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A silver minibus outside of a commercial office-looking building. It's parked almost head on to us, but we can see the side. The windows are blacked out, and it looks incredibly sleek and modern. the number plate reads 'PARMA'.

Happy Birthday to Us!

Parma has reached the grand age of 25 and we couldn't be more proud

Looking back over the last 25 years

In 1999, Parma Industries was founded by father and son duo Phil and Marc Pittock.
Together, they started a risky, vulnerable, yet exciting endeavor in supplying quality stainless steel wheel trims to the commercial vehicle, bus, coach and horse box industries.

Since then, with your valued support, we have enjoyed continual growth and are now a market leading supplier to not only the styling aspect of the industry, but wheel safety too. Through all the many, many ups and downs we've faced, we’ve upheld our beliefs into everything we do - that every journey can be a better experience.
 

We’re now working with companies you know and love that operate or build HGVs and passenger vehicles to keep the transport wheels rolling. We are now well established and known for our in-depth knowledge and reliability in the industry. Our founding directors Phil and Marc are still at the helm, and loving what we do.
 

Keep reading to see how we got to where we are today...

Parma - a Timeline

August 1999

 

Parma Group is founded by Phil & Marc Pittock, starting off in their garden shed, aiming to supply commercial wheel trims to businesses. Equiped with the yellow pages and a bucket-load of enthusiasm, the pair started to build their first customer base
 

Average price for super unleaded is 84.57p per litre.

August 2000

 

We took on the lease of our first industrial units to store stock, and moved office to a caravan in the garden - making space and creating confidence for the next steps
 

The average price of a pint of lager was £2.01

July 2002

 

Phil was now a full time partner, and the pair had moved their caravan office was moved to their warehouse, hiring their first full time employees. Aluminium car wheel trims were now a part of the product range.
 

Goods vehicles represented 1.4% of all licensed road users.

April 2005

 

After another warehouse uprade, Parma saw the potential in wheel safety. We introduced our customers to Prolock devices, which became a major range for us, taking our business to the next level.
 

The Road Transport (Working Time) Regulations 2005 came into force

September 2008

 

The 2008 financial crisis had hit, and the decision was made to sell off the car wheel trims part of the business to help finance our premises. Sales dipped, money ran low and things were not looking good. We moved warehouse to cut down overheads.
 

In Q4 of 2008, 7,238 businesses failed. This represents a 52% increase compared to Q4 2007, which saw 4,751 failures. 

August 2016

 

We survived the crash, and now had new sales staff join the team - success was steadily back on track! Business was doing great again, and we looked forward to our continual growth. We were now well known in the industry, giving us such a sense of pride.
 

By the end of 2016, vans travelled 49 billion vehicle miles - growing faster than any other vehicle type since 2006.

June 2017

 

A rebrand was set in place, replacing our now outdated looking logo with something more modern and sleek - the Parma 'P' styled as an arrow. We love our iconic Parma Red that we use today!
 

The average price of a pint of lager was £3.59

March 2020


COVID-19 struck the UK, having a major impact on our customer base, many of whom we had grown close with. A scary time for our industry. Our staff were furloughed and we just had to cross our fingers things would get back to normal!
 

By the end of 2020, domestic freight moved within the UK was down 10% from 2019.

July 2021

 

While still in the midst of COVID-19, we began to get back on our feet. Our new website was launched, and we retained our image and reputation. From here, we continued along our road to success, and hopefully brought a lot of you with us!
 

By the end of 2021, 5.2 million tonnes of goods were lifted on domestic road freight.

August 2024

 

With a great team behind us, a valued customer base, and lots of positive plans for the future, Parma Industries Ltd and the directors are delighted to present our story, and thank you for being a part of it.
 

Parma is 25 years old!
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So what does 25 years mean to us?


It means people have trusted us for a quarter of a century. It means that we know how to offer the best customer service, and what that means to you, our customers. It means we have many treasured relationships with those in the industry.

We are a part of the story of the transport industry booming, we’ve seen it evolve. Reaching 25 years of business is huge to us - Parma Group was formed at a time when there were more businesses closing than opening.

It means we did it. And it means we are going to carry on doing it!
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How are we celebrating?


You may have noticed, we've had a bit of a 25th anniversary re-brand! With a fresh, clean website that we hope you find as great as us, and a sleek new logo, we are loving the new look.

Throughout the year, we will be hosting multiple giveaways over on our social media. Check out our Linkedin page and subscribe to our email newsletter to make sure you don't mind your chance of winning some goodies! In fact, we've already sent our top 25 customers some hampers filled with local goodies.
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Thank You


Parma Group and the directors are delighted to review the story over 25 years, and give thanks to all our customers, suppliers and staff.
We're celebrating a quarter of a century of trials and triumphs while following our founding vision: Every journey smarter, every journey safer.

 

We can't wait to see where the next 25 years take us, and we hope to see you along the way.