New collaboration at Andrew Page

5 December 2014  

Factor group Andrew Page has left the Parts Alliance and announced a new strategic tie up with Unipart as it plans to expand the business.

The split comes just six months after the company joined The Parts Alliance as an associate member. Both companies have decided their strategies moving forward are different and the decision is amicable. Andrew Page has now formed a collaboration covering parts supply, joint system developments and combined buying activities with Unipart Autoparts and Unipart Logistics divisions. In addition, the company will open 50 new branches across the UK with a proportion of these to be franchised.

Jim Sumner, Chairman of Andrew Page, stated: “This is a ground-breaking development for Andrew Page. Our two businesses complement each other perfectly and there are so many exciting aspects to this collaboration. Importantly it is grounded in a strong cultural alignment between our teams which I am confident will make for an enduring business relationship.”

“It also comes at a great time for us with strong recent trading and also aligns totally with our stated plans to rapidly grow our national branch network, develop on-line sales along with expanding into new sectors.”

John Neill, Chairman and Group Chief Executive of Unipart Group, said: “Business is about relationships and I am personally delighted with the strong and growing relationship between the people in Unipart and Andrew Page. It began strongly at the top of both companies and it continues to broaden and deepen because of a strong cultural alignment.