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16 May 2008

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Euro Car Parts reveals expansion plans to get better deal for workshops

EURO Car Parts has joined an exclusive international buying and marketing group it says will help it offer workshops bigger savings on a wider range of parts.

Yesterday (Thursday 15th May), ECP director David Bevan announced that the company had become a member of the ATR International AG (ATR) buying and marketing group.

The announcement was made at the company’s headquarters in Wembley, where director of sales Chris Barella also gave a glimpse of ECP’s plans for future expansion.

ATR is an organisation of company’s from across Europe, designed to help members get the best deals in the international purchasing and supply market. It was formed in 1999 and aims to strengthen its members’ businesses through coordinated purchasing and marketing activities.

David said becoming the ATR group’s 24th shareholder was good news for ECP customers. “This organisation has massive leverage with some of the biggest manufacturers in the automotive world,” he said.

“It means we’re in a better position for buying and getting the best pricing structure meaning savings can be passed on to customers. There will be further improvements to our ranges of OE products too.”

Sales director Chris said ECP was planning to expand with 5 new branches this year. Sites earmarked for locations include Stoke, Stockport, Brighton and Ipswich.

He confirmed that plans are currently being developed to build two or three distribution warehouses in England to help supply local ECP branches more quickly.

The picture shows Euro Car Parts managing director Sukhpal Singh (centre) with ECP director David Bevan (far right) being welcomed into ATR by members of its supervisory board.

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