After Value Car Parts was launched in 2021, it has since expanded into a four-branch motor factor – but Ishtiaq Malik isn’t done just yet with more store openings planned. PMF sat down with the managing director inside the Perivale branch to find out how the team go about their business. Ish dabbled in several ...

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Our editor, Tom Henman, recently took a trip down memory lane by visiting David Clarke, the owner of the Autosupplies Group. He first encountered the UAN motor factor 12 years ago, so what’s changed? The Professional Motor Factor LinkedIn page is followed by more than 2,000 individuals, and most posts receive decent levels of engagement, ...

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Welcome to Long Eaton Motor Factors, where expertise meets passion and customer satisfaction. In this exclusive Q&A with Sakandar Johal, its branch manager, we delve into the inner workings of the motor factor, uncovering its history, values, and strategies that have fuelled its growth and success. Q. Tell us about Long Eaton Motor Factors’ history? ...

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In a heart-warming turn of events, Henry Taylor, a Year 10 student from Cornwall and son of Gretal, who runs the IFA head office in Truro, has raised an astounding £68,500 for Great Ormond Street Hospital. What began as a humble request for sponsorship to the buying group for a World Scout Jamboree trip turned ...

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As part of GSF Car Parts’ expansion plan, two new branches, one in Sunderland and another in Wembley, have officially opened. Open for business Sunderland and Wembley are the two new branch openings, which the national motor factor says are the “first of a flurry” as it edges towards 200 branches across the UK. GSF’s ...

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GSF Car Parts has assembled a new leadership team, comprising, what the national motor factor describes, as the best current and emerging talent in the aftermarket, as part of its plans to grow the business and directly challenge the “dominant players” in the market. The news follows the announcement that the business will add 20 ...

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First-up in the new ‘INside Schaeffler’ series is Jo Loughman, a long-time member of staff and the current customer service and deputy operations manager. The idea behind the concept is for both customers and workshops to get to know the people behind the scenes. Jo Loughman, who has been part of the Schaeffler family since ...

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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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We paid Arnold Clark’s Glasgow head office a flying visit a couple of months back, keen to understand the strategy behind Autoparts, the car retailer’s motor factor arm since 1991. Editor Tom Henman was chaperoned by Group Factor Manager and IAAF President, Craig McCracken. Luton to Glasgow – and back again – was a slog ...

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