Key Dates in The Unipart Story


When many people think of Unipart, they recall a company that revolutionised the automotive aftermarket in the 1970s.

A lot has changed since then; Unipart is now a highly diversified company bringing a wide range of benefits to clients in the rail, technology, retail, automotive, financial and public sectors.

Each of our client relationships is unique, but what is common to most is how Unipart enables significant cost reductions, improvements in capacity and customer service, and a level of engagement with employees that delivers real commercial benefits.

Our operations today span three major areas: logistics, manufacturing and consultancy. But across all three, there is a single approach that enables us to deliver more than our clients expect. We call that The Unipart Way.

To understand some of the major events that have helped to shape our Group, please click on the relevant tab below. For more details on many of the events, please click here.

To download our corporate brochure click here.

Join the Unipart way

02/03/2020

2020 – Unipart wins JLR Battery Assembly Centre contract

2020 – Unipart wins JLR Battery Assembly Centre contract

Unipart Logistics won a three-year contract to service the new Jaguar Land Rover Battery Assembly Centre in the West Midlands

24/03/2020

Unipart colleagues practicing safety at work

2020 – Unipart Logistics named among safest organisations

Unipart Logistics was crowned overall country winner in the UK and Ireland in the British Safety Council 2020 International Safety Awards.

07/08/2020

2020 – Digital Twinning helps to create new NHS Supply Chain site

2020 – Digital Twinning helps to create new NHS Supply Chain site

When designing the new NHS Supply Chain warehouse at Suffolk Park in Bury St Edmunds, Unipart captured a very precise (within 2mm) snapshot of the entire site in just one day using digital twinning technology

12/10/2020

M7003 Baler

2020 – Unipart extends Kubota partnership by five years

Unipart Logistics has extended its partnership with Kubota UK to provide Aftermarket warehouse operations for another five years.

04/11/2020

Scotrail train, a Comms Design customer.

2020 – Unipart Group acquires Comms Design Ltd

Unipart acquired 100% of the share capital of Comms Design Ltd, a high-tech design and manufacturing company.

21/12/2020

OCC reducing waste Unipart House

2020 – Unipart Logistics gets highest rating ever for environment programme

Unipart Logistics has achieved a five-star rating from the British Safety Council for its commitment to environmental sustainability.

20/01/2021

Pro:Direct Sport logo

2021 – Unipart Logistics wins Pro:Direct Sport contract extension

Unipart Logistics  won a five-year contract extension with Pro:Direct Sport in the US.

03/03/2021

Logistics Awards Winner

2021 – Unipart Logistics and NHS Supply Chain win prestigious ‘New Facility’ Award

Unipart Logistics and NHS Supply Chain were crowned winners of this year’s prestigious ‘New Facility’ Award,for  new state-of-the-art facility, NHS Supply Chain Suffolk Park near Bury St Edmunds

01/06/2021

2021 Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover contract

2021 Unipart wins five-year Jaguar Land Rover contract

Unipart Logistics has secured a five-year contract to run the new, custom-built Jaguar Land Rover Global Parts Logistics Centre at Appleby Magna in Leicestershire, which will open in 2022.

01/09/2021

2021 – Unipart Logistics wins new Prenetics healthcare contract

2021 – Unipart Logistics wins new Prenetics healthcare contract

Unipart Logistics has signed a contract with global digital health company Prenetics to deliver Covid-19 test kit fulfilment services. Unipart will assemble and pick Covid test kits including PCR, Lateral Flow and LAMP tests from a new operation at its Oxford  Distribution Centre.

09/09/2021

2021 – UKRRIN launches new technology and innovation hub at Unipart Rail HQ

2021 – UKRRIN launches new technology and innovation hub at Unipart Rail HQ

The UK Rail Research and Innovation Network (UKRRIN), the £92m partnership between academia and industry, has launched a new Technology and Innovation Hub at Unipart Rail’s Headquarters in Doncaster.

11/11/2021

2021 – Unipart joins UN Race to Zero Campaign

2021 – Unipart joins UN Race to Zero Campaign

Unipart Group has signed up for the United Nations Race To Zero campaign as part of a commitment to be carbon neutral by 2030 and net carbon zero by 2050.

19/01/2022

2022 – Unipart Logistics wins Jaguar Land Rover US and Canada customer services contract

2022 – Unipart Logistics wins Jaguar Land Rover US and Canada customer services contract

Unipart Logistics has won a three-year contract to provide customer services across Jaguar Land Rover’s North American aftermarket.

19/01/2022

2022 – Unipart Logistics wins two-year contract extension with Volkswagen Group UK

2022 – Unipart Logistics wins two-year contract extension with Volkswagen Group UK

The Volkswagen Group has signed a two-year contract extension with Unipart Logistics to support their UK and Ireland aftermarket supply chain.

10/02/2022

2022 – Unipart Logistics wins Sky contract extension

2022 – Unipart Logistics wins Sky contract extension

Sky signed a two-year contract extension with Unipart Logistics to support their engineers and customers.

11/07/2022

Unipart ranked the safest organisation in the world

Unipart ranked the safest organisation in the world

Unipart Logistics achieved the highest-scoring application of the 647 received ranking them the safest organisation in the world.

06/10/2022

JCB World Logistics centre

Unipart Logistics wins five-year JCB contract

Unipart will take responsibility for the JCB World Logistics warehouse in Staffordshire together with UK in-plant operations.

26/10/2022

Unipart Logistics wins major logistics contract with Airbus

Unipart Logistics wins major logistics contract with Airbus

Unipart will be responsible for warehousing, kitting and line feed logistics to Airbus’ on-site wing assembly lines in both Broughton and Bristol.

27/10/2022

Unipart Group Chief Executive Darren Leigh

Darren Leigh appointed Unipart Group Chief Executive

Unipart Chief Finance Officer Darren Leigh has been appointed Unipart Group Chief Executive reporting to John M Neill who continues as full time Unipart Group Executive Chairman.

19/12/2022

Lotus Evija

Hyperbat’s EV battery expertise wins £multi-million Lotus Evija contract

Hyperbat, Unipart’s electric vehicle battery production facility joint venture, will supply battery packs for the new all-electric Lotus Evija.