TRW distributor wins top UK magazine award for ‘Retailer of the year’

TRW UK distributor, Graham Goode Motors Ltd has been named as top UK magazine, Car and Accessories Trader’s (CAT) ‘Retailer of the year 2011’.

Based in Leicester, UK, the business has been working with TRW since 1996.

Born out of a passion for racing and performance cars, Graham and Kay Goode established the Graham Goode Performance Centre, of which parts supply is a division, in 1976.

History

• 1976 - Two bay workshop
• 1978 - Parts building added
• 1990 – Site redesigned to encompass: a 20,000sq/ft car parts and cycle Superstore; a 10 car workshop; two MOT lanes; a service reception; an engine building shop; a fabrication department and an ECU chips cleaning programming suite!

The business employs 20 people and has a multi million pound turnover from a stock of over 180,000 product lines. With two vans operating a delivery service across the local area, the company also exports performance parts across the World.

Graham commented: “Winning this award was a huge honour. We are proud of our business model, but couldn’t have done it without the support of OE quality parts suppliers such as TRW.

Business gets harder as the customer gets more value for less money each year and as competition from main dealers and fast fit chains increases. So as well only partnering with the best quality parts suppliers that offer a real depth and breadth of range, we need to focus on the things that money can’t buy – such as our reputation for excellent customer service.”