Euro Car Parts selects Europa for £1m contract

Euro Car Parts has awarded Europa Warehouse a £1m contract to support its national distribution centres in a one and a half year deal.

Europa will provide 3PL warehousing and logistics services, It will store up to 5,000 pallets worth of goods imported from direct suppliers and Euro Car Parts NDC at its 165,400 sq ft Birmingham warehouse.

Products will then be picked, packed and delivered by Europa’s road freight service, to the national distribution centre based in Tamworth, Staffordshire.

Martin Gray, CEO of Euro Car Parts, said: “Euro Car Parts is experiencing tremendous growth and we needed a partner who was flexible, responsive and efficient enough to handle our business and support us as we expand. Europa is local and has a history of success working with customers in the automotive industry.”

Europa will handle all the mixed spares stock for Euro Car Parts – over 5,000 different products, from spark plugs to full exhaust systems. Euro Car Parts’ distribution centres currently supply over 190 of its sites across the country. A third distribution centre in Tamworth is under construction and is expected to be operational in 2016.

Source: logisticsmanager.com