Andrew Page rewards garages with “Battle of Britain” track day
A number of lucky Andrew Page customers have been treated to a full track day experience with PalmerSport, thanks to the “Battle of Britain” promotion, in conjunction with Mintex.
As part of the year-long “Give Me A Brake” campaign by the leading autoparts and workshop equipment distributor, the “Battle of Britain” gave Andrew Page customers the chance to win a pair of tickets to the race day, simply by purchasing Mintex products in June. With 16 pairs of tickets up for grabs, garages across the UK fought to get their hands on the prizes, at one of the UK’s greatest corporate race circuits.
Taking part at Bedford Aerodrome, the 16 successful garages were offered the chance to drive a variety of cars with a combined worth of more than £3 million, with lap times being logged to find out the event’s best drivers. The whole of the UK was represented on the day, with competing garages looking to get their hands on a host of individual trophies, as well as an overall team prize.
After a day of fierce competition in each of the models on a number of courses, Jack Warry from Surecar Limited, Bristol walked away victorious as driver of the day. Clocking the fastest times in five of the individual challenges, he also secured a podium finish in the Ariel Atom 3 challenge, only beaten by Jon Guyett of SMS Autocare, Horton.
Aside from Jack and Jon, there were also victories for Graeme Lillywhite of Clacy Garage, Hampshire, and Andrew Barker of Western Garage, Harrogate, picking up the karting and off-road challenge titles respectively.
Mark Saunders, chief executive of Andrew Page presented the awards on the day and said: “The competitions in this campaign include great prizes and giveaways such as electronic goods, garage equipment, and even a MINI, but nothing quite gets the heart racing like being set loose on a racetrack.”
“The event with PalmerSport was a big success, and we’ve had really positive feedback from the winning garages, who are already asking if we’ll do the same competition next year,” Mark concluded.
For more information on the Give Me A Brake campaign visit: www.givemeabrake.co.uk
Winning garages of the Andrew Page “Battle of Britain” competition:
- Enterprise Motors Pickering
- Teesdale Tyre & Autocentre
- SMS Autocare
- Ladyroyd Garage
- Sandhurst MOT Centre Ltd
- Western Garage Ltd
- Marriot & Stimson
- A & J Lawrence
- Clacy Garage
- Shaikly Motor Company
- Williams Garage
- Westmoreland Cars Ltd
- HallCraft
- Surecar Limited
- Black Swan Garage
- Gloucester Road Service Station
Driver of the day, Jack Warry, collects his award from Mark Saunders
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About Andrew Page Limited
Having originally been founded by Andrew Page in 1917, his son James, formed Andrew Page Limited in 1946. The company is an independent distributor of quality vehicle components, workshop equipment, tools and diagnostics. From its Leeds headquarters it controls all nationwide branches and employs over 2,600 people.
The company has grown progressively and underlined its national reach. This includes purchasing the Camberley Auto Factors (CAF) branch network in the south of England, acquiring 21 Unipart Automotive branches following the collapse of the company in 2014, and the subsequent rebranding as Andrew Page, The Autoparts People.
Andrew Page supplies products from many of the world's leading automotive component makers, including Unipart, Mintex, LuK, and Mann + Hummel.
The AP-Tech division meets customer requirements for tools and workshop equipment and reaches customers across the UK through its website www.ap-tech.co.uk. Auto Education is a training programme run by Andrew Page Limited and consists of 30 courses designed to improve and advance technicians skills to recognised national standards. Further information on the training courses and how to book can be found at: www.autoeducation.co.uk.
In June 2015 Andrew Page launched its online web store aimed at retail customers, including enthusiasts and professional technicians.
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