Parts Center

Parts Center

Infobox Company
company_name = Parts Center
company_
company_type = Private (subsidiary of Wolseley Plc)
foundation = 2004
location = Leamington Spa, United Kingdom
key_people =
industry = Retail
Trade
products =
revenue =
operating_profit =
num_employees = 1,000+ (2008)
parent = Wolseley Plc
subsid =
homepage = [http://www.partscenter.co.uk www.partscenter.co.uk]
footnotes =

Parts Center is a supplier of spare parts for boilers and other heating products and is a subsidiary of Wolseley Plc, the global building materials company that owns brands such as Plumb Center and Build Center in the UK. It was founded in 2004 with the rebranding of the Wolseley UK business having previously traded as HRPC (Heating Replacement Parts and Controls), which was acquired by Wolseley in 1993. [ [http://www.wolseley.com/AboutWolseley/TheHistoryofWolseley/Companydevelopment/default.asp Wolseley acquires HRPC] "www.wolseley.com]

CORGI initative

From 1 January 2008, Parts Center in cooperation with CORGI, the UK watchdog for gas safety,launched an initiative to restrict the sale of safety-critical gas carrying parts to CORGI-registered gas installers only. [ [http://www.wnibi.com/pages/PRdetail.aspx?articleId=20139 Parts Center launches gas safety initative] "www.wnibi.com] These measures are intended to improve public safety by restricting the supply of safety-critical parts to so called "cowboy" installers.

References

External links

* [http://www.partscenter.co.uk Parts Center Website]
* [http://www.wolseley.co.uk Wolseley UK corporate site]


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