DAYCO GOLF DAY AN UNDOUBTED TRIUMPH

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A Bright Future For Dayco and Universal Automotive Aware of the somewhat uncharitable rumours emanating from a number of its competitors, Dayco is delighted to publicly rubbish these claims and confirm the ongoing relationship with its primary distributor Universal Automotive. The Dayco/Universal Automotive partnership has been long and fruitful, and it has succeeded in providing many thousands of technicians with access to one of the world’s finest power transmission brands. It has also meant that a multitude of motorists have directly benefited from the reassurance given by the OE quality

TWO-YEAR WARRANTY FOR VECO TIMING BELT KITS

VECO Make Quality ‘Assured’ As a mark of its confidence in the quality of the brand, Universal Automotive has launched a comprehensive two-year warranty on its growing range of VECO Timing Belt Kits. VECO is a brand that is becoming evermore popular with workshop technicians who appreciate the quality of the parts and the diversity of the product range, and with factors that can provide garages with reliable products at great value. Callum Goodland, operations director of Universal Automotive said: “Although internally we know how good the quality of VECO products really is, it is hard to

UNIVERSAL AUTOMOTIVE WELCOMES DICK GINGELL

Another Experienced Salesman Joins The Team Leading aftermarket parts distributor Universal Automotive continues to strengthen its sales team with the appointment of Dick Gingell. Dick is a seasoned automotive professional who has spent his entire career in the industry, originally on the engineering side before moving into sales and marketing. “I started out with BMC as a tool maker and rose through the ranks to become a production engineer, before moving to South Africa to teach tool making and production engineering for VW,” said Dick. “On returning to the UK I took up the post of test

VECO EXTENDS ITS WATER PUMP RANGE

New Additions Quench The Need! Water pumps have been a core product within the VECO range for several years, and the addition of another 50 new references will increase the popularity of the brand further as even more installers are able to benefit from the brand’s winning ‘quality-with-value’ formula. The additions include Audi A3, Citroén C1, C2 & C3, Ford Focus & Fusion and Peugeot 207 & 307, and bring the total range to more than 600 individual pumps for approximately 6,000 vehicle applications. Kidderminster-based Universal Automotive distributes the VECO brand of matching OE quality

GREENWOOD GOES TO UNIVERSAL AUTOMOTIVE

Another Experienced Salesman Joins The Team Leading aftermarket parts distributor Universal Automotive has announced the addition of another former Quinton Hazell sales rep, with the arrival of Dave Greenwood. Dave spent more than two decades with QH and was their salesman of the year on three occasions. However, with the recent sale of the business and the subsequent reorganisation that a change of ownership inevitably brings, he decided to look for a fresh challenge. “Over the years, I had obviously kept an eye on the VECO brand as it was one of our major competitors. Despite the

PERFECT TIMING FROM VECO

VECO Launch Timing Belt Kits Leading aftermarket parts distributor Universal Automotive has extended its range of VECO matching OE quality parts to include Timing Belt Kits. Callum Goodland, operations director for Universal Automotive said: “The appetite for the VECO product among factors and their garage customers continues to impress us and it has become very apparent that there is a need for a timing belt kit range that is in keeping with the quality with value attributes of the VECO brand. Hence this latest addition to the VECO range. “Each VECO Timing Belt Kit is constructed according

CORTECO ENGINE MOUNTS CATALOGUE

Don’t Loose Out To The Dealers Unfortunately, some factors are loosing out on profitable business as their garage customers generally tend to go to the local franchised dealer to buy engine mounts. To combat this reality, CORTECO and its primary distributor Universal Automotive, have put together a support package to help factors to win this business. CORTECO is a specialist brand for the independent aftermarket that uses Freudenberg OE quality parts. Freudenberg engine and transmission mounts are developed and designed in co-operation with the vehicle manufacturers specifically for each

GET YOUR HANDS ON THE PERFECT MODEL!

In the lead up to Christmas, Universal Automotive is running a special promotion on Monroe Shocks and Springs. Factors purchasing these products from the national distributor will earn points that can be redeemed against a choice of superb replica model cars like the Aston Martin DB9, Ferrari 430 or Mercedes SLR from model specialist Model Car World. Callum Goodland, operations director for Universal Automotive said: “We are delighted to be able to help our customers get their hands on the perfect model this Christmas! “Seriously, Monroe is a top-of-the-range suspension brand that is also a