TecDoc has announced that braking specialist Apec has joined the growing number of aftermarket organisations that have become official data suppliers to TecDoc and its CATALOG electronic parts identification and cataloguing system.

TecDoc’s, Shaun Greasley commented, “This welcome development means that TecDoc licence holders and those with a TecDoc derived web-portal, can now search Europe’s most popular and comprehensive parts data system and find an Apec reference when receiving an order from their garage customers.”

The use of TecDoc among motor factors in Ireland continues to rise year-on-year as they see the benefits it provides for them when identifying the right part, first time. Shaun says, “As factors are acutely aware, parts returns and incorrect product identification account for a very high level of costs, so any improvement that is made in the process of identifying and supplying the correct product will directly result in a benefit to the bottom line.”

Shaun points out that TecDoc user are provided with accurate product data, especially when mid-production, mid-year modification or product updates have been made to an original part. This is because of the multiple tier one and tier two suppliers, such as Apec, that provide their parts data into the overall TecDoc system. This pooled data, which is already of a very high degree of accuracy, is constantly refined and improved and the search criteria more detailed, meaning that CATALOG users can enjoy complete confidence in a search result and know that it will provide them with the right application reference.

“Being able to send a customer a single part, without the fear of having to deal with the associated cost of processing a return, is one of the single biggest business efficiency gains possible to a factor and the TecDoc system can make that possibility achievable,” says Shaun. He adds, “The addition of Apec on to the TecDoc CATALOG system makes this advantageous package even more useful as it means that in total, users can now access more than 480 brands across the entire catalogue, which gives them the options they need to compete.”

Shaun also points out that with TecDoc search results can be tailored to include options such as ‘OE Pricing’, which shows the typical price of the component if purchased from the franchised dealer and ‘Service Information’, which allows users to find out the repair time for a certain job or the maintenance details for a scheduled service.