Your first choice for all mechanical servicing

Renowned for their high-quality professional service, use of latest technology, and 24/7 emergency call-out team, in July 2020, the workshop team at ACL Smallbone went even one better—consolidating two existing workshops in Ashburton into one of the largest commercial workshops in the South Island. WORDS BY RACHAEL RICKARD

ACL Smallbone is a collaboration of two respected businesses which have been prominent across the Canterbury region, and it is the partnership of these business which enables ACL to offer a whole new level of service and expertise both to their existing and new clients. The businesses are run by Mike Johnston. With two new locations, in Ashburton at 1 Range Street, in the Riverside Estate and in Timaru at the prominent 84 Hilton Highway, Washdyke site, ACL Smallbone now has two large commercial workshops and a dedicated team of staff continuing to offer their trusted, high quality repair services on all makes of trucks and commercial vehicles. Both the Timaru and Ashburton workshops specialise in the service, repair, warrant, and certificate of fitness of all makes and models of commercial vehicles, trailers, and construction equipment. They offer spare parts for all brands of commercial vehicles and use Castrol oil. They can maintain or overhaul vehicles, industrial plant, or farm machinery. And, although they welcome every brand of vehicle through the door, ACL Smallbone are proudly the specialist agents for parts and service of Scania and Isuzu trucks in Mid and South Canterbury. Every day is different for the dedicated team of staff—from preparing the latest model of truck to be road ready, servicing the neighbour’s ute, getting a motorhome certified for the next road trip, to overhauling diggers, loaders and graders, no two jobs are the same, but the ACL Smallbone team get a great sense of satisfaction in helping get every vehicle back on the road. For many companies who have a fleet of vehicles, the ACL Smallbone workshop is an important strategic partner, and over the years ACL Smallbone (previously ACL Workshop) have built strong relationships with these customers. Understanding the importance of time constraints and how to keep a fleet of vehicles moving, for some customers weekends are the only downtime for machinery, so to minimise disruption, maintenance by the ACL Smallbone team is scheduled around customer’s needs. Whether you’ve got a small runabout vehicle used to pick up the groceries from town, a heavy freight vehicle clocking up the miles around the countryside, or a fleet of diggers and dump trucks, ACL Smallbone is your one stop shop for repairs and maintenance. They take extreme pride in their work and by using the latest technology and equipment available, ensure that their customers are getting the best possible level of service. Book your car, truck, ute, motorhome or any vehicle for servicing, repairs, warrant or certificate of fitness, brake testing, panel and paint work or general maintenance by contacting the ACL Smallbone team on 03 308 7400. Or you can call into the Ashburton and Timaru workshops. However, should you get really stuck with a breakdown, give the emergency service team a call on their 24/7 number 0508 ACL WORK (225 967) ACL Smallbone is the mechanical workshop division of Ashburton Contracting Limited (ACL). ACL proudly employs over 150 people; has a focus on offering a high level of service and quality workmanship. ACL is proud to be part of the success of the Mid and South Canterbury landscape—providing jobs and supporting and sponsoring an array of community projects.

LEFT: ACL Smallbone offer spare parts for all brands of commercial vehicles BELOW: From servicing the neighbour’s ute, to overhauling diggers, loaders and graders, no two jobs are the same BOTTOM: ACL Smallbone take extreme pride in their work and by using the latest technology and

equipment available.