GSF Car Parts’ new national distribution centre (NDC) is up and running, and we were invited for a behind-the-scenes tour of the facility, one that has 500,000sqft of space but can be expanded to 750,000sqft. With more than 400 new jobs created too, GSF has a lot to shout about, as Freya Coleman reports. The ...

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We’re switching from a motor factor perspective to one from MAM Software, to conclude PMF’s look into effective stock inventory management. The company believes the sector is accelerating towards a “digital-first future”, with businesses seeking smarter ways to improve inventory, reduce waste and maximise profitability. MAM Software is confident Autopart provides robust solutions that tackle ...

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In the third segment of our article on effective stock inventory management, Autosupplies’ managing director, David Clarke, chips in with his views. Head up the motorway for a couple of hundred miles, there sits Autosupplies Group, an employer of 200 staff, and its managing director, David Clarke. David has been an ambassador and contributor of ...

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Continuing with our multi-part article on effective stock inventory management, we connected with Jane Galea from Lenco Motor Spares, based in Royal Tunbridge Wells and a PDP member. Like Steve, Jane has featured in the magazine before – but when she made her appearance in 2023, she was wearing a different uniform! Onto pastures new ...

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PMF tackles effective stock inventory management – from maximising potential and minimising wastage to monitoring seasonal trends and working with suppliers. We hear from both motor factors and suppliers in this multi-part article. To kick things off, here’s a conversation we had with Auto Spares Wales’ Steve Jones. Generously, Steve managed to find a window ...

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Factor Sales, Autoelectro, SMP Europe and Elcome have all helped to answer this very question. All with different thoughts but all with the same goal: using digital tools to make life simpler for their customers. Factor Sales Business Development Manager, Alex Jenner, believes the “rapidly transforming digital age” presents many opportunities – none more so ...

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Kalimex and LIQUI MOLY conclude PMF’s report into the excitement of motorsport and its integration with the automotive aftermarket – how do brands leverage motorsport’s influence to enhance awareness and achieve business success? Here, the two companies share their role in supporting motorsport. Kalimex, the UK distributor for K-Seal, Quiksteel and JLM Lubricants’ range of ...

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Continuing with the series, Chicane featured in PMF’s report into the excitement of motorsport and its integration with the automotive aftermarket – how do brands leverage motorsport’s influence to enhance awareness and achieve business success?  Automotive marketing agency Chicane celebrates 25 years of serving the aftermarket in 2024. With a name like Chicane, it might ...

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Following on from Duckhams, Motul is the next company to contribute to PMF’s report into the excitement of motorsport and its integration with the automotive aftermarket – how do brands leverage motorsport’s influence to enhance awareness and achieve business success?  It used to be an old adage ‘win on Sunday, sell on Monday.’ Certainly it ...

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PMF has conducted a report, delving into the excitement of motorsport and its integration with the automotive aftermarket – how do brands leverage motorsport’s influence to enhance awareness and achieve business success? To kick things off, here is Duckhams. Engine oils and motorsports have enjoyed a winning partnership for decades and Duckhams has broken records ...

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