car spares supplies
13-09-2012, 10:50 AM
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car spares supplies
Hi guys and gals im looking into starting a car spares shop just wondering if anyone can recomend where to go to get my supplies? Thinks like bulbs, blades, engine oil, screen wash and anti-freeze any help would be great!
13-09-2012, 12:27 PM
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just call the manufacturers up and ask them if they sell direct or use a UK distributor. If they use a distributor then you need to ask for the regional saleman to come round and see you
you've got the choice of many, Coma, Valeo, Bosch, Vtech, DriveTec etc........
Just be careful as its a saturated market, do you plan on opening a shop or internet only?
you've got the choice of many, Coma, Valeo, Bosch, Vtech, DriveTec etc........
Just be careful as its a saturated market, do you plan on opening a shop or internet only?
14-09-2012, 06:09 PM
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Thanks mate thats a great help! Im thinking of starting small with a local shop, haven't had much luck with finding suppliers yet though but I'll give what you said a try.
14-09-2012, 06:45 PM
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just finding my feet
There is a few, look up marathon / jaystock , Ferrais/fps plus general main dealers like @firstparts, TPS then sovereign for rotating electrics, quintin hazel for suspension
It's not a cheep business to get started and most suppliers want 30 days credit and all parts and euros have saturated the market
Good luck though
It's not a cheep business to get started and most suppliers want 30 days credit and all parts and euros have saturated the market
Good luck though
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Asda is killing small businesses the other day i bought a 1 liter castrol oil 4quid then on the same day went to fill up at a bp they had the same oil for 12 quid see the difference good luck mate
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If you can't afford to stock a warehouse then don't bother IMO. People want their stuff and will want most of it same day. If you don't have it they will go elsewhere who does and most people in this business have ware houses full of stock with daily deliveries.
Company I work for has 4 parts deliveries a day and a warehouse full of stock, which is replenished over night. We still lose sales as there is always someone out there who has that part in stock.
You will need a database like TopCat which lists part numbers for you to find stock easily. As said contact which suppliers you want to use as they all have different quality of parts and see how much you will need to spend to get the best discount
Company I work for has 4 parts deliveries a day and a warehouse full of stock, which is replenished over night. We still lose sales as there is always someone out there who has that part in stock.
You will need a database like TopCat which lists part numbers for you to find stock easily. As said contact which suppliers you want to use as they all have different quality of parts and see how much you will need to spend to get the best discount
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