Digraph outlines plans for expansion after first year with LKQ
Digraph, one of the UK’s leading distributors of heavy goods vehicle (HGV), bus and coach parts, has announced plans to expand its product range and bolster its logistics capability following a successful first 12 months as part of LKQ UK & Ireland.
The business, which became part of the LKQ group of companies in July 2023, has recently started to integrate its product inventory into LKQ’s one million square foot T2 logistics hub in Tamworth, with 16,000 lines already on the system.
Access to LKQ’s logistics operation will allow Digraph to streamline its service proposition, improving efficiency and facilitating more next-day deliveries to branches – a move that will significantly improve stock profiles across the network and ensure customers can access the parts they need at short notice.
Digraph has also outlined plans to invest in its range, to further increase availability to customers across key categories including batteries and filtration, in partnership with suppliers like Varta and Mann & Hummel.
Nick Bellwood, business director at Digraph said: “The past 12 months have been transformational for our business. We’ve got more product in stock than ever, and we can get it to customers faster. With our enhanced scale and buying power, and improved inventory and logistics capability, we can also be more agile – responding quickly to the needs of the market and doing whatever it takes to keep our customers on the road.”
Another key focus for the business this year has been helping fleet operators prepare for imminent changes to Direct Vision Standard (DVS) legislation in the Greater London area. From 28th October, HGVs weighing more than 12 tonnes will be required to have a minimum three-star Direct Vision Standard (DVS) rating to enter the region.
Bellwood added: “With our product range and network of partner technicians who can manage fitment and installation, fleets can minimise – if not eliminate – downtime and remain at full utilisation in the months ahead.”
