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Title: Anyone got any ideas..
Post by: Neil Jones on February 06, 2006, 11:50:38
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
Title: Anyone got any ideas..
Post by: Rich_P on February 06, 2006, 11:58:17
Gone2Far for extreme... and, where ever the genuine suspension parts come from.  :D
Title: Anyone got any ideas..
Post by: drmike on February 06, 2006, 12:10:03
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
Title: Anyone got any ideas..
Post by: Dave on February 06, 2006, 13:21:04
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
Title: Anyone got any ideas..
Post by: Damonski on February 06, 2006, 13:27:00
Quote from: "Dave"
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 :)
Title: Anyone got any ideas..
Post by: Neil Jones on February 06, 2006, 14:37:11
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..
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