Automechanika Frankfurt this month will be the venue for the first official appearance of ECOBAT Battery Technologies a new force in the automotive battery supply sector. The new company has been formed from the consolidation of three independent businesses operating within the ECOBAT Technologies Group. ECOBAT Battery Technologies is therefore an entirely new entity, which is able to offer a unique and comprehensive battery service across Europe.

The three consolidated businesses all have an enviable heritage and strong reputations within their respective markets. For example, Manbat, has a history that began in 1952 and its impressive development enabled the company to establish itself as the largest battery distributor in the UK as well as a major force in the Irish market. The company went on to become the sole supplier of Lucas batteries and established an enviable reputation for first class service.

Now brought together under a single European identity, these businesses are able to benefit their existing customers and influence the far wider market, in a way they would not have been able to do as individual entities.

The establishment of ECOBAT Battery Technologies is a strategic development that makes the organisation Europe’s number one battery partner, offering a four-fold service from product conception, design and construction, to its regional and local distribution and end of life collection. In the process it is able to provide the most suitable solution for every aspect of the aftermarket battery supply business and demonstrate the power of partnership with its existing and future customers.

With the battery sector changing rapidly and offering suppliers and battery fitters significant new business opportunities, alongside the very best in customer service, ECOBAT Battery Technologies is able to back up its service with a very strong brand offering. This means that workshops can unlock the huge potential available and develop their battery related business and with premium quality products that give their customers complete confidence. Prominent in the ECOBAT portfolio is Lucas, a brand widely recognised across the continent and offering huge potential for future growth.

As well as developing new business, environmental responsibilities are, quite correctly, a reality for all sectors of industry and the aftermarket is no different. This is, therefore, another area in which ECOBAT Battery Technologies can make a positive difference by providing a truly European closed-loop recycling service that takes care of all the waste management requirements for the workshop and ensures the most environmentally sensitive outcome for battery disposal.

As a result of these combined elements and the consolidation of the successful existing businesses, ECOBAT Battery Technologies is able to offer the European aftermarket a positive and unique solution that sets new standards across a wide range of requirements and delivers quality products and a level of service that will make a genuine difference to its customers and the profitability of their businesses.

The philosophy of the new company is that successful businesses are built on solid and dependable relationships that allow them to develop and grow. ECOBAT Battery Technologies has made partnership a foundation principle at the heart of its business ethos. Developing partnership is central in its relationship with its product suppliers, with recycling specialists and of course, with its customers. These partnerships provide the environment to power business growth and define ‘the power of partnership’.

ECOBAT Battery Technologies will be exhibiting at Automechanika Frankfurt in hall 4.1 at stand C50. The stand will provide a showcase for the latest products and innovations on offer from the new force in the battery sector. The ECOBAT Battery Technologies team will also be on hand to explain the benefits that the new structure will offer.