PHE Group strengthens its presence in Italy with the acquisition of 2GPadauto S.r.l.

Based in Bologna, 2G Padauto is a company operating for over 40 years in the market of the Emilia-Romagna region. Today, it is an undisputed reference company in the sector with 30 employees, 70,000 references and 10,000 m2 of warehouses. It achieves an annual turnover of €15 million.

After several acquisitions in 2017 and 2018 on the transalpine market, this new operation allows the PHE group to increase its presence and strengthen its logistics system in Italy.

PHE, through its subsidiary Autodis Italia Holding, thus consolidates its position as number two in the Italian market by totaling a cumulative annualized turnover of around €200 million. In Italy, PHE is positioned as a major operator in the independent distribution of automotive spare parts. It has 14 distribution centers spread across the country. The Group employs around 400 people in Italy and offers more than 250,000 references for 188 brands processed.