The Network Signs North Dakota’s UESCO Warehouse As Newest Parts Plus Member
Based out of its main facility in Fargo and another distribution center in Grand Forks, N.D., UESCO says it will be able to add product lines and offer more aggressive pricing as a Parts Plus warehouse distributor to better serve its customer base.
The Network Signs AMI Tools & Equipment As Auto Pride Member
AMI will utilize the Network’s purchasing power to more effectively compete in today’s challenging marketplace and enhance its level of customer service, according to Myron Graves, CEO and owner of AMI Tools & Equipment.
CBK International Joins The Network As Auto Pride Member
Addition to Auto Pride membership extends the group’s footprint into Canada.
The Network Signs First Parts Plus Mexico Member
A traditional three-step warehouse, Grupo Esquivel Autopartes S.A. de C.V. operates 10 locations in major cities throughout Mexico: Aguascalientes, Monterrey, Guadalajara, Queretaro, Pachuca, Morelia, San Luis Potosi, Leon, Celaya and Irapuato.
The Network Extends West Coast Reach With Addition Of Fast Undercar
Fast Undercar was founded in Ventura by Bruce Douglass and Victor Davis in 1996. The company says it will utilize the Network’s broad range of marketing and product programs and IT initiatives to more effectively serve the warehouse distributor’s growing customer base.
The Network To Merge Auto Pride And CMB Brands
As the result of the merger, The Network’s Cora Roark has been promoted to director of Auto Pride, responsible for expanding the merged brand.
The Network Appoints New Members To Its National Jobber, Service Dealer Advisory Councils
“The NJAC and NDSAC meet together along with representatives of the Network Headquarters staff to provide invaluable feedback, so that our group’s programs continue to evolve to meet the needs of our affiliates at the street level,” said Mike Lambert, president of the Network. “The councils represent a cross-section of the Network’s jobbers and service dealers nationwide, from towns big and small, offering unique insight into their local markets.”
The Network Hosts Hundreds Of Discussions Between Members, Vendor Partners During Spring Meeting
The Automotive Distribution Network hosted 450 one-on-one discussions between its members and manufacturer partners during its recent spring membership meeting in Atlanta, according to Mike Lambert, president of the Network.
Louisville-Based Roppel Industries Joins the Network
Founded by brothers Virgil and John Roppel as a small radiator company in 1947, Roppel Industries today has eight warehouses – two each in Kentucky, Tennessee, Ohio and Indiana – along with four retail stores in Louisville, Ky., home of the company’s main warehouse and offices.
The Network’s Sold-Out National Convention to Feature Top Business Speakers at Wynn Las Vegas
With the goal of providing real-world knowledge that attendees can apply to their businesses, the Network’s 2012 lineup includes returning speakers Jim Mathis, best-selling author and president of The Mathis Group; and Bob Cooper, the former owner of several successful service dealerships, both of whom will present follow-up seminars to ensure the continued reinvention and growth of the Network’s WDs, jobbers and service dealers.