Demand grows for National Auto Parts’ brake products
In response to increasing demand from factors and garages, leading UK clutch and brake specialist National Auto Parts has added further pads and discs to its burgeoning braking portfolio.
In response to increasing demand from factors and garages, leading UK clutch and brake specialist National Auto Parts has added further pads and discs to its burgeoning braking portfolio.
Brembo has been highlighted as a global leader in corporate sustainability by environmental impact non-profit CDP, achieving a place on the CDP A List for both climate change and water security – two out of three environmental themes covered by CDP scores.
Clutch and brake specialist National Auto Parts shows no signs of halting growth in 2019 as it introduces more additions across two of its key product ranges. In response to demand, 11 new brake pads and two new clutch parts have been added this month, now available to aftermarket customers.
A Tamworth based manufacturer of high-performance brake components for the motorsport and performance vehicle market has secured a £3 million finance package from HSBC UK to fund new state-of-the-art machinery to boost production. Alcon has used the funding to purchase five Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machines as well as a noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) dynamometer.
SMPE’s (Standard Motor Products Europe) brake light switch range now covers an additional 267 vehicle models for a massive 281,000 more vehicles on UK roads. As part of its ongoing catalogue development, this is the latest increase across a series of SMPE ranges and follows the recent work on its aftermarket portfolio of ABS Sensors, resulting in coverage for a further 2.7 million cars on the UK’s roads. SMPE’s brake light switch range includes 146 part numbers covering 31,397,706 UK vehicles.
Comline Auto Parts will support Denmark-based Vermilion Racing as the team’s official supplier of brake discs in Formula Student. Comline ADC1503 coated brake discs will feature on the team’s 2019 all-electric single-seat racer.
The inaugural season of the FIM Enel MotoE World Cup – MotoE for short – next year will support the MotoGP championship at five European circuits. Each ten-lap race will be contested by 18 Electric-powered ‘Energica Ego Corsa’ motorcycles, with two of the 110kW (147hp) bikes fielded by each MotoGP team and four by Moto2 and Moto3 teams.
Autoparts UK has introduced more new brake pad references under the established Padtech brand, offering customers expanded vehicle parc coverage, including the Jaguar XJ and Audi A4.
Brake Engineering has expanded its range of original colour painted calipers for the independent aftermarket, as it continues to meet demand from garages.
National Auto Parts has introduced 13 new brake pads, three new discs and two new clutch kits in the past month, further expanding its aftermarket coverage.
The Parts Alliance will be helping to showcase opportunities with Bendix braking products to a global audience at next month’s Automechanika Frankfurt exhibition, taking place from 11 to 14 September.
National Auto Parts has experienced considerable growth in export markets in the past year, as the company looks to fly the flag for UK engineering at Automechanika Frankfurt.
With a growing customer base abroad and further opportunities being explored in Poland, Scandinavia, Ukraine and Germany, National has invested in all areas of its business to ensure it offers an exciting proposition for a growing, diverse customer base.
Following its CV brake pad introduction First Line Ltd, with their 100-year-old Borg & Beck brand, entered a sponsorship agreement with the Cole Trucksport truck racing team providing them with premium quality Brake Pads and Discs.
Roadlink International is gearing up for Automechanika Frankfurt, showcasing its full aftermarket portfolio on Stand C78 in Hall 5.1, taking place at Messe Frankfurt on 11-15 September 2018.
Brake shoe relining is currently enjoying a buoyant period, according to commercial vehicle brake specialist Roadlink International. Due to a number of defining factors, including the growth in drum brakes used on new trailers and cost pressures on transport operators, Roadlink’s continued investment in brake shoe relining has propelled the company forward as the ‘go-to expert’ in this area.
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