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News 06<br />
TecAlliance – providing solutions<br />
TecAlliance might be<br />
primarily known by<br />
many in the trade for<br />
its TecDoc electronic<br />
parts catalogue and<br />
identification system, but the<br />
company has multiple products<br />
and offers the industry<br />
numerous services in order<br />
to provide a myriad of business<br />
solutions at every level<br />
of the marketplace.<br />
Although not a UK business,<br />
an interesting recent<br />
project, which underlines<br />
TecAlliance’s ability to adapt<br />
its systems to provide bespoke<br />
solutions for specific<br />
businesses opportunities,<br />
comes with German online<br />
used tyre retailer Orbix.<br />
“During his time as head<br />
of sales for BMW, the owner<br />
of Orbix encountered a problem<br />
that needed to be solved,<br />
which was a surplus of used<br />
tyres,” explains Shaun Greasley,<br />
commercial director for<br />
TecAlliance UK and Ireland.<br />
“He found that every dealership<br />
he visited was storing<br />
uncounted and unregistered<br />
tyres that were simply waiting<br />
to reach their expiration<br />
dates. Although some were<br />
given away to customers<br />
purchasing new cars or sold<br />
at a discount at the end of<br />
the year, the majority were<br />
thrown away.<br />
“It is important to mention<br />
from the outset, these were<br />
not the salvaged, part-worn<br />
tyres that are the subject of<br />
such fierce debate here in the<br />
UK, but tyres and wheelsets<br />
that were often driven only<br />
a few miles and still of high<br />
quality. Many came from<br />
demo vehicles, leasing returns,<br />
trade-ins or company<br />
fleets and were in first-class<br />
condition.<br />
“His idea was to build an<br />
online platform, featuring an<br />
intuitive search function, for<br />
private customers and dealers<br />
to purchase the 29.4 million<br />
used tyres and complete<br />
wheelsets that were stockpiled<br />
in Germany’s dealerships,<br />
tyre sellers, leasing<br />
companies and car rental<br />
agencies!”<br />
Simple as the idea may<br />
sound, putting it into action<br />
was anything but, because<br />
in addition to programming<br />
and collecting contact de-<br />
across the aftermarket<br />
a user-friendly search function.<br />
way to the technician in the<br />
Ultimately, the buyer workshop.<br />
needs to know which wheelset<br />
TecAlliance delivers the<br />
matches their car. With essential information from<br />
the complexities in mind, its repair and maintenance<br />
Orbix turned to TecAlliance information: vehicle description<br />
to provide the solution in the<br />
data, links to vehicle type<br />
knowledge that it would possess<br />
numbers and details such as<br />
the coverage and level of hub diameters, bolt holes<br />
detail necessary for both vehicle<br />
and profiles.<br />
and parts data.<br />
“Only with access to the<br />
TecAlliance is a global market<br />
necessary TecAlliance digital<br />
leader in the field of auto-<br />
data could the Orbix vision<br />
motive data management and become a reality,” continued<br />
has more than 20 years experience<br />
Greasley. “By linking our<br />
specialising in col-<br />
search function to our data,<br />
lecting current vehicle data, we can ensure that its customers<br />
product data and repair and<br />
order the right tyres<br />
maintenance information for the first time, which avoids<br />
all manufacturers, which it potential returns resulting<br />
presents in a standard, globally<br />
from customers not seeing<br />
recognised format. <strong>The</strong> the right products.”<br />
Shaun Greasley, the<br />
commercial director for<br />
data in the TecDoc Catalogue For more information<br />
TecAlliance UK and Ireland<br />
makes it possible to unambiguously<br />
identify replace-<br />
contact Shaun Greasley on:<br />
about TecAlliance, please<br />
tails for dealers, the online ment parts and digitise the 01829 752888 or email:<br />
marketplace needed reliable entire supply chain from shaun.greasley@tecalliance.<br />
data sets as the foundation of parts manufacturing all the net.<br />
Challenge complete!<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Garage</strong> Magazines very own Stuart Woolley and 5 of his close friends recently took<br />
part and completed the National Three Peaks Challenge in aid of Cancer Research.<br />
<strong>The</strong> challenge consists of climbing the highest mountains in England, Scotland and Wales,<br />
where teams have completed this task within 24hrs, but our lads did it in a more sedate 3<br />
days.<br />
Stuart commented “We have all lost or had the unfortunate experience of this dreadful<br />
disease and so we all felt that by doing this, we can offer our support to those many people<br />
affected”<br />
<strong>The</strong> lads raised over £1,200 for this great cause and are now deciding on their next<br />
adventure.<br />
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