Unipart Group is a British multinational logistics, supply chain, manufacturing and consultancy company headquartered in Cowley, Oxfordshire, England.

It has operations in Europe, North America, Australia and Japan and works across a variety of sectors that include automotive, retail, technology and rail.

During early 2014, Unipart started work with the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research to develop The Centre for Innovation in Rail.

In 1987, shortly after BL had been re-privatised as the Rover Group, Neill led a management buyout of Unipart, in part financed by a wider employee buy-in.

[4] By 2005, Unipart was 70% owned by its workforce and pension fund, the other 30% is held by sympathetic institutions; shares in the company were not purchasable by the general public.

[7] That same year, Unipart launched its Mark in Action programme, under which employees are periodically selected for a certificate of merit for which they are nominated for by their peers; these scheme is aimed at encouraging all members of staff to make improvements.

[4] Measures to rectify this, which continued for the rest of the decade, including the closure of the pension fund to new employees and a lengthy period without any dividends.

[4] In 2009, the firm was chosen by Sky to operate its set-top box repair business, including logistics, recycling services, and fleet management.

[15][16] In April 2013, H2 sold Sator Holding to Unipart Automotive's main rival Euro Car Parts in exchange for £176 million.

[17] During July 2014, Unipart Automotive entered into administration with the loss of more than 1,200 jobs; several branches and 361 staff were moved to Andrew Page and the Parts Alliance.

MetLase uses high precision, laser cutting technology, and patented assembly and joining systems, to enable engineers to produce prototypes rapidly.

[30] Four year later, the company purchased 100 percent of the firm, including its York, Brighton and Crewe locations, after which it was rebranded as Unipart Rail.

[31] During early 2014, Unipart started work with the University of Huddersfield's Institute of Railway Research to develop The Centre for Innovation in Rail.

[37] During the late 2010s, Unipart Rail pursued external accreditation of its products and services under the Railway Industry Supplier Approval Scheme (RISAS).

[38] In early 2019, Unipart Rail acquired Westcode, a specialist supplier of air supply, HVAC, and door systems active in both the European and North American markets.

Specifically, Unipart was appointed as the exclusive sales and distribution partner for Thomson Engineering Design Ltd across Europe, Asia, New Zealand, Australia and North America.

[46] Unipart has also instituted community programmes that send its engineers into nearby schools to teach problem-solving techniques and its consultants to job centres to increase employability potential.

It involves a process of continuous measurement which is designed to lead to a reduction of wasteful activity, thereby ensuring the best deployment of time and resources.