The story behind Foxwell
How Foxwell turned sourcing discipline into a catalogue buyers trust.
Est. 1982Foxwell was built around one stubborn idea
That buyers should never learn a fitment problem after the part ships. From a single OBD2 Diagnostic Tools catalogue, Foxwell grew by keeping coverage data, documentation and lead times visible before anyone commits.
Today that discipline runs through every line we quote — the reason workshops, distributors and fleets keep coming back.
How we got here
- 1985
Founded
A single catalogue and a promise: no surprises after the order.
- 1996
Coverage built
Make-model-year data became the backbone of every quote.
- 2008
Distributor network
Branch-ready documentation opened national supply.
- Today
Trusted at scale
Workshops, fleets and dealers source on documented fitment.
Principles behind the catalogue
Coverage first
Nothing is quoted before fitment is checked against documented data.
Documentation
Specs, certifications and cross-references travel with every order.
Built to repeat
Your application notes stay on file so reorders are effortless.
Credentials you can put in a file
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