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Unipart Unipart Automotive is to expand its automotive parts supply business in Scotland with the creation of 20 jobs. 04-May-2006 Jessops, the camera retailer, is to relocate its distribution activities from sites in Leicestershire to a Unipart site in Weedon, Northamptonshire, with the transfer of up to 155 staff. 22-Apr-2004 Boots is to outsource its Nottingham-based D82 Warehouse and 600 jobs to Unipart, while 300 new jobs will be created across the Boots logistics operation to cope with extended working hours and more frequent deliveries. 30-Jan-2004 Unipart is to shed a further 20 jobs at its car parts distribution business in Cowley, as part of a reorganisation that will also result in the recruitment of 250 staff at its manufacturing division in Coventry. 19-Jun-2002 Unipart is to create 250 new jobs at its Coventry plant following an agreement to supply exhausts to Land Rover through its UEES joint venture with Eberspacher of Germany. 28-May-2002 Unipart is creating 50 new jobs in its Oxford-based logistics business to work on a contract to distribute automotive parts for Halfords. 17-May-2002 MG Rover is linking up with Unipart and Caterpillar Logistics to form a new car parts supply subsidiary called MG Rover Parts. 29-Nov-2001 Unipart is to shed 450 jobs at its warehousing operations in Oxford and Honeybourne, following the loss of contracts to distribute parts for Rover and Land Rover. 06-Sep-2001 Unipart has won a contract to provide parts warehousing services to MG Rover's 350 dealers until June 2004. 23-May-2001 Unipart has acquired National Railway Supplies, the railway equipment supplier with 300 staff, for undisclosed terms. 17-May-2001 Unipart is to sell its share in the £20m Unipart Yutaka Systems exhausts factory in Oxford to Honda. 10-Nov-2000 Unipart is planning to set up a one-stop shop for internet-based companies requiring distribution and management services, in order to fully utilise its logistics and distribution infrastructure. 05-Apr-2000 Vodafone Distribution is to acquire UniqueAir, the mobile phone service provider, from Unipart for about £50m. 02-Sep-1999 Unipart is to acquire Partco, the automotive parts distributor, for £179m, and Partco will continue to be run by the existing management from its Birmingham headquarters. 01-May-1999 Unipart has agreed to buy back the 19% stake currently held by Rover in a £24m deal. 09-Apr-1999 Unipart, the car parts and logistics company, is planning to buy back the 19% stake held by Rover. 17-Mar-1999 Unipart has won a ten-year extension to its contract to provide a full car parts distribution service for Jaguar. 15-Jan-1999 Kautex Unipart, a joint venture between Unipart and Kautex Textron UK, is opening a new £19m factory in Coventry to make plastic automotive fuel systems, creating 150 jobs. 20-Nov-1998 Unipart and Halfords have both announced plans to move into the vehicle fleet management sector, using their national networks of car servicing and repair outlets to offer a "one-stop shop" for fleet managers. 14-May-1998 BMW has decided not to renew its contract with Unipart for the distribution of parts for Rover cars when it expires in four years time, but Unipart's role as a components supplier will not be affected. 07-May-1998 Unipart is set to take over the management of Daihatsu's UK parts and accessories business, which will include distribution to its dealers, warehousing, stock management and administration. 21-Oct-1997 Unipart is setting up a new company with the government's Buying Agency (TBA) called Surestock Health Services, which will provide a "one-stop-shop" link between National Health Service Trusts and their suppliers. 20-Jun-1997 Unipart has won a contract to manage the logistics for the UK replacement parts business of Bull, the French computer company. 06-May-1997 Unipart has acquired Railpart (UK), the former British Rail central services business, for undisclosed terms. 07-Mar-1997 National Railway Supplies, the provider of equipment for track maintenance, has been sold to a management buy-out with the backing of Unipart. 04-Feb-1997 Unipart has won a contract to run the logistics of Volkswagen's £200m a year motor parts business in the UK. 29-Jan-1997 Unipart, along with three development capital groups, is considering a bid for Railpart, the British Rail supplier of rolling stock spares, in a move that would take Unipart away from its core business of supplying automotive parts. 05-Nov-1996 Honda and Unipart are to jointly form three component manufacturing companies, involving investment of over £80m and the creation of up to 500 jobs in Coventry and Kent. 11-Jul-1996 Rover has decided not to launch another takeover bid for Unipart. 16-Oct-1995 Rover is said to be planning to increase its offer for Unipart by the end of the year. 06-Oct-1995 Rover still wants to regain control of Unipart, in which it has a 20% stake. 22-Sep-1995 Unipart has won a contract to supply gearbox shafts to Mercedes-Benz. 21-Sep-1995 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2007