Partco

Distributor of automotive parts

1984 GKN Replacement Services Ltd. changed its name to GKN Autoparts Distribution Ltd.

1986 The automotive parts distribution business of Quinton Hazell^[1]/ Burmah Oil Co was subject to a management buyout and adopted the name Partco Group; the company had 300 branches nationwide^[2]

1989 Partco Ltd acquired GKN Autoparts, except for some businesses that Partco did not want

1994 Flotation of the company^[3]

1995 Made its second acquisition since flotation: Downey Autoparts^[4]

1995 The company became Partco AutoParts Ltd.

1996 Acquired Serck Marston, distributor of radiators

1997 Acquired Brown Brothers, maker of car components, which meant that Partco had trebled in size since flotation in 1994^[5]

Sources of Information

↑ The Times January 28, 1994
↑ The Times, August 02, 1989
↑ The Times March 09, 1994
↑ The Times January 05, 1995
↑ The Times, February 28, 1997

[1] The Times January 28, 1994

[2] The Times, August 02, 1989

[3] The Times March 09, 1994

[4] The Times January 05, 1995

[5] The Times, February 28, 1997

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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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