Twenty-seven Andrew Page branches will not reopen after lockdown, it has been announced.
Company owner LKQ Euro Car Parts has issued a statement [which you can read here] confirming the closures, but did not comment on the locations affected, nor the number of redundancies, except to say that the branches
affected were ones that ‘currently operated in close proximity to others’ and ‘where possible, the redeployment of colleagues to create stronger, combined teams’.
READ: BREAKING: ANDREW PAGE TO REBRAND AS LKQ EURO CAR PARTS
The statement comes a day after LKQ Europe announced that Andrew Page and Euro Car Parts would combine under the trading style LKQ Euro Car Parts and operate under the same systems, spelling the end for the Andrew Page name that has been in use since 1917.
UK
I know its the UK – but where in the UK?
Really feel for anyone at AP that may lose their job at such a difficult time. Lets hope they get snapped up by one of the great independents.
The aftermarket really is best left to independents – the UK has a sorry history of failed nationals. They have all tried and not lasted long with the same old business model – big central warehouse, head office, 200 + depots, area managers that just go about winding up the branch staff, not really adding value.
There isn’t a buying advantage that covers the additional costs.
The current big three will all fail. Just a matter of time.
Which are these great independents – I need a job lol
Depends where in the country you are based?