Our Heritage - 2008
September
ECP opens its 61st branch in Stockport. With its highly-trained staff, 10 delivery vans and bikes, Ł300,000 of stock in a 10,500 sq.ft. building – the new branch has brought huge service benefits to the motor trade in the Stockport area.
July
Yet another branch – this time in Hoddesdon providing an excellent service to the South Herts area. Another well equipped branch and a huge success from Day 1.
June
Euro Car Parts open a 13,000 sq ft branch in the busy Stoke-on-Trent area. Experienced management and highly-trained staff, in conjunction with ECP’s unbeatable product range and logistics have made this branch an instant success in a highly competitive area.
May
ECP hold a press day at Wembley HQ to formally launch the new Euro Garage Solutions division. EGS will provide our garage customers with a full range of support services including garage equipment, aircon and diagnostic equipment, technician training, technical support and data, garage management systems, garage marleting and purchasing schemes.
ECP becomes a full shareholder of the mighty ATR International organisation. ATR is a grouping of Europe’s leading parts distributors whose combined sales exceed €3 billion. ECP are now one of 24 equal shareholders operating in 32 countries. ATR’s central organisation organise cooperation on parts purchasing, garage marketing programmes and garage IT programmes. These benefits will be passed on to ECP’s UK customers.
April
Euro Car Parts exhibit at the prestigious Workshop 2008 Show at NEC Birmingham. This is ECP’s largest ever exhibition stand in the hall’s most prominent position and was a great success.
February
February sees even more stock go into the field as ECP doubles the size of some of its key branches. Rayleigh, Southampton, Colchester, Milton Keynes, Leicester and Guildford have all seen massive increases to their premises making a bigger range available to customers in those areas. To back this up our import warehouse Cannon Ind. Estate in Wembley has now expanded to a massive 36,000sq.ft! So watch our space you might say!
January
What a start to 2008 as Euro Car Parts receive the Motor Factor of the Year Award. ECP polled an incredible 76% of the votes cast by UK garage readers of CAT Magazine. Thanks guys without good customers we are nothing……
