Classic car parts business acquired

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A Herefordshire typical vehicle and motorbike pieces small business has been obtained.

Thursfields company director Tim Edwards, assisted by Ellie Bryan, advised Jeremy Holden, the founder of Holden Classic & Common, primarily based on Linton Buying and selling Estate, Bromyard, to SNG Barratt Team in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, for an undisclosed sum.

Edwards stated: “Holden Classic & Traditional is a loved ones-run, mail-purchase corporation, established in November 1988.

“Now positioned in Bromyard in Herefordshire, Holden Classic & Traditional was the very first enterprise advertising typical vehicle and bike elements on the world-wide-web.

“SNG Barratt Group Ltd is an internationally renowned common pieces professional which was released by Stephen and Hazel Barratt in the early 1980s, originally as Jaguar specialists, specially for hard-to-resource E-Sort sections.”

The small business took off in the 1990s adhering to the acquisition of SOVY, a components provider to Jaguar, Land Rover, Bentley, Aston Martin, Bristol and other British automobile companies.

The firm is now run by son Julian Barratt and employs a workforce of around 100 men and women, supplying tens of countless numbers of elements all in excess of the globe.

Holden reported: “The firm started as Lucas Electrical professionals for which we are renowned. The good news is some authentic tooling is even now out there to us, and in other instances, we have commissioned new tooling to allow for the manufacture of in any other case unobtainable pieces.

“The products range has now been widened to go over quite a few other traditional car or truck and bike areas and equipment, including garments, textbooks and equipment for the garage or workshop.

“We are the go-to place for car or truck areas and components for several heritage vehicle producers these kinds of as Aston Martin, Land Rover, Caterham, Jaguar and Mini, and also offer a catalogue of spares for Healeys, Bristols, Jaguar XK and a lot more.”

He reported excellent timing was the principal component in the decision to market.

“Steve Barratt was the 1st particular person I had lunch with again in 1988, when I manufactured the selection to go from an engineering track record with an fascination in vintage autos, into making a basic car or truck components enterprise.

“The deal took a couple of twists and turns alongside the way, but I was quite delighted that Thursfields fielded a workforce led by Tim Edwards that was usually to hand with information and assist.”

Rob Andrews, business enterprise and corporate services associate at Excello Regulation, acted for SNG Barratt Team.