With his first job out of school being a paint mixer, Autosupplies naturally started as a supplier to the refinishing and paintwork industry in 1990. As ever, David’s enterprising spirit meant the company didn’t stay still for long. He saw many of his customers didn’t just want refinishing products – they wanted general parts as well, and were forced to go to other sources for them. So, in 1999, he bought an acre of land on the edge of Bolsover in the belief that “we either had to move up or move out.” The company moved into its new purpose-built home in 2003, and in the following four years Autosupplies expanded its components portfolio, but from the beginning David insisted on carrying only top-quality brands.
