Remanufacturing 39 www.aftermarketonline.net MARCH 2025 Reman commitment is material investment Ten years on from a major expansion, Shaftec is powering ahead and breathing new life into parts that power the aftermarket Shaftec has been supplying remanufactured and new parts to the motor trade for nearly 30 years and is now firmly established as the leading transmission, steering and braking supplier to the UK aftermarket. A full range of 25,000 part numbers available from stock includes driveshafts, CV joints and boot kits, propshafts, brake calipers, steering racks and gaiters, steering pumps, steering columns and electric steering. Shaftec offers its customers the largest range of premium products, backed by the highest levels of availability and exceptional customer service. As part of a multimillion-pound expansion programme, in January 2015 the business relocated its headquarters in Birmingham to new 50,000sq2 premises — to incorporate its remanufacturing facilities and warehouse into one site. By carrying massive stocks, Shaftec is able to offer customers 95% availability on its whole catalogue with guaranteed next-day delivery. If Shaftec puts its name on the box, you can be certain that what’s inside is of the highest quality. To back this up, the company is also fully ISO accredited — ISO 9001:2015. While Shaftec does offer new part programmes in areas that cannot be remanufactured, the company firmly believes in the process, as it results in components which are as good as new and perform in that way for the lifetime of the product. In fact, 60% of their sales are remanufactured parts. This is the way forward on so many levels: O It is better for the environment as it utilises less energy and raw materials, and gives new life to a part which could otherwise end up in landfill; O It is a more financially efficient solution; O It is often the only way to keep older vehicles on the road. An aging vehicle parc requires availability of parts long after the end of vehicle type production. Shaftec’s remanufactured parts go through stringent reverse engineering and testing processes and then comes complete with the same warranty as a new part. Their warranties range from 12 months/12,000 miles to 60 months/60,000 miles, dependent on the product group. To support our customers, our website features a Knowledge Hub, where a range of bulletins and support documents can be read and downloaded, including product information and fitting guides. Returns acceptance criteria are also listed, including: O Driveshafts: shafts should not be bent or snapped; O For steering racks and pumps there should be no damage to the casting, and plugs/sockets should not be broken or missing; O With brake calipers, the casting must not be cracked, broken or snapped off. Although Shaftec carries a vast amount of stock on its shelves, their Reman and Return service is available for non-stock and more unusual items, where they have sufficient materials to do so. This means that if the used core returned to Shaftec meets our returns criteria, the company will remanufacture and return that exact part to the customer — with the same warranty as the off-the-shelf, aftermarket product, with turnaround usually taking 5-7 working days.
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