Partco Autoparts and Serck Intertruck, divisions of the Unipart Group of Companies, have secured a contract to supply automotive and commercial vehicle parts and consumables to Freedom Transport, the national fleet vehicle repair and maintenance company. Freedom has 14 workshops in Yorkshire and East Anglia serving high profile customers such as Yorkshire Water, Yorkshire Electricity and Ipswich Borough Council. It says more companies are looking to outsource vehicle repair and maintenance. “The high cost of transportation means organisations have to reduce the life cost of their vehicles,” said Paul Archer, Freedom national accounts development manager. “By placing their business with specialist repair workshops, they can maximise their investment and minimise vehicle downtime.”