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Interesting reading.
I have always been a big fan of Camberley Auto Factors myself. They are local and have always offered excellent service. What can ECP offer me that CAF cannot?
In terms of factors theres several types namly 'national' and 'regional'
CAFs are members of the Parts alliance - a group of smaller factors which are limited to regions - they join together to share their buying power as a group. Although all factors are growing, the fact that you are part of an alliance limits you heavily.
The likes of ECP, GSF and Andrew Page are National - We have no limits, and in terms of those, ECP are one of the fastest growing companies in the last 2 years. In '09 we opened 9 new branches, in '10 we opened 16 and this year so far we have opened 10 bringing our network to 88 branches today :bannana:
In terms of products We stock over 114,000 Parts - The closest equivilent stock circa 45,000 (our largest 'HUB' Branch stock 35,000 parts alone )
The fast moving products will almost ALWAYS be kept in atleast 2 different qualities - A cheaper 'aftermarket' version and a premium 'Original Quality' version - For many parts we will stock a third 'Original' product.
Brands - We are the UKs largest distributor for Bosch Automotive products, and main uk supplies for other leading brands such as Lemforder, Hengst and Sachs.
We are the SOLE distributor for Bilstein suspension and Pagid breaking aswell as Apex performance springs, H&R performance suspension and BMC filtration.
We are the UKs largest distributor for EBC performance brakes, K&N Performance filtration and Supersprint performance exhausts.
We Deliver over 33,000 deliveries a day, and have a market leading website, which is improving day after day (thanks to the feedback and support of forums such as yourself!)
We do get a hard time from rumors spread and customers who have had bad experiences, however for every 1 unhappy customer theres 1,000 happy ones - We are still working on getting that to 100% satisfaction, which is why working with forums brings us 'closer to the customer'
And even better.....
MBClub Members get 25% off all Standard Car parts purchased online! :bannana:
*phew*