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1947 |
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| Automotive
Parts Distribution Ltd was founded in 1947 under the name Western
Relining services. |
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1974 |
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| Twenty
seven years later, in 1974, it opened its second branch in
Glastonbury, Somerset. The company continued to expand its services
to local garages and developed its stockholding of components. |
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1991 |
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| Alan Seal
and Tom Murray purchased the company and a program of expansion
began. |
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2003 |
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| In
November 2003, the company de-merged with Tom Murray retaining the
company name. APD retained 4 branches in
Bath, Glastonbury, Retford
and Chippenham. Alan Seal founded a new company called APD Cotswold Ltd with branches in Cirencester, Gloucester and Cheltenham. Both companies belong to the IFA buying group. |
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2004 |
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| In January
2004, Fraser Murray and Ewan Murray joined the company as directors
and a new program of expansion began. In 2004, APD acquired KTF Fastparts, a Bosch distributor in Norwich. This company specialised in Bosch petrol and diesel injector components. |
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2005 |
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| In January
2005, APD sold its Retford operation to
Tanvic Spares Ltd, a
fellow
mender of the
IFA buying group. In June 2005, APD set up a new site in Swindon, Wiltshire. |
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2006 |
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| In June
2006, APD set up a new site in Westbury, Wiltshire. This site
delivers to Westbury, Warminster, Frome, Devizes, Melksham and
Trowbridge. |
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