Euro Car Parts has extended its influence on distribution in Kent by acquiring Invicta Parts of Canterbury. ECP opened its first Kent branch at Ashford earlier this year.

Managing director Sukhpal Singh is keen to expand further. Euro Car Parts, which has a turnover of around £100m, recently acquired ARE, a Surrey-based distributor.

A development team based at Euro Car Parts’ headquarters and warehouse 200 yards from the new Wembley Stadium in north London is refitting sites at Norwich, Guildford, Coventry and Portsmouth, all due to open by March 1.

A group spokesman says: “A number of parts distributors have indicated an interest in acquisition by Euro Car Parts.”