About Dorset Auto Spares

Dorset Auto Spares Ltd. was founded in September 1987 by Ian Walsh and Barrie Dear. The head office was set-up in Wimborne followed by the opening of a second branch in Blandford Forum.

During the 80’s and early 90’s business was steady but not spectacular. At the time Dorset Auto Spares was by their own admission much the same as the rest of their competitors.

Providing a quality service

Major changes were in store for Dorset Auto Spares in 1995 and business was set to change when they were approached by Bosch U.K. to distribute their products throughout Dorset. The partnership with Bosch U.K. instigated many changes within the company and a shift in attitude.

The business began to change the way it operated and concentrated on working with high quality manufacturers such as Bosch, Valeo, Kayaba, Motaquip and APEC. A Poole branch had recently been opened and provided a perfect platform to attract high-quality suppliers and customers.

And still growing…

Over the years Dorset Auto Spares has maintained and continuously enhanced their relationships with its major suppliers. Their policy is to work closely with their suppliers to enable them to offer their customers a consistent and reliable service.

In 2002 a fourth branch opened in Weymouth, followed by a branch in Downton just south of Salisbury in 2004. Continued growth has meant a sixth branch has opened in April 2007 in Christchurch.

Training Programmes

Putting our staff through service training with Bosch and Valeo and passing the level of expertise onto our customers through an affiliated training programme became an important part of our business. The specialised training courses we started to offer in vehicle technology enabled our customers to confidently deal with future technical developments in the automotive industry.

Dorset Auto Spares has since become one of the most successful U.K. companies in recruiting for the Bosch Training Programme and delivering training courses in partnership with Bosch. As a result Dorset Auto Spares has been used as a model for future educational system developments, which play an important role in enabling the industry to grow with new technologies that are introduced into the automotive industry at an ever increasing rate.

Website

Dorset Auto Spares has had an informational website for some time but in July 2007 it was decided to sell some products via the web. It is hoped that this site will bring excellent quality car parts directly to your door at a competitive price

Please don’t hesitate to contact us with your thoughts on this site, selling car parts is not easy due to the complexity and sheer number of parts, we are continually striving to enable you to find the right part quickly and easily