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Thursday, 20th


April 2017


Comline And Car Parts Distribution Announce Strategic Partnership For Ireland


Comline Auto Parts


Ltd the supplier of after- market replacement parts has announced a strategic partnership with its Re- public of Ireland distrib- utor, Car Parts Distribu- tion, based in Monaghan. CPD has been an offi- cial distributor of Com- line and Allied Nippon brand products since 2010, and, in that period, has achieved significant business growth.


This


success, coupled with the strong relationship forged between the two organi- sations, has provided the platform for Comline to become major stakehold-


ers in the CPD business. This partnership will


see CPD increase its of- fering on core Comline product lines, such as fil- ters, brake discs, steering and suspension and Al- lied Nippon brand brake pads. In due course, CPD will also begin distributing additional Comline prod- uct lines, including clutch kits, hubs and bearings, and water pumps. Prod- uct diversification will also be complemented by a marked increase in brand and product promotional activity for the Comline and Allied Nippon brands. Business Development


Director, Ishan Kamdar, commented, “The Re- public of Ireland market represents a major growth area for Comline, but it became clear that we needed a key distribution partner


to capitalise on


this opportunity and CPD was the obvious choice.” CPD Managing Direc-


tor, Gary Larkin said he is very excited about the potential of this new part- nership. He commented, “The backing of Comline, such a well-established and significant player within the European af- termarket,


is a landmark moment for CPD and a proud moment for the


entire team. This partner- ship provides the impetus to take CPD and Comline to the next level here in Ireland, and there is huge anticipation for what


the


future holds.” CPD Sales Manager,


Danny Keane, added, “Comline is all about de- livering value-for-money to its customers and CPD has, and always will be, committed to keeping its customers competitive. With Comline on-board, we are in a position to de- liver unique and exciting new opportunities for our customers.”


Surplus Stock Worldwide Making Inroads In Ireland


An Irish company has


developed an online plat- form bringing together buyers and sellers of new and obsolete spare parts. Surplus Stock World-


wide is making inroads into the car market in Ire- land, where dealers are of- ten sitting on considerable volumes of ‘dead’ parts stock. For an annual subscrip-


tion fee, Surplus Stock Worldwide


dealer’s spare parts to its platform where


uploads a buyers


from around the world can view and purchase them, typically at


dis-


counted prices. Close to 20 million parts are on the site at present, with parts sold to date across over 100 countries. “From talking to dealer principals, it is clear there is a need out there for this unique service,“ says founder and director Ter- ry Reihill. “We are providing an-


other route to market enabling dealers sell their parts with the added ad- vantage of helping them reduce


parts stocks. We’re find- ing it


their redundant is not unusual for


a car dealership to have in excess of €100,000 of


obsolete spare parts,


which they have no ready means of disposing of. We are creating a global shop window for these parts.” Cavan man Reihill


stumbled upon the busi- ness idea while working as a purchasing manager in the concrete industry. “A colleague at the time sug- gested we dump an engine which had been lying on the shelf for some time. It struck me there must be a way of monetising these items, rather than pay- ing someone to get rid of them!” Reihill successfully pur-


sued the idea onto the Dragon’s Den, with the truck, plant and agri-ma-


chinery sectors as his ini- tial targets. Having


gained trac-


tion in these sectors and having recently secured High Potential Start Up funding from Enterprise Ireland, Surplus Stock Worldwide has launched a new platform which also meets the demands of the car marketplace, which it is now targeting. Among the early adop-


ters of the offering is the Windsor Group, one of the largest car groups in the


dealer country,


which is now successfully selling its parts, including its surplus parts stock, via the platform. “We are de- lighted with the progress we have experienced since signing up – with our net- work of outlets, the poten- tial impact in the bottom line is significant,” says Windsor’s Robbie O’Neill. The company has added , Charles Hurst, Donnelly Group, Ashley Ford and


the Spirit Motor Group. “With dealers typical-


ly paying less than €10 a week, our offering is more cost-effective than that of our nearest


competitor,


ebay, and we upload all the parts for our custom- ers, which is major benefit for a busy dealership,” ex- plains Reihill. “We


also provide


monthly performance re- ports to allow our custom- ers to see what parts are gaining traction and so they can adjust their pric- ing as required. It is often the financial controller in a dealership who first rec- ognises how our service can support the business bottom line.” At the heart of the busi- ness is an SEO capability which means buyers en- tering a car part number in Google are more likely to see


the surplusstock-


worldwide.com site than others. The online plat- form is currently attract-


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ing over 175,000 annual unique visits, and rising at a rate of 20% each month. “Our buyers are everywhere, from the US to the Middle East to Aus- tralia. One of our custom- ers, Whelan’s Garage in Clare, likes to boast that where he previously sold to 26 counties, he now sells in over 30 countries!” In introducing dealer-


ships to the benefits of its service, Surplus Stock Worldwide


has found


many to be interested in the site as a source for parts. “Parts departments end up using our platform for selling unwanted stock but also for buying unusu- al parts needed to service older vehicles, for exam- ple,” says Reihill. The company, based in


the Guinness Enterprise Centre in Dublin, em- ploys 4 staff and has set its sights on the UK as the next target market for its service.


Bartec’s Upgrade Free TPMS Desktop Software Program


graded


Bartec Auto ID has up- its industry-lead-


ing PC software program, TPMS


Desktop, which


remains free-of-charge to garages and tyre fitters. Bartec Auto ID is a leader


global market tyre


pressure in monitoring


systems. It has just released a significant update to its program


of referencing


processes and technical information data, includ- ing new coverage of 2017 make-model-years of cars, TPMS sensors and vehicle relearn processes. TPMS


now communicate


Desktop will with


the entire range of Bartec TPMS tools, including the TECH300, TECH500 and TPMS Pad, for the download of vehicle TPMS diagnostic data and storage of the audit data for further analysis. Additionally, TPMS Desktop has the capability to update the software and coverage


data on every eastcorkjournal Bartec tool – a process


which occurs regularly to ensure tools are up-to-date and can repair the latest vehicles. The latest software up-


date also enables the data- base to communicate with Bartec’s recently released and TAP100 and TAP200 tread depth readers. Us- er-friendly and first-of- their-kind, the


tools can capture


handheld tread


depths and tyre pressures quickly and accurately, as well as tyre defects, all of which are then uploaded to TPMS Desktop. A ‘traffic light’ system


illustrates wear profile, tread depth and pressure, alongside the TPMS data, which guides the customer to a decision on whether a tyre or sensor replacement or alignment service is re- quired. TPMS


be downloaded,


charge: http://bit.ly/2k- ti2dC


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