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Date: 2nd October 2014

Briggs Equipment drives in efficiencies for automotive remanufacturer

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Caption:Car Parts Industries takes delivery of its new fleet of materials handling equipment fromBriggs Equipment.
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Cannock-based Briggs Equipment has won a new contract worth £250,000 to supply materials handling equipment to Car Parts Industries (CPI), one of the leading remanufacturers of automotive parts in Europe.

Car Parts Industries, which operates from a 135,000 sq. ft. facility in Wednesbury, remanufactures products such as brake callipers, steering racks and steering pumps for an extensive range of cars and light commercial vehicles. During the past two years it has seen a significant upturn in demand for its products, which has fuelled business development.

Briggs has supplied a mix of forklift trucks and lift and access equipment with a capital value of £250,000, all of which will be deployed in the core and finished goods warehouses. Under the terms of the five-year rental contract, Briggs is also providing a fully comprehensive maintenance and service package.

Business growth has prompted major investment by CPI, which has created a centre of excellence for steering units and brake callipers - products for which it is market leader - at its Wednesbury base and set up its own research and development centre in Manchester. This investment has also boosted jobs, with CPI's workforce increasing to 232, up from 75 people in 2010.

"The cornerstone of our materials handling strategy was to invest in top quality machinery that would give us the capacity for further development as well as the ability to cover our current needs," says CPI's purchasing manager Darren Causer.

 

"To achieve this it was important to partner with a well-established supplier who understands what's important to us as a business. Briggs was the only real choice, providing a solution that will deliver the product reliability and quality of service we require."

CPI was also impressed by the ease of doing business with Briggs, its rapid response to customer queries and the service/maintenance programme it has designed to keep CPI's fleet operating at peak performance.

"Car Parts Industries controls the entire remanufacturing process, from parts and production to sales and service, so it has to be able to rely on its materials handling fleet," says Briggs Equipment's Jamie Palmer.
 

"Having worked closely with the purchasing team for the past 18 months, we are delighted to have structured a package which gives CPI the flexibility to meet both existing and future requirements as its business continues to grow."

 

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Editor's Notes

Briggs Equipment UK Ltd is a leading materials handling service provider and sole distributor of Yale Europe Materials Handling and exclusive Hyster products throughout the United Kingdom.  Providing a wide range of equipment for a broad customer base, Briggs provides innovative, tailored and cost effective solutions on a nationwide basis. With its headquarters and national support centre in Cannock, Briggs people assist and advise in the delivery of long term solutions that enable customers to develop more efficient and results driven businesses.

 

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Briggs Equipment
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