The bilstein group is a global aftermarket parts specialist which operates three highly successful component brands, febi, SWAG and Blue Print.

The company was established in 1844 as a specialist in the engineering field, in Ennepetal, Germany where its head quarters remains to this day. It has a long tradition of quality and innovation and offers the worldwide market more than 70,000 different technical replacement parts for professional vehicle repairs. The internationally operating group of companies supplies its products to over 170 countries. The group prides itself on exacting testing to ensure high product quality and ultra efficient logistics operations, which deliver excellent product availability. It also employs a skilled team of product specialist which fine tune the component ranges to ensure they are the most up to date and relevant to their target markets.

The bilstein group is also responsible for partsfinder, the online parts catalogue of the febi, Blue Print and SWAG brands. This unique tool makes parts identification quick and easy. It features unrivalled flexibility through a variety of search tools and an Expert Filter, enabling users to find the right part in just a few clicks.

Once a part has been identified, a wealth of detailed information is on offer such as high quality images, precise dimensions, a full list of applications, cross reference information, fitting instructions, safety information and links to related parts.

partsfinder is also unique in that it is not only based on globally available parts data, but also supplemented by on-the-ground parts intelligence supplied by bilstein staff and customers in the Irish market. This means that parts information in the catalogue is tailored to the Irish market and, for example, offers information on used Japanese imports that is not available elsewhere.

The partsfinder platform also allows customers to requests updates to the catalogue through its Future Article Notification System (fans). This is a global system that allows customers to request additions to the bilstein group brand ranges and is used by many Irish users.

partsfinder is a free to use service, with a quick and simple registration process providing access to a vast amount of parts data and online tools.