Tim Benson, Oldfields Garage owner, and Sanjiv Shah, the Car Spares Factors owner, share how preparation, discipline and strong team culture keep operations running smoothly through winter pressures. Tim Benson Oldfields Garage Owner Winter can expose all the weak points in a workshop: colder starts, more electrical gremlins, and a rush of urgent jobs, which ...

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Car Spares Factors (CSF) welcomed hundreds of eager customers and dozens of trade suppliers to its Southgate head office last September, for a trade night. Set against the backdrop of a beautiful autumn evening, the open marquee and warehouse brimmed with energy. Tom Henman reports. It was a beautiful evening; it was the ideal setting ...

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In the ecosystem of the automotive aftermarket, where manufacturers, suppliers, distributors, independent workshops, and end-users are all connected, relationships serve as the threads that hold the entire chain together. Our editor, Tom Henman, reports: From the smallest bolt to the most sophisticated software, each component finds its place through interconnected partnerships. These relationships form the ...

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In the second part of his visit to Car Spares Factors’ newest branch in Harrow, formerly Saxons Motor Factors, our editor, Tom Henman, hears about CSF’s latest plans, digitisation and whether competition keeps co-owner, Sanjiv Shah, awake at night: To recap, the acquisition of Harrow-based Saxons brought CSF’s family-run portfolio to seven. The stable now ...

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In part two of PMF’s interview with Sanjiv Shah of Car Spares Factors, the co-owner reveals why stock is controlled in-house. As I mentioned in part one, I was paying a visit to CSF’s headquarters in Southgate. Here, it has a 12,000sqft warehouse, which Sanj is looking to add a mezzanine too, by the way, ...

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After a successful first visit late last year, our editor, Tom Henman, was invited back to Car Spares Factors by co-owner, Sanjiv Shah – but this time to its HQ in Southgate. In part one of the interview, Sanjiv explains the company’s collaboration process with suppliers. Sanj always exudes a glow, warmth and confidence about ...

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Car Spares Factors (CSF) has released details of its revitalised logo. This is part of the ongoing evolution of the company’s brand, which was established in Highbury and previously went by the name of Alpha Automotive Spares. CSF, a name you may recall from our interview with its co-owner Sanjiv Shah in November last year, ...

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Following the opening of its sixth branch in Waltham Abbey, Car Spares Factors’ (CSF) Sanjiv Shah invited us to the branch. Considering the branch had only been trading for four days, we were grateful for his valuable time. Walking into the newest CSF branch in Waltham Abbey, it’s manic! One side of the room there ...

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