Carwood

Carwood

Carwood Motor Units Ltd

Coventry, United Kingdom

Land Systems & VehiclesMRO & LogisticsDual-use
Founded 1966201-500 employeesComponent Supplier, Contract ManufacturerSupplies Land Forces, Defense Industry
Profile last updated: July 15, 2026

About

Founded in 1966, Carwood is a defense component supplier based in Coventry, United Kingdom working in land systems & vehicles, mro & logistics.

Carwood is a remanufacturer, parts distributor and technical services provider for the automotive, off-highway, motorsport and defence industries. The company was founded in 1966 as a battery distributor in Coventry and expanded into remanufacturing rotating electrics, fuel injection (from 1976) and turbochargers. Its remanufactured products include engines, fuel pumps and injectors, starters, alternators and turbochargers, built to OE specification and tested on in-house dynamometers and test benches. It supplies industrial, off-highway and defence customers, including NATO, NAMSA and NSPA-related supply, tactical vehicles, logistic trucks, power generation and heavy artillery equipment, and it supports defence and peacekeeping organisations with lifetime vehicle and equipment support. Facilities are located in Coventry, Birmingham, Nottingham (Ollerton), Telford and Yeovil in the UK, with distribution and operations in Germany, Estonia, Singapore, China and Hong Kong.

Location

Coventry, United Kingdom

Founded

1966

Employees

201-500

Legal name

Carwood Motor Units Ltd

Focus areas

remanufacturingrotating electricsfuel injectionturbochargersstarters and alternatorsOE-approveddefenceautomotiveoff-highwaymotorsport

Languages

EN

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Land Systems & VehiclesMRO & Logistics

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierContract ManufacturerMRO & Services

What they offer

HardwareComponentsManufacturing ServicesMaintenance & Repair

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

Remanufactured engines

Engines

Remanufactured ready-to-fit engines for industrial, off-highway, commercial and defence equipment, including tactical vehicles, logistic trucks, power generation and heavy artillery.

Remanufactured fuel pumps and injectors

Fuel injection components

OE-approved remanufactured diesel and petrol fuel pumps and injectors for cars, trucks, buses, agricultural, industrial, rail and marine applications.

Remanufactured starters and alternators

Rotating electrical devices

Remanufactured and new starter motors, alternators and other rotating electric devices for automotive, off-highway, motorsport and specialist applications.

Remanufactured turbochargers

Turbochargers

Remanufactured and new turbochargers and related boosting components, including Garrett units, built to OE engine reliability and emissions specifications.

End users

Land ForcesDefense Industry

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

NATONAMSANSPA

Named customers

Jaguar Land RoverPerkinsCaterpillarIsuzuMitsubishiAGCOMinistry of Defence

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001:2015

Issued by: Not stated

ISO 14001:2015

Issued by: Not stated

ISO 14644 Class 7 clean room

BSI AU 257:2002 remanufacturing standard

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