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News AnnouncementsAuto Repair & ServiceBusiness expansionBusiness ManagementJobbers & WDs Vast-Auto acquires CAPS
November 26, 2021 by
Adam Malik
Canadian Auto Parts Suppliers (CAPS) is being acquired by Vast-Auto Distribution. CAPS has served the Ottawa community as an auto parts wholesaler and retailer for the last 22 years. It was founded by Charles “Chuck” Berthiaume. The deal is expected…
News Auto Repair & ServiceBusiness expansionBusiness ManagementJobbers & WDsMilestones & Awards PartSource retools, looks for growth
November 24, 2021 by
Adam Malik
After a few years of undertaking a transformation punctuated by the COVID-19 pandemic, PartSource is looking to enhance its footing in the Canadian automotive aftermarket space. A division of Canadian Tire, one of Canada’s largest companies, has moved much of…
News AnnouncementsBusiness expansionBusiness ManagementSupplier News & Announcements BBB announces flurry of acquisitions, new division
November 23, 2021 by
Adam Malik
BBB Industries announced recently that it has acquired a number of new companies and expanded its business. On Nov. 9, BBB announced the acquisitions of certain assets from Undercar Express LLC (UCX) and Undercar Express Export Company (UCX Express). The…
News AnnouncementsBusiness expansionJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements ERI opens new DC on east coast
November 17, 2021 by
Adam Malik
The ERI Group announced that it has expanded. It has opened up a new Independent Parts Warehousing Inc. distribution centre in New Brunswick. The location of their newest IPW distribution centre is at 300 Baig Boulevard., Suite C-4, in Moncton.…
News AnnouncementsAuto Repair & ServiceBusiness expansionJobbers & WDsSupplier News & Announcements New name for The Parts Alliance
November 12, 2021 by
Adam Malik
The Parts Alliance has rebranded to GSF Car Parts, Uni-Select announced this week. The business unit operates in the United Kingdom and Ireland and all 170 stores will be brought under the single company name. The business has traded locally…
News Auto Repair & ServiceBusiness expansionBusiness ManagementPodcast ASW Conversations: How do you solve a problem like carbon build up?
October 26, 2021 by
Adam Malik
Auto Service World – ASW Conversations: How do you solve a problem like carbon build up? On the latest episode of ASW Conversations, our host and publisher Peter Bulmer speaks with Jared English, founder, and Cord Koch, director of…
News AnnouncementsBusiness expansionJobbers & WDs APD makes acquisition
October 6, 2021 by
Adam Malik
Automotive Parts Distributors has acquired Action Automotive. Action is based in Red Deer, Alberta and has been locally owned and operated since 1979. “This acquisition helps us with the Alberta corridor,” said Derek Drews, APD’s chief operating officer. “There are…
News AnnouncementsAuto Repair & ServiceBusiness expansion Fountain Tire rolls out at-home service
October 5, 2021 by
Adam Malik
A new service from Fountain Tire will bring tire sales and installation to a customer’s doorstep. Called TireMobile, the service is being launched only in Lower Mainland, British Columbia for now. It allows the company to meet consumers’ desire for…
News Auto Repair & ServiceBusiness expansionJobbers & WDs Lordco expands in Calgary
July 22, 2021 by
Adam Malik
There’s now a second Lordco Auto Parts location in Alberta’s biggest city. The automotive aftermarket parts distributor continued its Alberta expansion with a second Calgary location. That’s now three stores in the Wildrose province since — the new one in…
News Business expansion Meyer Distributing Canada opens second location
March 10, 2021 by
Christine Hogg
Meyer Distributing Canada, Inc,. has opened a second location in London, Ont. The company’s other location is in Milton, Ont. “We look forward to another year of servicing our ever-expanding customer base in Canada,” said John Thompson, general manager of…
News Business expansion Lordco opens another store in Alberta
February 25, 2021 by
Christine Hogg
Fourteen months after opening its first superstore in Southern Alberta, Canadian-owned-and-operated Lordco Auto Parts has now opened its first store in Edmonton, Alberta. The new bright and spacious Edmonton store encompasses 34,000 square feet of combined retail and warehouse space…
News Auto Repair & ServiceBusiness expansion OpenRoad Auto Group acquires two new collision centres
December 3, 2020 by
Christine Hogg
OpenRoad Richmond Auto Body is expanding to six locations with the acquisition of two new collision centres in South Surrey-White Rock. The repair shops ,formerly known as Don Beck Collision and Modern Bradley, are now owned and operated by the…