Anyone got any ideas..

[Neil Jones]

As part of my degree I have to do a business project comparing 2 companies from the same market area, but opposite ends.  So, I was thinking of comparing a company that supplies extreme off road upgrades to a company that supplies orginal/pattern part standard replacements (mainly for Landrovers).

Does anyone have some good suggestions of companies I should be looking at for the extreme (thats the area I know least about) and some parts company.

I'm appreciative of any help.

Cheers Neil

[Rich_P]

Gone2Far for extreme... and, where ever the genuine suspension parts come from.  :D

[drmike]

Why not try for BRITPART for the standard end as they must at present be a very interesting company to see in action as they must be being squeezed by the cheap imports from China etc.

This must be a big difference between the extreme end where premium prices/margins prevail and the consumable end where everything is driven by keeping teh price low.

Mike

[Dave]

I would say devon 4x4 as you can get a good sorce of info from Tim muddy web who acually works there and is very knowledgeable on the standard  parts too. If you get stuck

[Damonski]

I would say devon 4x4 as you can get a good sorce of info from Tim muddy web who acually works there

Well I learnt something new today :)

[Neil Jones]

Thanks for the ideas guys, there are alot of companies that make spares for Landrovers!!  Do Britpart make their own parts?  Could compare maybe Britpart with Autopost (http://www.autopost.co.uk/Pages/index.htm), as Autopost tend to supply cheap pattern parts (such as cheap Chinese imports!).  Or I could compare maybe southdown 4x4 who manufacture underbody protection and say, Paddocks who sell many things including underbody protection.

Any more ideas are more than welcome..