Parts distribution organisation, AD International has strengthened its commitment to providing first class automotive aftermarket training, with the news that two of its member groups have invested in Grup Eina, the technical training and information provider.

AD International members, the Autodis Group in France and AD Parts, a Spanish and Portuguese group of distributors, have both strengthened their links with Grup Eina with a capital investment. AD International is represented in Ireland by J&S Automotive who also work in close partnership with Grup Eina, where it provides the successful Eure!Car training programme. 

Grup Eina is a Spanish company with 131 employees. It is has three technical training and call centres in Figueres, Barcelona and Dublin. Each offers technical support via a hotline, training and data management services and has access to a huge common database of repair information and procedures.  

By strengthening its links with Grup Eina, AD International is helping to improve support for independent garages and repairers and offers the possibility of business growth in a market where automotive information is key to developing new services.

Stéphane Antiglio, CEO at Autodis Group commented, "We are pleased to consolidate our relationship with Grup Eina, a structure with which we have a long and successful common history. This merger will allow us to offer even more specialised training to all repair professionals, thanks to the experience of the Group in fault simulation. We will also be able to rely on the very rich databases of 500000 examples of troubleshooting in order to continue offering the best possible service to customers.”

Francesc Poch, CEO at Grup Eina commented, "This alliance will allow Grup Eina to expand its services with the aim of being more and more useful to the workshops and helping them to be even more competitive and productive.”