Ivor Searle launches ‘E-Cat’ as turnover increases

10 June 2025  

Automotive remanufacturer Ivor Searle has launched a website e-catalogue (E-Cat) capable of looking up vehicle registrations across multiple countries.

The launch came after the company reported another record 12-month trading performance, which reflected a further 8% increase on its previous record-breaking turnover in 2024.

Cambridgeshire-based Ivor Searle has been working on the development of the E-Cat for almost a year, in response to growing demand for its remanufactured engines from customers in the EU, predominantly in France, Italy and Spain.

E-Cat is linked to the global TecDoc aftermarket database. Ivor Searle’s international customers can enter a vehicle’s registration details to identify the correct product codes for a specific model and check stock availability.

Ivor Searle is currently producing approximately 600 engines per month on average, thanks to the introduction of additional units to its range of petrol and diesel engines and increased demand from its distributor customers in the EU.

Electric transition

Commercial director David Eszenyi (pictured) said: “We continue to innovate to support a wider aftermarket community both in the UK and internationally.”

Eszenyi said E-Cat is a major step forward for the business, which will celebrate its 80th anniversary next year.

“Rising costs of vehicle ownership at home and abroad, together with infrastructure challenges around the transition to electric transport, have meant that consumers and businesses are running their cars and vans for longer. The export of our premium quality remanufactured engines now accounts for almost 20% of our annual turnover and we anticipate further growth in the coming year.”

Eszenyi said the company supplies more than 1,500 motor factors across the UK, and has seen a major uptick in demand for its ‘customer own unit’ (COU) engine remanufacturing service, especially for late model engines and hybrid units where there’s limited or no core available. 

COU solves the availability problem for motor factors by providing their customers with a solution when a remanufactured exchange unit is not immediately available off the shelf.

To log in or register for E-Cat, click here.