Company profile

With a burning desire to create and establish a successful business, John Cookson & Eric Eadie left a local Auto Electrical Company in the September of 1969 & Ribblesdale Auto Electrics commenced trading.   

Although started as a small partnership, we have quickly grown to become one of the leading and most competitive Auto-Electrical service & supply companies in the Northwest.

Initially, the Company was situated in the Deepdale area of Preston and with continued expansion the company acquired Arthur Harrison’s business & premises in November 1980.

Both sites have been extensively refurbished, in line with modern-day engineering requirements and legislation.

Our premises on the corner of Deepdale Mill Street & Fletcher Road, remains one of the regions largest supplier of new & reconditioned auto-electrical units. Starters and alternators are the mainstay of our operation here, but at Ribblesdale, we have taken this much further. Winch motors, traction motors, wiper motors, heater motors ..... The list could go on forever!

The site at Marsh Lane, is the largest of our two premises, not only do the buildings incorporate our service & repair centre, it is home to our accounts department, not to mention the comprehensive sales department & trade counter.    

With a full time staff of approximately 55 people, 23 delivery / mobile service vehicles, the infrastructure of Ribblesdale Auto Electrics Ltd. enables us to offer a full range of electrical services to the automotive, haulage, plant & marine industry.

• For trade customers wishing to apply for a credit account with us, please click here, to download & print an application form.
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• Once completed, this can be faxed or posted to our office. Subject to acceptance, accounts are usually opened within 2 - 3 days.