‘Brands at TPS’ launches to offer biggest ever range of parts
TPS has launched ‘Brands at TPS’, boosting its parts offering and leading to the biggest range of products ever made available to its customers.
‘Brands at TPS’ expands the range of products available through TPS’s 83 UK Centres by partnering with industry-leading third-party brands renowned for producing high-quality mechanical parts.
In the initial phase, ‘Brands at TPS’ offers six well-known aftermarket brands into the TPS product family.
Mahle - specialists in cleaner engines, it will supply parts for filtration
SKF - the world’s largest bearings manufacturer will supply wheel bearings, engine belts as well as steering and suspension
ZF - a global leader of tier one quality products, bringing braking, shock absorbers, steering and suspension through their sub brands: Sachs, TRW and LEMFÖRDER
Bosch - a household name that will bring engine belts, filtration and braking products
Hella - global experts in electronics, bringing engine electrics products
Valeo – TPS’s current Group-wide supplier of wiper blades, bringing even more of their range of fly wheels, clutch kits and hydraulics
The Mahle and SKF brands are available to customers now, with product ranges from the four additional Phase One suppliers on board by the end of July.
For the initial launch, TPS will offer around 2,000 third-party parts, with plans to increase this to over 10,000 as the ‘Brands at TPS’ range develops with new third-party brands being added to the portfolio as well.
Catherine Baker, Head of TPS, said: “We are proud to launch ‘Brands at TPS’ and in doing so boost our parts offering to our customers.
“We’ve always been Genuine first and that doesn’t change. We remain dedicated to Genuine as our primary offer, but we can now offer a one-stop-shop for our mechanical customers’ needs, including a wide-ranging selection of third-party branded parts.
“So, whether it’s Genuine Parts for a five-year-old car or reliable, affordable parts for a 10-year-old one, we aim to become the trusted one-stop-shop for keeping vehicles on the road – quickly, efficiently, and with unmatched expertise.”
Brands at TPS’ will expand TPS’s current parts offering and increase its coverage of the UK car parc, with a focus on older vehicles.