NEW TEAM IN TOON

WOOD AUTO VANS BREAK COVER

GOING DUTCH MAKES SENSE FOR WOOD AUTO

WOOD AUTO WELCOMES DAVE HUGHES

Auto-electrical specialist joins the team Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has strengthened its sales force with the recruitment of experienced aftermarket professional Dave Hughes. Dave has spent all his working life in the automotive trade and joins as the accounts manager for the northeast, with the task of growing sales of all Wood Auto’s products to motor factors, fleet operators and local authorities. “The automotive trade is in my blood,” said Dave, “it’s the only industry I’ve really been involved in and it started as soon as I left school and took up an

AUTOMECHANIKA A HIT FOR WOOD AUTO

Show Lives Up To Its Anticipation Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929 has reported that Automechanika 2010 was a great success and that it’s built on the excellent results of the 2008 event. “It is not realistic to automatically expect every show to be better than the previous event, but for us the initial signs are very encouraging,” said md, Graham Heywood. “We had anticipated that we’d be busy, but the level of interest for most of the show meant that we had to arrange for extra staff to cover the enquiries we were getting from the visitors. “We were also very

FOURTEEN ON THE BOUNCE FOR WOOD AUTO AT AUTOMECHANIKA

Long-term Supporter Commits To The Show Again Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, will make it 14 Automechanika’s in succession when the doors open in Frankfurt this September. This unbroken sequence of appearances started when Wood Auto’s then managing director, Robert Heywood signed the contract to exhibit in 1984. 26 years on and the present managing director, Robert’s son Graham Heywood, is just as keen to exhibit at the world famous event. “There have been so many changes in every conceivable area of the aftermarket in the last thirty years,” he said “but

NEW WOOD AUTO AIRCON CATALOGUE

Latest Addition To The Catalogue Programme Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, added a comprehensive range of air conditioning compressors to its expanding product portfolio in spring 2010 and has now backed this up with a new catalogue to join its growing range of quality publications. Entitled ‘Wood Auto AC Compressors 2010/11’ the new volume consists of more than 250 pages and contains details of the range, which includes 1,069 application references that cater for in excess of 95% of both the UK’s car and commercial vehicle parc. Graham Heywood, managing director

WORKSHOP 2010 A SUCCESS FOR WOOD AUTO

Supporting The CV Operators Show Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, was one of a number of businesses that chose to support the automotive and commercial vehicle aftermarket by exhibiting at the 2010 CV Operators Show. The Huddersfield-based business has been a long-term exhibitor at the event and it used the stage to showcase its growing range of aftermarket products. Its 42m2 purpose built stand was shared with sister company Leyland Auto, the car and commercial vehicle parts and service expert, which became a member of the Wood Auto Group in 2007. At the close of

WOOD AUTO ANCILLARY CATALOGUE

More Products and More Information Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has launched its latest product catalogue to coincide with its presence at the CV Operators Show at NEC, Birmingham. The publication is the most recent incarnation of the hugely popular Ancillary Range catalogue and the growth in the range of products that it encompasses is demonstrated by the fact that this new version is more than double the pagination of it’s predecessor. With more than 300 pages, the 2010/11 edition reflects the additions to the range that have come under the direction of

RITA MILLO JOINS WOOD AUTO

Experienced hand provides European market knowledge Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has recruited well-respected industry expert Rita Millo to join the team as the company’s export manager, with a particular focus on Europe and Africa. Rita, who will continue to be based in Bologna, comes to Wood Auto with considerable aftermarket experience after working with several well-known organisations including thirteen years at OREM, an established competitor to Wood Auto based in Italy. The last seven years have been spent with Remy International and most recently with

STAY COOL WITH WOOD AUTO

Aftermarket stalwart expands its range offering Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has announced a major product development with the addition of air conditioning compressors alongside its rotating products. As with the majority of its starters and alternators, Wood Auto air conditioning compressors will be sold on an outright purchase basis, so there will be no need for customers to complicate their transactions by having to exchange the failed compressor with the new unit or to be forced to pay a surcharge for it. An important aspect of any new product

New Wood Auto Website

WOOD AUTO MAKES CYBERSPACE USEFUL Convenience and speed will make new website a hit To implement the final stage of its rebranding process, Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has relaunched its website. So far for 2009, the existing site has had over 1 million visits from 150,000 unique visitors, and served up nearly 6 million pages. There have been an impressive 750,000 individual product searches made – that’s an average of more than 2,000 per day – and so the revised portal is sure to consolidate its position as the premium site for aftermarket rotating electrics.

ALL WRAPPED UP IN A BEAUTIFUL PACKAGE

OE quality parts, boxed for business Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has launched its new corporate packaging to be used for all of its Wood Auto branded products as the final stage of a major rebranding exercise, which has been implemented during the course of 2009. Presented in its powerful corporate colours of red and white, the striking new packaging is sure to set Wood Auto products apart from its competitors on the counters of motor factors and auto-electrical specialists across the country. Because many of the complete units in Wood Auto’s comprehensive