Maxiquip Distributors was established in 2008 by Graham Henshaw a former executive of the Autoquip/Partquip/Midas and TMS Groups. Market research indicated a ¿Gap¿ existed in the market for a specialist supplier of automotive undercarriage components in Port Elizabeth and the Eastern Cape. Maxiquip Distributors commenced trading in October 2008 as a specialist stockist and supplier motor parts and distributor .