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Milner Off-Road celebrates 40 years with business better than ever
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hen Brexit became a reality on 1 January this year after almost half a decade of uncertainty, Milner Off Road’s parts business was cut significantly. It was an expected shift – but not the
ideal start when celebrating a milestone of 40 years in business. Having overcome the challenges of Brexit, however – as well of course as those presented by the Covid pandemic – business continues to boom for the Matlock
company in its 40th year of trading. The 4x4 parts specialist whose founder, Trevor Milner, is something of a legend in off-road racing circles, has a global customer base. But it has had to fight hard to maintain its place as a leading supplier of parts and accessories. This year, the team at Milners were struck by delays as orders outside the UK had to be paused. These delays dealt a significant blow to a company that stocks more than 640,000 parts at any time in its massive 9936 cubic metre warehouse and ships to almost every country in the world. Not to be put off by the new tests thrown at them, however, nor indeed by the new practices having to be adopted during the pandemic, the Milner Off Road team rolled up their sleeves and doubled their efforts to make sure their 40th birthday was a special one.
And the results are there for all to see. From January to March of this year, online orders jumped by 30%. Orders from abroad have opened back up, too – and now the team is busier than ever before. Carl Prime, Director at Milner Off Road, said: ‘It’s been a very different kind of year for us as a business, as it has for everyone, due to challenges of Brexit and then the pandemic. But we’ve got a strong team and we’ve done better than ever. We’re now celebrating our 40th year as one of the leading 4x4 parts specialists in the world, looking ahead – and going from strength to strength when you look at our online orders.’ So much of this success is down to Milner’s team of more than 30 members of staff. ‘We wouldn’t be where we are, celebrating this milestone, without our team,’ said Carl. ‘From our research and development team innovating our
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