Car Spares Factors’ (CSF) Sanjiv Shah believes EVs, sustainability, changes in consumer behaviour and supply chain adjustments are just some of the areas of concern for the trade in the coming months. The CSF 2024 trade evening was a resounding success; it was fantastic to bring suppliers and customers under one roof for an evening ...

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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 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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Sanjiv Shah, the co-owner of Car Spares Factors (CSF), warmly extended an invitation to our editor, Tom Henman, to reveal the reasoning behind the Saxons Motor Factors takeover and the plans to take the business to the “next level” – here is part one of that interview: CSF is a multi-site factor, one with ambition ...

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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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