2017 was, in many ways, a fantastic year for Triscan. First, the year ended with us winning the award as supplier of the year at the Auto Awards, furthermore keeping pace with the expansion of the steering part programme was succesful as well. The programme is still the most comprehensive in Europe, the product group has made significant progress, and the expansion of parts for both electric and hybrid cars has been welcomed by our customers.

To ensure a high level of service and quality, we continuously expand our in-house test facilities. Our latest acquisition is an EGR valve tester. In the following  paragraphs we will explain why in-house testing equipment has high priority for us and how the EGR valve-tester works.

At Triscan we continuously update and improve our product range. We have had flashers in our range for a long time, and in order to keep up with recent developments, we are now implementing electronic flashers for LED bulbs.

We have previously reported how error codes can be misleading and cause mechanics to falsely question the quality of a replaced part. Recently, our Product coordinator Søren Nielsen experienced himself how the error code reading on his BMW 320i (E90) pointed in the wrong direction.

An increasing number of cars are no longer only equipped with a single water pump. To supplement the main pump, electrically powered additional water pumps may be included in the cooling system for different reasons. That is why we have expanded our water pump range with 35 references of additional water pumps.

With more than 100 new cables, Triscan now offers no less than 3,430 references - covering more than 96% of the European fleet within the primary cable types.

However, the cable programme also includes gear shift cables, choke cables, accelerator cables, speedometer cables, bonnet and compartment cabels as well as trailer cables. In other words, we cover virtually every need.

Once again, the storage capacity of the central warehouse is exhausted, and we have now decided to use the last free space of our premises in Brabrand to add a 2,820 m2 warehouse at 12 meters altitude, which will be completed by the end of 2018.
  

Triscan's already extensive program of gas springs now includes more than 1,465 OE-quality references. With the expansion of the program, we can offer an almost 100% coverage of the European car park. No matter which gas spring you are looking for, you can be close to certain that Triscan can deliver it.  

One of the newest gas springs in our program is for the Opel Insignia station wagon (# 871024236)

We have observed a steep rise in demand for kits with special bolts for 9 track control arms for Ford, Mazda and Volvo. The underlying reason is that the bolts must always be replaced because they are locking bolts that cannot be reused. Additionally, when the bolts are affected by corrosion, which is often the case, the mechanic must cut them when replacing the track control arm.

In the first quarter of 2017, we launched our service smartrep.info under the motto "We make it easy to get it right". The service has been designed for workshops / mechanics and focuses on spare parts that have been proven to require special attention during fitting. Smartrep.info is by definition an ongoing process, now 16 of Gates' stretch-fit belts are also covered by smartrep.info, due to the requirement of the using special tools when mounting them.