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].

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]

1999 Acquired by Unipart^[6]

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
↑ The Times May 01, 1999

[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

[6] The Times May 01, 1999

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Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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