25 Facts About Unipart

Unipart Group is a multinational logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and consultancy company headquartered in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England.

Originally part of the state-owned conglomerate British Leyland, Unipart was a distributor of service parts for BL vehicles.

Unipart was formed in 1974 as the parts and service division of British Leyland, under the management of John Egan, who ran it as an independent subsidiary of BL.

In 1997, Unipart backed a management-led buyout team at National Railway Supplies, a servicer and distributor of signalling and telecom equipment for the rail industry and acquired a minority shareholding in the newly privatised company.

Unipart purchased 100 percent of the firm in 2001, along with its York, Brighton and Crewe locations.

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Unipart purchased the Partco network, a distributor of parts into the automotive aftermarket in 1999.

In 2009, Unipart was chosen by Sky to operate its set-top box repair business, including logistics, recycling services, and fleet management.

In July 2014, Unipart Automotive entered into administration with the loss of more than 1,200 jobs.

In 2014, Unipart Group began working with Andrew Page and the UK Parts Alliance to ensure that British used car owners would continue to be supported via Unipart Car Care Centres, which are based in towns across the UK, and delivered the same standard of service to their customers.

In December 2014, Unipart announced a joint venture with Lucchini RS Group, the venture was named LUR Limited and produced railway wheel, wheelsets and other activities.

In May 2015 Unipart announced its biggest rise in profits for 10 years, said to be due to continued productivity improvements.

That same year, Unipart launched a joint venture with Rolls-Royce called MetLase Limited.

In 2016, Unipart Rail acquired Park Signalling, a firm specialising in the design and build of signalling, telecoms, control and monitoring equipment on rail networks.

In 2017, Unipart Rail acquired Key Fasteners, a supplier of rail industry materials, and a controlling share Instrumentel Ltd.

In 2018 Unipart Logistics won a 5-year £730 million contract with the NHS meaning DHL warehouses across the country, who originally owned this contract, have now become Unipart sites across the country.

At the 2013 European Supply Chain Excellence Awards, Unipart was awarded Overall Winner for its management of aftermarket support of 1.

That same year, Unipart received the Aftermarket Parts logistics trophy at the Automotive Supply Chain Global Awards.

Unipart was one of seven organisations worldwide to be awarded both the Sword of Honour and the Globe of Honour by the British Safety Council in 2013 for the second year in a row for its Oxford distribution centre.

In January 2014, Unipart announced the development of two new manufacturing facilities, one at the Coventry site focused on high-tech fuel system components and one at Kautex Unipart Ltd as part of its partnership with German company Kautex Textron.

That same year, Unipart worked with University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research to develop The Centre for Innovation in Rail.

That same year, Unipart signed a distribution contract with Toyota in India.

Once Unipart was completely independent they returned to Formula One sponsorship, with Tyrrell and later with Jordan Grand Prix.

Unipart has strong links with the local community and education, supporting many community initiatives and organisations.

Methodology has been implemented in public institutions, including Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust where a partnership with Unipart helped the healthcare provider earn an award as the most improved healthcare employer in the UK.

In 2014, Unipart announced a £32m joint venture with Coventry University called The Institute for Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering, located at Unipart's manufacturing site in Coventry.

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