Playmini Ltd

Playmini was founded in 1991 by Nick Paddy whose connection with the Mini came practically from the cradle. His father Graham Paddy worked for Downton Engineering the famous 60’s Mini tuning company, then and was one of the founding members of Moss Europe another classic car company. Nick met Mr. Yamagata owner of Sanwa Trading, probably the largest Mini parts & accessory importers in Japan after seeing a Mini Nick had restored. He then suggested Nick came to Japan to see how it was all done Japanese style. As Sanwa did not have a reliable UK supplier, they approached Nick to see if he could help them out. So jumping at the chance Nick sold his car, ICE and all worldly possessions to start up Playmini supplying quality parts to Japan. The relationship has grown over the past nine years, Playmini becoming a major player in the Japanese import market.