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PRECISION AUTOMOTIVE EQUIPMENT OPENS NEW SA/NT BRANCH
The new branch is located in Regency Park
One of Australia’s largest automotive workshop equipment suppliers and service providers, Precision Automotive Equipment, has become truly national with the opening of the company’s new South Australian branch. Centrally located at 17A Birralee Road in Regency Park, this new Precision Automotive Equipment branch office includes a showroom and service centre, taking care of the automotive equipment requirements of customers located both in South Australia and in the Northern Territory. This new branch office provides a hub for Precision Automotive Equipment’s South Australia-based team of business development managers and service technicians, ensuring prompt and local service for their ever-growing customer base in that region. Testament to Precision Automotive Equipment’s commitment to customer service is the appointment of a Rotary authorised and qualified hoist technician along with a wheel service equipment technician who are permanently based in this new South Australian branch.
Precision Automotive Equipment says this complements the Australian company’s unparalleled network of authorised service technicians located throughout Australia. Former South Australian service technician, Mark Holloway, now leads the team as branch manager, overseeing the sales and service requirements of all Precision Automotive Equipment customers across South Australia and in the Northern Territory. An integral part of BAPCOR Limited, Australasia’s largest automotive aftermarket specialised company, Precision Automotive Equipment now has a complete national footprint with branches located in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Hobart, and Perth. “We are delighted to be truly national with the opening of our new South Australian branch,” Precision Automotive Equipment General Manager, Peter Hewitt, said. “This enables us to continue providing the world’s highest quality workshop equipment along with
a premium level of after sales service to our customers, no matter where they are located.” Precision Automotive Equipment says Mark Holloway and his enthusiastic South Australian Precision Automotive Equipment team look forward to taking care of automotive workshop modernisations, completely new workshop design and fitment projects, along with specific equipment replacements and service requirements. You can contact the team by calling 1300 366 252. For more information, visit www.precisionautomotive.com.au
NAPA AUTO PARTS NEVER STOPS 2021 was another very exciting year for NAPA Auto Parts NAPA Auto Parts has just celebrated the opening of another NAPA Auto Parts branch at Kewdale – its sixth branch to open since November 2021 and its 46th branch across Australia in just over two and a half years. The new location joins the ever-growing NAPA Auto Parts network as Western Australia’s 15th branch, coming in at over 1,000 square metres in size with further space utilised by a spacious mezzanine. NAPA Auto Parts Kewdale is equipped with the product range and capacity to help service the West Coast, as NAPA Auto Parts continues to expand its offering to the country’s leading Mechanical and Specialist automotive aftermarket professionals. With 19 branch openings under their belt for 2021, it was a year of many advances for NAPA Auto Parts, who continue to exhibit their promise of “delivering “market leading range, NAPA Know How and every day great value” to the Australian market with the expansion of their own NAPA branded range.” The NAPA range now offers mechanical workshops a comprehensive suite of engine oils, filters for air, oil, fuel and cabin, wipers, timing kits and power steering kits, with drive belts landing in branches in January 2022. 100
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NAPA Auto Parts says its NAPA range is designed with workshops in mind, creating reliable, staple products, with value for money – perfect for completing that logbook service. NAPA Auto Parts Merchandise Manager of Filtration, David Cattunar, says his new NAPA filtration range is second to none, offering innovative filtration ranges designed to take oil filtration to a new level. For instance, NAPA’s spin-on filters feature extra sealing between the gasket and base plate which increases the performance of the anti-drain-backvalve by 98 percent. “We’ve also developed a new synthetic blend media for our range of oil filters, delivering a premium quality filter with optimal, life, flow and efficiency,” David said. The NAPA branded collection complements the wider range of products available from NAPA Auto Parts, which includes the world’s most soughtafter brands in the automotive aftermarket. Not only has NAPA Auto Parts been busy expanding their own brand product offering, adding to the wider range of products available to customers nationwide, but it has also launched its online NAPA Know How Motorsport Academy.
The online Motorsport Academy portal saw hundreds of eager motorsport enthusiasts join the Academy, offering drivers many tools, resources, and tuition to be the best they can be - on and off the track. The program will continue to expand throughout 2022, offering drivers access to more resources and the Know How to succeed. Throughout the year you can also expect to see many more blue and gold NAPA Auto Parts boxes pop up throughout the country as NAPA Auto Parts continues to enhance its offering to workshops, and continue to optimise its network expansion throughout the country. For more information about the exciting NAPA Auto Parts developments for the new year, NAPA branded products, or the wider range of automotive specialist and mechanical brands for your workshop, speak with your local NAPA Auto Parts team. For the details of your nearest branch, visit www.napaparts.com.au/locations
