Multipart Solutions
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Multipart Solutions Limited is a firm that supplies spare parts and components to customers in the automotive, defence and utility sectors in the United Kingdom
and Europe.
The company is split into two divisions: Multipart Supply Chain Solutions and Multipart Defence.
Multipart's major customers include; LDV
, Isuzu
, TVR
, Modec
and Dennis Eagle
in the automotive sector; BAE Systems
, MBDA
and the Ministry of Defence
in the defence sector; and Anglian Water
.
to manufacture Fire Appliances. In 1919 the company formed the First Parts Stores at Chorley; the beginnings of Multipart.
In 1980 the BL subsidiary Leyland Vehicles launched the Multipart brand as the as All Makes Truck, Van & Bus parts range. In 1993 after the collapse of Leyland DAF
the Multipart division along with the Chorley site was acquired in a management buy-in. Two years later the firm was bought by LEX
and renamed LEX Multipart. After this Multipart expanding and began to focus on the Military and Automotive sectors as well as opening sites at Crick
and at Bicester
alongside the Ministry of Defence
.
In 2001 the company was taken over by the RAC
which was itself taken over by Aviva
in 2006.
The company made it most historic move in 2007 when it moved from the Pilling Lane Works after 93 years to a new custom built site at Buckshaw Village
.
In 2008 the company was once again bought in a management buy-in.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Europe.
The company is split into two divisions: Multipart Supply Chain Solutions and Multipart Defence.
Multipart's major customers include; LDV
LDV
LDV can mean:*Light Duty Vehicle, a type of automobile*LDV Group , a British manufacturer of panel vans, pick-ups and mini buses...
, Isuzu
Isuzu
, is a Japanese car, commercial vehicle and heavy truck manufacturing company, headquartered in Tokyo. In 2005, Isuzu became the world's largest manufacturer of medium to heavy duty trucks. It has assembly and manufacturing plants in the Japanese city of Fujisawa, as well as in the prefectures...
, TVR
TVR
thumb|right|240px|TVR No.2, the oldest surviving TVR, located at [[Lakeland Motor Museum, Newby Bridge, Cumbria]]TVR was an independent British manufacturer of sports cars. Until 2006 it was based in the English seaside town of Blackpool, Lancashire, but has since split up into several smaller...
, Modec
Modec
Modec was a Coventry, UK electric vehicle manufacturer, specialising in Commercial vehicles in the N2 category. It unveiled its first model in April 2006 and announced its intention to commence series production in March 2007, with the first production vehicles destined for Tesco...
and Dennis Eagle
Dennis Eagle
Dennis Eagle Limited is a manufacturer of refuse collection trucks based in Warwick, UK. The company also used to make fire engines.On 11 December 2006, Dennis Eagle was acquired by the Spanish refuse collection and engineering company Ros Roca....
in the automotive sector; BAE Systems
BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
, MBDA
MBDA
MBDA is a missile developer and manufacturer with operations in France, Britain, Germany, Italy, and the United States. It was formed by a merger of Aérospatiale-Matra Missiles , Finmeccanica and Matra BAe Dynamics in December 2001. In 2003 the company had 10,000 employees...
and the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
in the defence sector; and Anglian Water
Anglian Water
Anglian Water is a privatised water company that operates in the East of England. Named for East Anglia, apart from Norfolk, Suffolk and Cambridgeshire it also covers Lincolnshire, Essex, Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Northamptonshire, a small part of north Nottinghamshire and Greater London...
.
History
Multipart can find its origins in the Leyland Motors company. In 1914 the company opened a new works on Pilling Lane in ChorleyChorley
Chorley is a market town in Lancashire, in North West England. It is the largest settlement in the Borough of Chorley. The town's wealth came principally from the cotton industry...
to manufacture Fire Appliances. In 1919 the company formed the First Parts Stores at Chorley; the beginnings of Multipart.
In 1980 the BL subsidiary Leyland Vehicles launched the Multipart brand as the as All Makes Truck, Van & Bus parts range. In 1993 after the collapse of Leyland DAF
Leyland DAF
Leyland DAF was a commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom, and a division of DAF NV. In 1993 DAF NV became insolvent and Leyland DAF went into receivership.-History:...
the Multipart division along with the Chorley site was acquired in a management buy-in. Two years later the firm was bought by LEX
Lex
-Written law :* Legislation* Statute* Statutory law* Act of Parliament* Act of Congress-Fictional characters:*Lex Luthor, a fictional supervillain in DC Comics*Lex in the TV series The Tribe .* Lex in game Fire Emblem...
and renamed LEX Multipart. After this Multipart expanding and began to focus on the Military and Automotive sectors as well as opening sites at Crick
Crick
- People :* Bernard Crick, British political scientist* Francis Crick , British scientist and joint discoverer of the structure of DNA* Harold Crick, protagonist of a 2006 film, Stranger than Fiction* Mark Crick, British author and photographer...
and at Bicester
Bicester
Bicester is a town and civil parish in the Cherwell district of northeastern Oxfordshire in England.This historic market centre is one of the fastest growing towns in Oxfordshire Development has been favoured by its proximity to junction 9 of the M40 motorway linking it to London, Birmingham and...
alongside the Ministry of Defence
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
.
In 2001 the company was taken over by the RAC
RAC
-Companies:* Rent-A-Center, an American public furniture and electronics rent to own company* Royal Automobile Club, a private club in Pall Mall, London* RAC plc, a breakdown company in the United Kingdom...
which was itself taken over by Aviva
Aviva
Aviva plc is a global insurance company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the sixth-largest insurance company in the world measured by net premium income and has 53 million customers in 28 countries...
in 2006.
The company made it most historic move in 2007 when it moved from the Pilling Lane Works after 93 years to a new custom built site at Buckshaw Village
Buckshaw Village
Buckshaw Village is a new residential and industrial area between the towns of Chorley and Leyland in Lancashire, the original area of Buckshaw being part of Euxton...
.
In 2008 the company was once again bought in a management buy-in.