The Company behind Blue Print is Automotive Distributors Ltd (ADL). Starting life as a part of Mazda Cars Ltd, the company has grown over the last 20 years to become a totally independent, multi million pound international business.

This success has been a result of the creation and development of the UK’s leading brand of quality replacement parts for Japanese and Korean vehicles – Blue Print.

The Blue Print strap line – Right First Time – encapsulates the ethos of the Company. The values of accuracy, integrity and innovation are prized above all others and guarding these principles has been the reason for the Company’s huge success in recent years.

With the latest ISO international quality standards and the “Investors in People” accreditation, ADL is a dynamic but stable operation that has consistently returned substantial year on year growth, even when industry trends have suggested a declining market overall.

 
     
 
 
 
July 1997
The Blue Print sponsored “Woosnam Course” opens at the Dale Hill Golf Club in Flimwell, East Sussex. A celebrity pro-am event is organised to mark the opening of the course, featuring Kenny Dalglish, Sam Torrence and the course designer, 1991 US Masters winner Ian Woosnam.

 
October 1998
Building work commissioned to increase the capacity of the Marden distribution centre by 25%

 
May 1999
ADL wins the Automotive Trade Show Best Stand at Show award

 
December 1999
ADL wins the ADF Supplier of the Year award for the second time

 
September 2001
ADL nominated as UK distributor for DENSO spark plugs

 
December 2002
ADL wins the ADF Supplier of the Year award for a record third time

 
November 2003
ADL awarded BS ISO9001:2000 Quality Standard. Bar coding system introduced to the Marden distribution centre.

 
December 2003
ADL wins a second consecutive and fourth overall ADF Supplier of the Year award

 
January 2004
ADL opens its first overseas branch in Lisbon, Portugal. ADL Sucursal em Portugal (ADL SeP) begins trading to wholesale businesses in Portugal, Spain and Angola

 
March 2004
Brand new Blue Print catalogue format launched in the UK. The vehicle led format was a departure from the traditional product led approach and was received with great enthusiasm by UK customers

 
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