This ensures we are well positioned to remain first to market with both remanufactured and new aftermarket products.
Q. What qualities do Paul and Mhamed bring to The Turbo Guy?
A. Paul has extensive manufacturing experience and focuses on long-term strategies, encouraging investment in products and processes to stay competitive. His international background also includes expertise in exporting and cross-border operations. Mhamed is highly knowledgeable about remanufacturing turbochargers at scale and has already established production plans for the year ahead, which will significantly boost our remanufactured product availability.
Q. To get the keys to the new distribution centre before Christmas, does it mean you can hit the ground running in 2026? Can you reveal any plans for the new year?
A. Our new facility has the capacity to accommodate over 30,000 turbos, and we are preparing to increase our stock levels accordingly. We are also planning a significant product range launch early next year, along with full catalogue visibility on AutoCat for all new and remanufactured turbos, as well as fitting kits and feed pipes. We are already trading from Elland and most new and OE stock now ships from there.
Q. If I am a motor factor that has heard of The Turbo Guy but not worked with the company before, what qualities does the company bring as a remanufacturing supplier?
A. Our products are widely recognised for their outstanding quality, with most of our customers expressing strong satisfaction. The appearance of each unit straight from the box closely matches that of OE and our remanufactured products are frequently mistaken for OE units.
This gives the workshop fitting the unit complete confidence that it will perform correctly. Also, our warranty return rate is amongst the lowest in the industry, and we have a dedicated quality team to double-check everything before it is put in the box.
In addition, our sourcing team ensures that we are always ahead in terms of availability, and we aim to hold almost the entire catalogue of turbochargers in stock.
