Premier Supply, a distributor of original equipment (OE) parts to the automotive aftermarket, is taking advantage of the Chinese market by exporting parts.

Alan Johnston, Premier Supply chairman, said: “All of the recent headlines have been about the quality and price of the automotive component products that are swamping the UK from China.

But with a bit of lateral thinking, I saw a real opportunity to buck that trend.

Johnston said most of the successful businessmen that are manufacturing part for the UK drive prestige vehicles from Britain or Europe.

Premier Supply supplies service and parts for the needs of Chinese executives, making weekly airfreight shipments direct to China from the UK.