GSF Car Parts has taken delivery of a new Valeo branded van for its Stoke branch. The joint-branded livery on the Peugeot Bipper integrates GSF branding alongside key messages from Valeo. The global parts giant’s current ‘multi-specialist’ livery has been designed to reinforce the breadth of product range available to UK garages.
A Teddington-based garage has taken home the main prize of a brand-new Peugeot 108 in GSF Car Parts’ biggest ever national incentive promotion which aims to support its thriving independent garage customer base. Teddington Cars Ltd, an authorised Ford service and repair agent, was eligible for entry into the prize draw after achieving an agreed ‘3-star’ target monthly spend through GSF, guaranteeing them a prize of up to £500 in Love2Shop vouchers.
GSF Car Parts has received an extended print run of 2017 Job Diaries after finding 5,000 last year was simply not enough to meet demand from trade customers.
In an increasingly digital age, these top quality A4 hardback job diaries remain an absolute must-have point of reference for many garages. The diaries, which are completely bespoke for GSF, are again manufactured by world-renowned UK producer Letts.
GSF Car Parts say their recent Norwich branch open evening drew an “amazing proportion” of local garages, with many staying until after 22:00, socialising with GSF staff and some key suppliers. The event, which took place on Thursday 29 September, was held to celebrate extensive recent improvements which have seen both stock upgrades and a new sales office for the thriving branch.
National motor factor GSF Car Parts has been inviting thousands of independent garages to join their biggest ever customer incentive promotion.
GSF Car Parts has invested in 10 new VW Caddy vans to be used across the branch network. The vehicles will be added to the existing fleet rather than used as replacements, enabling more frequent local trade customer deliveries. The vans have been selected using criteria to evaluate a full range of factors including load capacity, fuel economy, purchase price and anticipated running cost – with VW Caddy scoring well across the board.
National motor factor GSF Car Parts held an open evening on 14 July at its Tottenham branch, attended by more than 200 people from a thriving local trade customer base. Having opened three years ago, the branch is one of the network’s top performing outlets.
GSF Car Parts’s ongoing investment in its UK network has seen improvements made at the Stoke branch, which now features improved LED illuminated signage. Bringing the store in-line with the company’s current corporate image, the project took roughly four weeks to complete. GSF anticipates reduced running costs thanks to lower power consumption and no more costly tube replacements.
GSF Car Parts has upgraded its retail store and counter at its Birmingham head office. The company said the upgrade provides improved access to the company’s extensive range of trade-level quality parts and consumables for local motorists. The company said the move was necessitated by growing queues; the new store area is more than twice the size, enabling staff to provide better, faster service to customers.
