NEW TEAM IN TOON

WOOD AUTO VANS BREAK COVER

GOING DUTCH MAKES SENSE FOR WOOD AUTO

NEW WOOD AUTO COMPONENT CATALOGUE

WOOD AUTO LAUNCH DIESEL EXCHANGE PROGRAMME

Diesel Opportunities For The Independent Alongside its more familiar products, Wood Auto has unveiled an exciting opportunity for the aftermarket, with the introduction of a comprehensive range of OE quality remanufactured diesel exchange parts, branded with the trusted Wood Auto name. Diesel should be one of the aftermarket’s fastest growing sectors, but the independent sector has traditionally struggled to benefit proportionately from the ever-increasing diesel vehicle parc. Many diesel vehicles remain in franchised dealer workshops far longer than their petrol counterparts due to a

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

Philips Media Invitation

Dear all, Several of our clients are exhibiting at Automechanika from September 14th – 19th and if you are visiting Automechanika this year, we would like to invite you to pop along to the stands to meet our clients and contacts and hear why they are exhibiting and what we think your readers would be interested in knowing about them and their immediate plans/news for the UK aftermarket and indeed Europe. Philips are hosting an International Press Conference at the show on Wednesday 15th and I would dearly love to see as many of you there as possible, as you kindly did 2 years ago. If you

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

ALTERNATORS IN FOCUS

Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has reported an extremely busy first quarter to 2010 despite the very tough trading conditions the country is facing. As an established business with very strong relationships within the rotating electrics industry, one of Wood Auto’s core strengths is the ability to source stock for those vehicle applications which are slightly more unusual or which are in high demand. One particular example of the latter position is the 150A and 120A alternators for the Ford Focus 1.6 and 2.0 TDCi’s. These alternators – Wood Auto references

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

WOOD AUTO AT WORKSHOP 2010

Wood Auto, a leading auto-electrical specialist since 1929, has signalled its support for the automotive and commercial vehicle aftermarket by booking a stand at the CV Operators Show, which takes place at NEC, Birmingham in April. From its 42m2, purpose built stand in Hall 4 (4431), the Huddersfield-based business will be showing selected products from its huge starter and alternator programmes for both the automotive and commercial vehicle/PSV sectors. Wood Auto’s complete range is arguably the largest in the UK and covers more than 4,800 application references, with 30,000 units held in

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

SORTING THE MEN FROM THE BOYS

Range and stock sets Wood Auto a class apart To remain competitive in the service and repair sector, garage workshops not only need their factors to supply good quality starters and alternators at the very best prices, they also need a comprehensive range and flexibility. These services are all part of the package offered by auto-electrical specialist Wood Auto. In the last twelve months alone, the Huddersfield-based business has added an incredible 1,100 units to its range. This makes its offering of more than 4,800 starter and alternator application references arguably the widest in the