May 13, 2021 - BURSON AUTO PARTS INTRODUCES SEVEN LITRE ENGINE OILS
Longer oil drain intervals on modern vehicles means
larger engine sump capacities. These larger sump capacities are driving
the need to challenge the standard engine oil container sizes which for decades
have been centred around five litre capacities with step ups to ten and twenty
litres.
Burson Auto Parts has enjoyed
a highly successful association with its lubricant partner, PEAK Lubricants for
more than 25 years. This has ensured that Burson Auto Parts delivers automotive
workshops, the industrial sector, heavy vehicle and DIY enthusiasts with the
right specification lubricants at excellent value pricing.
In order to provide the best
value and efficiency for Burson Auto Parts trade customers, the Australian
company has introduced seven litre Burson engine lubricants, complementing the
traditional five, ten and twenty litre capacity range.
Popular Burson engine oil
grades and specifications included in the new seven litre range are:
Part No
Description
BLVX7L
BURSON LVX 10W30 SN/CF
MINERAL 7L
BSS10407L
BURSON 10W40 SEMI SYN SM/CF
7L
BDOG7L
BURSON GLOBAL 15W40 CI-4/SL
7L
BDOSS10407L
BURSON 10W40 CJ-4 SEMI SYN
DIESEL 7L
BUFS5307L
BURSON ULTRA 5W30 FULL SYN
7L
BC3D7L
BURSON C3 5W30 FULL SYN 7L
To make way for the new
Burson Auto Parts seven litre engine oil range, all six litre containers will
be discontinued.
While five or seven litres
may be the correct exact capacity for certain engines, it is also very common
for the requirement for specific grade engine oils to be larger, requiring a
five and a seven litre quantity or in the case of Diesel engines, a ten litre
and five litre quantity may be the best option or even a seven litre and a five
litre.
According to Burson Auto
Parts Category Manager Gareth Walker, “By having the option of a seven litre
lubricant quantity, Burson Auto Parts is assisting automotive workshops to
reduce the instance of left over unused oil in containers which often are not
enough for another job, but are too much to dispose of and waste. This is
all about maximising efficiency and minimising wastage.”
Burson Auto Parts has a long
history of supplying Australia’s automotive repairers with premium quality
Burson Oils, providing the broadest range of oil grades and specifications to
handle automotive workshop “just in time” lubricant requirements. This is
particularly important considering the vast and the growing number of makes,
models and engine sizes on our roads.
Burson Synthetic engine oils
meet the ever-expanding requirement for passenger car oils suitable for the
latest specification vehicles entering the aftermarket. Burson 5W30 C3 Full
Synthetic and 10W40 Semi Synthetic are amongst the most popular across both the
trade and DIY sectors.
These high quality lubricant
products have been engineered to perform to the expectations of the most
discerning motorists and are highly credentialed for maximum vehicle
application coverage.
The Burson engine oil range
is made up of more than 20 different grade and specifications and with the pack
size options of 1, 5, 7, 10, 20, 60, 205 and even 1000 litre IBC’s along with
pump into workshop solutions. Add to that the Burson Auto Parts program of gear
and transmission oils, coolants, grease, brake fluid and workshop chemicals and
its easy to see why this program leads the way for workshops.
Suggested caption for
attached image(s): In order
to provide the Australian automotive trade with the best value and efficiency
Burson Auto Parts has introduced seven litre oil quantities to its vast
lubricant product range.
April 30, 2021 - AUTO ELECTRICAL AFTERMARKET SUPPLIER SPOT-ON TO ENSURE
SUPPLY AND SUPPORT
JAS Oceania has supplied Australian Auto Electricians with
quality products for more than 16 years. Further extension of the range, to
supply the right part first time, gives Australian Auto Electricians spot-on
choice and availability from JAS Oceania with the supply of quality NARVA and
Projecta products.
JAS Oceania are now proud distributors of NARVA and Projecta
products across Australia. Being proudly Australian owned, JAS Oceania is one
of the last dedicated Auto Electrical suppliers to the trade, operating from 35
locations across Australia, and employing 190 staff. This new relationship
further extends the range available from one easy source.
JAS Oceania
GM Marketing Electrical, Steve Douglas, said there were many synergies between
JAS Oceania and the NARVA and Projecta brands that would make the partnership a
strong success.
“This
announcement presents a great opportunity for both businesses to increase their
service and support to the auto electrical industry. The inclusion of NARVA and
Projecta products at JAS Oceania, realises the last piece of the puzzle for our
customers, giving them convenient access to a full range of automotive lighting
and accessories,” Mr Douglas said.
Incorporated in 2005, Jas Oceania has grown to become one of
the largest specialist suppliers of automotive electrical rotating,
air-conditioning and lighting products on the Australian aftermarket scene, and
is ideally placed to offer sales, support and advice on the complete range of
NARVA and Projecta equipment.
The
initial product range includes over 4,000 product lines (SKU’s) introduced
across the JAS Oceania network. Focusing on lighting and accessories,
including driving lights, lightbars, marine, inspection, RV and Interior
lighting and switches in NARVA and jump-starters, battery chargers, solar
panels in Projecta to just list a few.
Extensive
support will be made available to customers through tech tips, product information and fitment videos.
Perhaps the most important benefit from this
new partnership is the enhanced expert support and supply of products.
“JAS Oceania has long been known as a
trusted provider of well-known brands, quality aftermarket products with an
extensive range, local availability and support to Auto Electricians. The
partnership offers Auto Electricians a complete solution for quality product
backed by technical support and in-store merchandise sales capability,” said Mr
Douglas.
* 35 Locations
nationwide employing over 190 staff.
* Grown to become
one of the largest suppliers of Automotive Electrical, Air-Conditioning and
Lighting products in the Australian aftermarket.
* Servicing
specialist automotive workshops, mining companies, contractors, government
departments, and local councils.
BWI
* Australian
owned and operated company
* Several
innovative and market-leading brands within the automotive electrical and
portable power management spaces.
* NARVA supplies
a world class range of automotive lighting and electrical products to O.E.M’s
and the aftermarket.
* Projecta's
technologically advanced and market leading power management products are
designed to perform in demanding Australian applications and conditions.
May 11, 2021 - FOOD – THE SECRET TO CREATE AND MAINTAIN A GREAT
WORKPLACE
Capricorn, Australasia’s largest automotive
cooperative, has more than 23,000 automotive business owner Members across
Australia and New Zealand. That translates to many more hungry staff to keep
healthy, happy and alert when at work.
While there are so many
employee engagement theories being used by businesses, there is one rather
obvious one that tends to get overlooked - food.
While food and eating is a
basic human requirement for survival, it is also something that is incredibly
social as we naturally tend to eat in groups. This makes food and eating a very
powerful tool to help create and maintain an excellent workplace culture.
Massively successful
companies like Google and Facebook identified the workplace culture power of
food several years ago, providing their staff members with lunch and healthy
foods to eat all day every day. Accepting that every small
business cannot take it to that extent, there are the following food related
ideas that you might like to leverage with your own team, no matter how large
or mall.
Make lunchtime an event.
Eating lunch together in a designated place is brilliant for building
relationships between staff members and management. It encourages open
communication and it is also a chance to chat and get to know each other
better. If you really want to supercharge that feeling of camaraderie, consider
providing the lunch for your staff. It doesn’t have to be every day, perhaps
just once a week or month, but it will help to put everyone in a great mood. It
also helps to make staff members feel more valued, which also leads to longer
staff retention.
Similarly, providing a
well-stocked snack bar with free and healthy foods to eat not only creates
excellent goodwill within your team, it can also improve productivity. According to World
Health Organisation research, eating healthy food during the day can boost your
brain power by as much as 20 per cent.
This is opposed to staff members heading off to the shop to get energy drinks
and chocolate bars during breaks which lead to a blood sugar spike and the
inevitable crash that then makes them lethargic and unproductive.
Providing options like nuts,
dried fruit and protein bars, will give your team members an energy boost
without the crash effect. Another option is to offer any fresh fruit with a
decent shelf life that is quick and easy to eat such as bananas or easy-peel mandarins.
Food is also a great way to
reward the team for a record sales result or to give someone who has earned it
a hearty pat on the back to celebrate a milestone.
If you’re ready to embrace
the idea that the way to an employee’s heart is through their stomach and
you’re keen to leverage the power of food to build a great workplace culture,
then taking advantage of Capricorn’s alliance with Woolworths at Work is a
must.
Woolworths at Work is now
available to Capricorn Members, which means you can order groceries and
everyday essentials from Woolworths on your trade account and have them
delivered directly to your workshop. This makes it so easy to have quality food
available at your workplace, promoting a healthier and more rewarding working
environment for your team.
Capricorn Members earn reward
points with every dollar spent and get free next day delivery when they spend
more than $99 (where available), while also enjoying Woolworth’s “Fresh or its
Free Guarantee”. This is a smarter, easier and healthier way to shop and
a very easy way to create and maintain an excellent workplace culture through
good food.
May 6, 2021- THE BAPCOR COMMERCIAL VEHICLE
GROUP IS AUSTRALIA’S BIGGEST AND BEST
Bapcor Limited, the Asia Pacific's argest
automotive aftermarket industry specialised company, has assembled its
Australian commercial light and heavy duty parts businesses to form the Bapcor
Commercial Vehicle Group.
The Bapcor Commercial Vehicle Group is Australia’s largest aftermarket
distributor of light and heavy duty commercial vehicle truck parts and
accessories to suit American, European, Japanese, Trailer and 4WD vehicles used
by transport equipment operators, repairers and wholesalers across Australia.
With an inventory of more than 60,000 unique light commercial and heavy
duty vehicle lines and access to more than 300,000 line items, the Bapcor
Commercial Vehicle Group range covers every owner-driver, repairer, fleet
operator and reseller with premium quality parts and consumables including
brake parts, lubrication, filtration, electrical, suspension and steering
components, driveline components, transmission components, maintenance items,
exhaust systems, workshop equipment and diagnostics along with aftermarket
panels and consumables.
The Bapcor Commercial Vehicle Group offers its trade and wholesale
customers a number of the most trusted and established market leading brands
across the light and heavy commercial vehicle sectors. These include Australian
Truck Parts and Truckline in the heavy commercial vehicle sector and Diesel
Drive, Japanese Commercial Spares, I Know Parts, Japanese Trucks Australia, HIM
Spares and He Knows in the light commercial vehicle sector.
These outstanding local light and heavy duty vehicle parts suppliers are
joined by over 100 local and international parts manufacturers, to supply the
needs of the transport industry.
Bapcor also provides specialised parts for heavy duty mining,
agriculture, construction, general industrial and 4WD vehicles, available from
a national network of 26 Truckline stores, 17 CVG Light branches and 5 ATP
wholesale distribution centres located across the country
The Bapcor Commercial Vehicle Group also offers exclusive product
ranges, Fleetline and Braketek, that present outstanding value and total
quality for heavy duty repairers and fleet service centres nationwide.
Bapcor’s Fleetline range includes high quality replacement load
restraints, mudflaps, safety signs, wheels, curtain tensioners, trailer
accessories and twist locks. The Braketek range offers quality replacement
brake system products including brake shoe kits, spring brakes, slack
adjusters, air tanks, brake drums and rotors, suzi coils, brake pads, hydraulic
components, calipers, sensors, hoses and fluids.
According to Mathew Cooper, Executive General Manager of Bapcor
Mechanical, “When it comes to best in class light and heavy commercial vehicle
parts, by being the biggest we bring a very unique competitive edge to this
important and quality reliant aftermarket sector.”
“Along with our vast product range, we have the industry’s most highly
experienced and knowledgeable people offering the world’s most trusted brands
across a national network of well stocked stores, ensuring prompt daily
deliveries. Combine this with competitive pricing and access to parts six days
per week and you have the complete commercial vehicle parts solution,” Mr
Cooper stated.
The Bapcor Commercial Vehicle Group is constantly expanding its already
unrivalled commercial vehicle product range to best service the many
specialised maintenance, repair and service centres across Australia.
The Bapcor Commercial Vehicle Group is Australia’s
biggest and best with a national network of 26 Truckline stores, 17 CVG Light
branches and 5 ATP wholesale distribution centres ensuring prompt access to
premium quality heavy duty parts.
The Bapcor Commercial Vehicle Group also
offers exclusive product ranges, Fleetline and Braketek, that present
outstanding value and total quality for heavy duty repairers and fleet service
centres nationwide.
About Bapcor:
Bapcor
Limited (ASX:BAP) is the Asia Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle parts,
accessories, equipment, service and solutions operating out of more than 1,100
locations across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand by 4,500 team members.
Bapcor’s core business is the automotive aftermarket. The Australian company’s
businesses span the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering the Trade,
Specialist Wholesale, Retail and Service sectors.
The
companies within the Bapcor Group include Australia and New Zealand’s most
trusted automotive aftermarket businesses:
Retail: Autobarn, Autopro, Sprint
Auto Parts, Opposite Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery
Town
Trade: Burson Auto Parts, Burson
Auto Parts Thailand, BNT, Precision Automotive Equipment, Truck & Trailer
Parts
Specialist
Wholesale: AAD,
Autolign, JAS Oceania, Baxters, Bearing Wholesalers, Roadsafe, MTQ, Diesel
Distributors, Toperformance, Federal Batteries, HCB Technologies, Premier Auto
Trade, AADi, IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP, JCS, Japanese Trucks Australia, He Knows
Truck Parts, Truckline & Diesel Drive
All Bapcor
companies are aligned to four straight forward and highly effective core
values; We give a damn, We are in it together, We get it done and We do the
right thing.
May 5, 2021 - DAYCO ENTERS MANUFACTURING AGREEMENT WITH HFAK FOR
VISCOUS DAMPERS TO FURTHER STRENGTHEN MANUFACTURING FOOTPRINT IN CHINA
Dayco, a leading engine products and drive systems
manufacturer for the automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial market segments has
further strengthened its manufacturing footprint in China by partnering with
Jiangsu Hongfeng Co., Ltd (HFAK) in the manufacture of its viscous damper
product line. This partnership will allow Dayco to expand its best-in-class
solutions for commercial vehicles and heavy-duty applications.
HFAK has more than fifteen
years of experience manufacturing silicon oil dampers for diesel engines in
China. Dayco’s global research and development capabilities coupled with HFAK’s
lean manufacturing expertise will allow Dayco to provide customers with a full
line of premium viscous dampers.
“Dayco is committed to
delivering our customers the most innovative, top of the line solutions.
Combining Dayco’s product technology with HFAK’s viscous damper production
experience, will allow Dayco to deliver on that promise swiftly,” said Wouter
Nijenhuis, Executive Vice President OE Sales and Business Development for
Dayco.
This partnership is part of
Dayco’s global strategy to strengthen its footprint across regions, bringing
the manufacturing of viscous dampers closer to customers. Additionally, Dayco
is preparing in-house production for viscous dampers in various locations
globally with plans to start production in India later this year.
More than 2,500 hours of
research, design, and testing go into every product that Dayco makes - and
viscous dampers are no exception. Designed to maximize power system stability
while minimising noise, torsional crankshaft vibrations and harshness, this
premium line of dampers helps prevent crankshaft failures and extends the
lifespan of associated components while improving a vehicle’s overall fuel
economy. With this new addition, Dayco rounds out its damper product line
offering.
Innovation and creativity,
coupled with analytical and empirical validation are key factors that
distinguish Dayco as the technical leader in damper products. In addition to
viscous dampers for commercial and heavy-duty applications, Dayco will also be
offering viscous dampers with decouplers for premium light and heavy-duty
vehicle applications.
Dayco is a global leader in
the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential engine drive
systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck, construction,
agriculture, and industrial applications.
Through our expertise in
transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as the leading
global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles. Dayco’s
100+ years of experience in drive systems allows us to equip all customer
applications around the world with the most effective drive systems to meet
customer specific performance requirements.
Dayco’s world class global
distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full offering of
kits and products to meet each local market’s need. We accomplish this
with a dedicated global team that respects one another, shows humility through
continuous learning and acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more than 42
locations in 21 countries and over 3,600 associates. For more information about
Dayco, visit the Company’s website at www.dayco.com
Millions of cars across
Australia require battery replacement each year, with many Burson Auto Parts
stores and their trade customers experiencing a major increase in battery
issues over the last year.
This uptake in battery failures and replacement rates is directly linked
to the major changes in private family vehicle and business vehicle usage
during that period. This was combined with significantly reduced Taxi vehicle,
ride share vehicle and both light and heavy duty commercial vehicle use during
2020.
The vast majority of vehicles on Australian roads today are also more
electronically complex, meaning that traditional automotive batteries no longer
suit most modern vehicle applications.
In past decades there were five to ten automotive battery variants that
technicians needed to select from to replace batteries in their customers’
cars. Fast forward to 2021 and Burson Auto Parts now offers its trade customers
more than 50 different types of automotive batteries.
Immediate access to the most advanced battery solutions has never been
more important for automotive repairers than it is today. Originally required
to simply assist in starting a vehicle engine, now automotive batteries are
also a central power hub for high-tech vehicle safety, control and
entertainment systems.
Most modern cars are equipped with cameras, radar systems, anti-lock
braking control systems, electric power steering, heating, ventilation / air
conditioning along with ancillary systems, placing greater power demands on
vehicle batteries than ever before. This makes the selection of the right
battery for each vehicle critical to ensure the safe and reliable operation of
all onboard systems, including stop/start technology.
With this vast diversity in battery types and specific vehicle battery
applications, it becomes tough for automotive repairers and service centres to
have the right battery on hand whenever needed. Attempting to stock or have on
consignment every battery that a modern workshop needs doesn’t support productivity
or profitability.
Together with Burson Auto Parts’ technology partner and fellow Bapcor
company, Federal Batteries, Burson Auto Parts has boosted its product range
offer to create a holistic battery solution for repairers nationwide.
Almost 200 Burson Auto Parts stores across Australia ensure prompt access
for older “just maintain” vehicles all the way through to prestige, sports,
start-stop and hybrid models, along with light and heavy duty commercial
vehicles. This broad battery range availability removes the need for large and
often under-utilised, purchased or consignment based battery stock holdings
that take up valuable workshop space.
The Burson Auto Parts battery range is now so comprehensive that it
covers 100% of the Australian vehicle car parc through premium quality brands
including Century, ONmech, TECHCHG and VARTA.
Federal Batteries has been powering Australian industry for over 30
years with proven products and detailed technical expertise. These two Bapcor
companies have joined forces to best support the trade through this exclusive
battery supply partnership.
From basic flooded batteries to advanced battery technologies such as
AGM and EFB including OE options, Burson Auto Parts provides the right battery
solution underpinned by exceptional service. For stand-alone, multi-site or
national workshops, 1,800 team members are at the ready through 195 nationwide
Burson Auto Parts locations, to provide advice and organise the prompt delivery
of your battery orders using a fleet of 800 vehicles.
With over 30,000 parts orders delivered daily, dedicated customer
service is assured when you select Burson Auto Parts as your battery
destination.
To find out the latest about the Burson Auto Parts battery range,
contact your local store by calling 1300 BURSON (1300 287 766).
April 26, 2021 - NEW AND EXCLUSIVE PRODUCT
RANGES MAKE THE AUTOBARN & AUTOPRO DIFFERENCE
Australia’s favourite destinations for automotive
accessories, parts and equipment, AutObarn and Autopro are introducing a number
of new and exclusive product ranges to best serve the requirements of
Australian car owners.
Bapcor Retail has introduced a series of premium quality automotive
tools, equipment, and accessories ranges exclusive to its 245 store AutObarn
and Autopro retail network. Drawing on its own global product sourcing
expertise, AutObarn and Autopro now offers its customers unprecedented choice
and value through these new exclusive product ranges.
AutObarn and Autopro now offer a new, trade quality Chicane Tools range.
Taiwan manufactured to ANSI standards and providing a full range of hand tools
and tool storage equipment, this value priced, complete tool range was
developed to provide trade quality tools and equipment to auto enthusiasts and
technicians at unprecedented value for money.
Most Chicane Tool products in the range are supported by a lifetime
warranty with the initial exclusive range covering 250 products including hand
and speciality tools along with ergonomically designed and functional workshop
storage units.
Testament to the quality that can be expected from the Chicane Tools
range is the selection and utilisation of these tools and storage units by one
of Australia’s leading Supercar teams, Tickford Racing.
Another exciting new product range from AutObarn and Autopro is the
Vyking Force pressure washer, generator and accessory range. The initial Vyking
Force product range includes electric and petrol-powered Pressure Washers
and Open Frame Generators with Wet and Dry Vacuum Systems and Inverter
Generators to join this exclusive high quality range during 2021. All Vyking
Force power equipment products are sourced from ISO quality standard
manufacturing facilities located around the world. This new and exclusive range
is also supported by a full range of spare parts along with a nationwide
service network to provide total trade and DIY customer support. A two-year
warranty supports the vast majority of products in the Vyking Force range.
AutObarn and Autopro also sell the Motospray automotive panel and
surface repair product range alongside other Bapcor Retail and Trade outlets.
This range of high quality paints, undercoats, sandpapers and associated panel
repair products represents outstanding value for money while offering DIY
repairers reliable quality.
The Bapcor Retail exclusive Rough Country product range ensures that 4WD
enthusiasts are also very well serviced at both AutObarn and Autopro, providing
a range of quality recovery equipment, off road components, touring products,
trailer accessories and camping products including 12-24 Volt fridges and a
full range of driving lights.
Complementing the Rough Country 4WD product range is the XPlorer range
of outdoor adventure products including roof racks, tie downs, caravan
accessories, wheel and tyre accessories, vehicle mirrors and much more.
Ensuring that DIY enthusiasts have access to quality electrical
equipment and consumables, the exclusive Voltage range of electrical globes and
battery chargers / jump starters from AutObarn and Autopro provide quality and
reliability to this key automotive aftermarket product segment.
The Garage Tough (GT) range of entry level hand tools and DIY products,
provide everything that a car owner needs to have in their garage. Progressing
this concept is the Extreme Garage range of workshop tools and lifting
equipment. This exclusive range lets automotive enthusiasts kit out their
garage into their own repair workshops using strong and safe trade quality
products including a new range of power tools and tool kits.
According to Richard Wood, Bapcor Retail General Manager-Private Label,
“The worldwide sourcing and development of our exclusive automotive product
ranges is a key pillar in Bapcor’s commitment to provide the broadest range of
quality parts, tools, accessories and equipment to Australian car owners. The
breadth of our exclusive automotive product brands and ranges ensures that any
AutObarn or Autopro store is a complete one-stop destination for our customers’
automotive requirements.”
The four decade AutObarn success story is based on enabling proud
Australian motorists to look after their cars for less with high quality
products and accessories. AutObarn and Autopro are owned by Bapcor Limited,
Asia Pacific’s largest automotive aftermarket specialist company, enabling its
stores nationwide to exclusively access premium quality automotive products
sourced both locally and globally. AutObarn is one of Australia’s top three
retailers of automotive accessories, parts, tools, consumables and equipment.
Suggested Caption:Chicane Tools and
Vyking Force are two of several Bapcor Retail exclusive product ranges offering
outstanding quality and value - available now from AutObarn and Autopro stores
nationwide.
Bapcor
Limited (ASX:BAP) is the Asia Pacific’s leading provider of
vehicle parts, accessories, equipment, service and solutions operating
out of
more than 1,100 locations across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand by
4,500
team members. Bapcor’s core business is the automotive aftermarket. The
Australian company’s businesses span the end-to-end aftermarket supply
chain
covering the Trade, Specialist Wholesale, Retail and Service
sectors.
The companies within the Bapcor Group include Australia and New
Zealand’s most trusted automotive aftermarket businesses:
Retail: Autobarn, Autopro, Sprint Auto Parts, Opposite Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery Town
Trade: Burson Auto Parts, Burson Auto Parts Thailand, BNT, Precision
Automotive Equipment, Truck & Trailer Parts
Specialist Wholesale: AAD, Autolign, JAS Oceania, Baxters, Bearing
Wholesalers, Roadsafe, MTQ, Diesel Distributors, Toperformance, Federal Batteries, HCB Technologies, Premier Auto Trade,
AADi, IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP, JCS, Japanese Trucks Australia, He Knows Truck
Parts, Truckline & Diesel Drive
All Bapcor companies are aligned to four straight forward and highly
effective core values; We give a damn, We are in it together, We get it done
and We do the right thing.
April 15, 2021- BURSON AUTO PARTS AND DAYCO CELEBRATE 38 YEARS
TOGETHER
Australia’s
Burson Auto Parts celebrates its 50th Anniversary in 2021 and one of
the company’s most enduring supplier relationships exists with global
automotive engine component manufacturer, Dayco.
This unbroken business
relationship was established from a handshake almost four decades ago. Both
Burson Auto Parts and Dayco Australia have enjoyed outstanding growth since
their association began in the early 1980’s. Back then, Burson Auto Parts, the
company that would become Australia’s preferred trade supplier of automotive parts,
accessories, tools and equipment, had just 11 stores located in Victoria.
Almost four decades later,
Burson Auto Parts has become one of Dayco’s top ten global aftermarket
customers, with more than 195 stores strategically located across Australia and
branching out internationally with its first stores in Thailand.
During this timeframe, Dayco
has continued to expand its vast aftermarket product range to meet the demands
of local automotive repairers and the unique diversity of the Australian car
parc. Thousands of new Dayco SKU’s have been added in the areas of drive belts,
engine thermal management components, moulded hoses and performance components
during this relationship.
According to Dayco Vice
President Aftermarket - Asia Pacific, Arnold Mouw, this outstanding Burson Auto
Parts business relationship was formed with a handshake 38 years ago and
continues to this day.
“The Dayco team really enjoys
working with the many Burson Auto Parts stores across the country and we look
forward to continuing this almost four decade strong relationship.
“We are delighted to continue
to play a part in Burson Auto Parts’ Australian and international success story
and congratulate the company on its Golden Anniversary in 2021.
“We look forward to
celebrating many more Burson Auto Parts and Bapcor Limited milestone business
anniversaries together in the future,” Mr. Mouw stated.
Bapcor Limited CEO and
Managing Director Darryl Abotomey highlights the two companies’ commitment to
ensuring the broadest aftermarket application coverage as being integral to
their long term mutual success.
“Dayco has always understood
the importance of supplying the broadest possible range of applications for
each of its engine products to suit the Australian car parc. Being able to say
“yes” to a customer and to be able to fill that order quickly is of prime
importance to us, while also ensuring that we are supplying high quality
automotive products. These are the key factors behind our highly successful 38
year association,” Mr. Abotomey
stated.
Suggested Caption: (From Left) Bapcor Limited
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Darryl Abotomey in a handshake
with Dayco Vice President Aftermarket Asia Pacific, Arnold Mouw, similar to the
gesture that started this highly successful and unbroken 38 year association
between the two leading automotive aftermarket companies.
April 4, 2021 - DAYCO DAVE
FINISHES THIRD IN EPIC BATHURST SIX HOUR RACE
Dayco Australia ambassador and highly experienced endurance race driver David
Russell has finished third after an epic 2021 High Tec Oils Bathurst Six Hour
Production Car race.
Paired with 2019
Bathurst Six Hour champion driver Grant Sherrin, the BMW M4 duo drove a fast
paced race all day, remaining within the race leaders for the majority of the
gruelling race.
Perfect pit stops
combined with an excellently planned race strategy saw Russell in a position to
contest for the win when he took over the final driving stint with just over
one hour remaining in the Easter Sunday Bathurst race. The Dayco sponsored
driver was tasked with having to make up an 11 second deficit on race leaders
and BMW M4 rivals Shane Van Gisbergen (driving with Robert Rubis and Shane
Smollen) and Tim Leahey (driving with Beric Lynton).
Russell was
promoted into third positon with 54 minutes remaining when rival Tim Slade
pitted with tyre issues, setting the fastest lap times of the final stint in
pursuit of Leahey.
Van Gisbergen was
leading the final stages with a five second penalty issued by the stewards of
the meeting for a Safety Car infringement was hanging over his charge for the
victory. Leahey was three seconds behind and Russell in third, a further three
seconds in pursuit with 25 minutes remaining in the epic Production Car race.
With 12 minutes
to run, a mistake from Leahey saw Russell get within striking distance of his
BMW powered rival, with the two embarking on a close battle across Mount
Panorama for second place, with Van Gisbergen extending his lead to 11 seconds.
By the chequered
flag and after 105 laps of racing, Russell finished in third place behind
Leahey and Van Gisbergen, the three BMW teams separated by 17 seconds after six
hours of racing.
This result is
Russell’s second Bathurst Six Hour race podium adding to his oustanding record
with class wins and victories in every format of Bathurst Production Car endurance
racing.
“It is great to
be on the podium with Grant, he did a fantastic job in his second stint to get
our strategy back on track. The Sherrin Racing team did a phenomenal job with
our pitsops all day. It’s satisfying to bring our car home in third, ultimately
we didn’t have the power on the straights, but we gave it all we had”, Russell
stated.
After qualifying
second and gaining another Bathurst outright podium, Russell looks forward to
returning to Bathurst in October, co-driving with Brodie Kostecki and the
Erebus Motorsport Supercar team in the Repco Bathurst 1000.
March 30, 2021 - BURSON AUTO PARTS AND PEAK
LUBRICANTS – MORE THAN A QUARTER CENTURY OF SUCCESS
Burson Auto Parts has provided premium quality
automotive engine, transmission and industrial specification lubricant products
to its customers across the company’s entire 50 year history.
The Australian company’s lubricant product quality and reliability came
to trade customer prominence in mid-1994, when Burson Auto Parts and fellow
Australian lubricant product manufacturer, Peak Lubricants, began an
association that has resulted in more than a quarter century of success in
providing premium quality lubricant products for Australia’s automotive
repairers.
Peak Lubricants Founder, Ron Shugg, established his Victorian based
lubricant company in 1982 after having successfully operated a number of Esso
service stations equipped with automotive workshops.
The enterprising automotive businessman then expanded his operations to
supply lubricants and other automotive products to local workshops and parts
stores. It was at this time that Peak Lubricants embarked on a successful
lubricant product manufacturing and marketing alliance with the then relatively
small and solely Victorian based, Burson Auto Parts business of just 24 stores.
“As Burson Auto Parts had developed an extremely loyal trade customer base,
they needed their own lubricant products that needed to be high quality and
able to stand out on their own against the much bigger and better known brands.
The very first Burson Oil lubricant products that we manufactured were the
Burson Four Litre Super 25w50 blend and the Five Litre Burson Automatic
Transmission oil,” Mr Shugg recalled.
“From this humble beginning, we have worked together across more than 25
years to ensure that Burson Auto Parts remains highly competitive in
Australia’s incredibly diverse vehicle lubricant market with more than 300
SKU’s now available in the Burson Oil product range to meet the exacting
requirements of Australia’s automotive repairers and service centres,” Mr Shugg
added.
As a smaller and completely independent operation compared to the major
oil companies, Peak Lubricants has also had the ability to react to market
requirements quickly, ensuring that the timing and packaging of Burson Oil
products always met the requirements of Australia’s automotive repairers. Regular
product upgrades to meet and exceed ever changing OEM engine performance and
fuel economy specifications have also been an important part of Burson Auto
Parts’ lubricant product alliance with Peak Lubricants.
“The key factor driving us to provide Burson Auto Parts with premium
quality, high value and lubricant products can be summed up in one word -
Trust,” Mr Shugg stated.
“ ‘You can trust Burson’ was a slogan that the company used, so it was
always imperative to us that Burson Auto Parts’ trade customers were always
able to place their complete trust in the company’s own brand lubricant range.
To achieve this, we embarked on detailed product testing and development and
this has been a constant throughout our business relationship,” He stated.
“The fact that we are releasing more than a dozen new Burson Oil SKU’s
in 2021 is testament to this constant commitment to lubricant product
development and to meeting the expectations and changing requirements of Burson
Auto Parts’ trade customers,” Mr Shugg added.
Along with lubricant product manufacturing, testing and development,
Peak Lubricants supports Burson Auto Parts through detailed product training
for store staff provided by a team of nationally located specialists. The
company also provides support to Burson Auto Parts stores and their trade
customers for any lubricant product based technical questions, handling
numerous technical enquiries daily. Peak Lubricants also manages Burson Auto
Parts’ engine, transmission and industrial lubricant portfolio to ensure that
its trade customers have access to the exact specific grade lubricants that
they need, all of the time.
According to Burson Trade Executive General Manager, Craig Magill, “Our
highly successful long term association with Ron and his team at Peak
Lubricants has and continues to be an association of two great Australian
companies with shared values in relation to product quality, value for money
and customer support.
“Over the past quarter century and moreover across the past decade, our
companies have grown significantly together and this loyal relationship
continues to bring new developments into the market, such as our new 7 Litre
oil packaging along with the new latest specification lubricant products being
added to our Burson Oil range,” Mr Magill stated.
Burson Auto Parts is celebrating the Australian company’s 50th
anniversary in 2021 and the company’s long term relationship with Peak
Lubricants - a four decade strong fellow Aussie company, is one that has made a
major contribution to ensuring that Burson Auto Parts is and continues to be
the country’s preferred trade supplier of automotive parts, tools, accessories
and equipment.
March 25, 2021 - THIRD GENERATION BARGWANNA FAMILY DUO TO TAKE ON THE
BATHURST SIX HOUR - UPDATED
April 6, 2021 - THIRD GENERATION BARGWANNA FAMILY DUO FINISH SECOND IN
CLASS AT BATHURST SIX HOUR
Bathurst has been a very
special place for the Bargwanna family, enjoying success at the hallowed 6.2km
racing circuit in various motorsport events and categories across three family
generations.
The 2021 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst Six Hour Production Car enduro
took place over Easter weekend (April 2-4), marking the debut of a third
Bargwanna generation driving duo to compete at the majestic mountain.
The Bargwanna Bathurst story starts with family patriarchs
Harry and Alf, the fathers of Jason and his cousin Scott, who first competed in
the late 60’s.
The second family generation cousins, Jason and Scott, both
20 year olds, teamed up in a small family run team to join the elite group of
Bathurst winners by taking out the Class C victory at the 1992 Bathurst 1000.
This was the same epic race that ended prematurely due to major accident at the
top of Conrod straight in abysmal weather conditions. The red flag that marked
the end of that race handed the overall victory to Mark Skaife and Jim Richards
(Nissan GTR) and the Bargwanna Cousins’ in their family prepared Toyota
Corolla.
Both Jason and Scott Bargwanna progressed to enjoy
successful racing careers, following in the footsteps of their fathers Harry
and Alf, who still race to this day. Jason Bargwanna won Australia’s Great Race
with GRM (his current TCR Australia Team) in 2000 with Scott Bargwanna taking
the Class A2 victory in the 2017 Bathurst Six Hour.
Fast forward to 2021 and history is repeating itself, as
this small family team enters this year’s Bathurst Six Hour Production Car
classic with another Bargwanna / Bargwanna cousin driver pairing.
The third family generation to take on the mountain were
teenage cousins, Ben Bargwanna (19) and Jude Bargwanna (16). Ben, who is
starring in his debut season of TCR Australia racing this year and his young
cousin Jude, who is currently third in the National Formula Ford Championship.
The young duo competed in this year’s Bathurst Six Hour with the support of
Australia’s most trusted supplier of tools, parts, equipment and accessories to
the trade, Burson Auto Parts.
Ben and Jude raced the dual liveried Burson Auto Parts /
Burson Garage VW Golf GTI in the ultra-competitive Class D category, overseen
by first generation Bargwanna racers, Harry and Alf, along with second
generation Bargwanna Bathurst Champion Jason and his cousin Scott, making this
a major family effort to repeat history and gain the Class D silverware with
this third generation of the Bargwanna motor racing dynasty.
With their guidance young Ben and Jude raced to an
impressive second in the Class D category, after having led this category for
most of the gruelling six hour race. An urgent fuel stop under green flag
conditions saw the Burson Auto Parts duo lose track position that they could
not regain in time before the end of the race.
“Its just one of those things, “ Ben Bargwanna stated. “The
lap after our final fuel stop there was a Safety Car period and that helped our
competitors. With all the other Safety Car periods until the end of the race,
we couldn’t make up the lost ground. Jude drove a great race for debut Bathurst
at just 16 and the family did a great job in preparing our Golf which didn’t
miss a beat all day,” He added.
“Having Harry, Alf and all of the family involved in this
year’s race was very special too, we overcame a lot of obstacles including a
busted steering rack in the lead up and as usual the family got to work,
miraculously found the parts over Easter weekend and solved the issues to allow
us to gain a top result,” Ben Bargwanna recalled.
According to Jason Bargwanna, “This was something very
special - for Scott and I to have shared a podium result so many years ago and
to be able to come back to Bathurst as a family and do the same with our sons
is pretty cool.”
Scott says ”We have always had great success here at this
special place, but I think I was more excited and a lot more nervous watching
Jude roll out of the Bathurst pit lane for the first time at only 16
Jason and Scott
Bargwanna raced to a Bathurst Six Hour class victory using race number 71 and
for Ben and Jude to have used this number this year was very apt for Burson
Auto Parts, as the Australian company was founded in 1971 and is celebrating
its 50th Anniversary in 2021.
PRE-EVENT MEDIA RELEASE:
Bathurst has been a very special place for the Bargwanna family, enjoying
success at the hallowed 6.2km racing circuit in various motorsport events and
categories across three family generations.
The 2021 Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst Six
Hour Production Car enduro will take place over Easter weekend (April 2-4),
marking the debut of a third Bargwanna generation driving duo to compete at the
majestic mountain.
The Bargwanna Bathurst story
starts with family patriarchs Harry and Alf, the fathers of Jason and his
cousin Scott, who first competed in the late 60’s. The second family generation
cousins, Jason and Scott, both 20 year olds, teamed up in a small family run
team to join the elite group of Bathurst winners by taking out the Class C
victory at the 1992 Bathurst 1000. This was the same epic race that ended
prematurely due to major accident at the top of Conrod straight in abysmal
weather conditions. The red flag that marked the end of that race handed the overall
victory to Mark Skaife and Jim Richards (Nissan GTR) and the Bargwanna Cousins’
in their family prepared Toyota Corolla.
Both Jason and Scott Bargwanna
progressed to enjoy successful racing careers, following in the footsteps of
their fathers Harry and Alf, who still race to this day. Jason Bargwanna won
Australia’s Great Race with GRM (his current TCR Australia Team) in 2000 with
Scott Bargwanna taking the Class A2 victory in the 2017 Bathurst Six Hour.
Fast forward to 2021 and history
is repeating itself, as this small family team enters this year’s Bathurst Six
Hour Production Car classic with another Bargwanna / Bargwanna cousin driver
pairing. The third family generation to take on the mountain are teenage
cousins, Ben Bargwanna (19) and Jude Bargwanna (16). Ben, who is starring in
his debut season of TCR Australia racing this year and his young cousin Jude,
who is currently third in the National Formula Ford Championship, will compete
in this year’s Bathurst Six Hour with the support of Australia’s most trusted
supplier of tools, parts, equipment and accessories to the trade, Burson Auto
Parts.
Ben and Jude will be driving the
dual liveried Burson Auto Parts / Burson Garage VW Golf GTI in the
ultra-competitive Class D category, overseen by first generation Bargwanna
racers, Harry and Alf, along with second generation Bargwanna Bathurst Champion
Jason and his cousin Scott, making this a major family effort to repeat history
and gain the Class D silverware with this third generation of the Bargwanna
motor racing dynasty.
According to Jason, “This is
something very special - for Scott and I to have shared that result so many
years ago and to be able to come back to Bathurst as a family is pretty cool.”
Scott says ”We have always had
great success here at this special place, but I think I am more excited and a
lot more nervous watching Jude roll out of the Bathurst pit lane for the first
time at only 16.”
Ben Bargwanna will be on double
duty for the Easter weekend, competing in his regular Burson Garage Peugeot 308
TCR car and the Burson Auto Parts Golf GTI in the Six Hour enduro. He is
already a Bathurst winner, after taking out the inaugural Bathurst Hyundai
Excel Challenge in 2018 at only 16 years of age.
“Jumping from left hand drive to
right hand drive is going to be a fair challenge for the weekend, but I can’t
wait to do my first real endurance race at Mount Panorama. I would love to
emulate Dad and Scott’s success, even to the point we are racing as number 71,
just as they did back in 1992,” Ben said.
The number 71 is also very apt for the team’s major sponsor,
Burson Auto Parts, as the Australian company was founded in 1971 and is
celebrating its 50th Anniversary in 2021.
Jude Bargwanna is currently in
the middle of a successful Formula ford campaign and is placed third in the
Australian National Formula Ford championship point score after an outstanding
national debut only weeks ago at Sydney Motor Sport Park.
“I am as nervous as I am excited
and I just can’t wait to get to Bathurst and have a go. Dad has had great
success there and it means a lot to be able to race there with Ben and the
whole family. I am sure between Dad, Jason and Ben I will be able to short
track my learning curve, and genuinely believe we can get a solid result come
Sunday afternoon,” the 16 year old stated.
The Hi-Tec Oils Bathurst Six Hour
Production Car race will be held over Easter weekend April 2-4 at the majestic
Mount Panorama circuit.
March 22, 2021 - GIVE YOURSELF A TAX BREAK WITH
CAPRICORN
Capricorn, Australasia’s largest automotive co-operative, can assist its
Members to take maximum advantage of the Australian Government’s taxation
incentives to purchase new equipment.
For several years, the Australian Government has offered the
Instant Asset Write-Off scheme that allows businesses to claim an immediate
deduction for the business portion of the cost of an asset in the year the
asset is first used or installed ready for use. Following the numerous COVID-19
outbreaks experienced over the past year across the country, changes have been
made to the scheme to extend eligibility to more businesses, increase the
threshold amount for assets and introduce Temporary Full Expensing.
Without these schemes, businesses would only be able to
claim depreciation on any assets purchased. That is, the reduction in value of
the asset over its life span. Under that system, it may take many years before
a business can recoup the full cost of any equipment purchased and installed.
The changes to thresholds result in more businesses and
assets being eligible for the Instant Asset Write-Off and Temporary Full
Expensing to immediately claim the business portion of the cost of new and
second-hand equipment purchased and installed on their next tax returns.
Therefore, many workshop owners who purchase and install equipment in the lead
up to the end of the financial year, will not be left out of pocket for long
with their expenses being reimbursed as a tax deduction.
In terms of the maximum value of equipment that can be
claimed by a business, this largely depends on when the item was purchased and
first used or installed.
This taxation deduction has proven to be a tremendous
opportunity over the past few years to purchase new hoists, spray booths, wheel
balancers, diagnostic scan tools, solar panels and other workshop equipment
needed to stay competitive and to ensure business growth.
Of course, not every business has thousands of dollars lying
around that can be easily diverted from paying wages and other regular expenses
to invest in new equipment.
To help Members take advantage of the incentives available
and to help grow their businesses, Capricorn Finance may be available.
Many Capricorn Members have been pre-approved for loans up
to $30,000 to fast track the application process, making it easier for them to
purchase new equipment before the end of the financial year.
In relation to the taxation incentives currently available
and referred to in this article, there are eligibility criteria in relation to
business turnover and asset value as well as exclusions and limitations in
place on certain items, including a maximum value for passenger vehicles
purchased. It is important for Capricorn Members to seek the advice of their
taxation accountant to check whether their businesses are eligible for any of
the incentives that are currently in place.
For more information on Temporary Full Expensing or
the Instant Asset Write-Off please refer to the Australian Tax Office
website - www.ato.gov.au
Capricorn Members can find out more about the Finance
available to them by visiting Capricorn online at www.capricorn.coop/eofy.
March 15, 2021 - BURSON AUTO PARTS RACING WINS
PHILLIP ISLAND TCR ROUND
It has just taken until the second round of the 2021
Supercheap Auto TCR Australia Series for Burson Auto Parts Racing to claim its
first TCR race win and overall round victory.
Burson Auto Parts Racing driver Jason Bargwanna delivered a superb
victory in the third and final race of the round, fighting his way through the
top end of the field in perfect weather conditions to claim the Sunday’s TCR
race victory, the first in Australia for the Peugeot marque.
Bargwanna gained the opportunity to power into the lead of the race when
rival Chaz Mostert suffered a tyre failure on the 12th lap. From
there the highly experienced racer extended his lead by several tenths of a
second per lap to score a memorable inaugural TCR Australia Series victory for
Burson Auto Parts Racing and Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM).
This victory adds to series of firsts for Bargwanna and GRM, given that
the Victorian driver raced to GRM’s first Supercars victory back in 1998 and he
won the Bathurst 1000 with the team for the first time in 2000. Bargwanna also
earned his emphatic inaugural TCR Australia Series victory after last competing
with GRM all the way back in 2002.
This victory also presented an outstanding fightback by the team
following the Burson Auto Parts Racing driver’s major accident at the final
race of the opening round held in Tasmania.
The veteran racer displayed outstanding pace throughout Sunday’s 15 lap
race to stand on the top step of the TCR Australia podium for the first time.
"To
come back to GRM with Burson Auto Parts and obviously having my son Ben
as my team mate, its pretty emotional stuff," Bargwanna stated.
"I've
been doing this for a long time, but to be able to come back and get
the winner's trophy - its pretty special. The guys at GRM worked hard
to fix this old girl after Tassie and to come back - and it was a bit
of a jet in that last race."
"We
were out of the window a bit in qualifying, we managed to work our way
to it and we were catching Chaz, which is always a good thing."
Ben Bargwanna, piloting the striking Precision Auto Equipment liveried
second GRM TCR Australia Peugeot 308 finished 6th in the final race of the
round after another strong and consistent weekend.
Saturday’s TCR race saw torrential rain hit the Victorian seaside
circuit, with Jason and Ben finishing 5th and 9th
respectively.
“What a way to get he 2021 season under way for Burson Auto Parts
Racing,” stated Burson Auto Parts General Manager – Marketing, Anthony Hughes.
“We always knew that we had the drivers and the team to win races in
this competitive series. Now, at only the second round of the championship, we
have already delivered on that promise.
“We are also very pleased to have shared this inaugural success with our
supplier sponsors, Hella Pagid, Dayco, Wesfil, Fuchs, Sachs, Bosch and Premier
Auto Trade,” He added.
The TCR Australia Series now heads to Bathurst’s majestic Mount Panorama
for the third round of the 2021 season, held in conjunction with the Hi-Tec
Oils Bathurst 6 HourProduction car race
across Easter weekend (April 2-4).
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March 11, 2021 - QUEENSLAND IMPROVED PRODUCTION
RACING GETS THE MIDAS TOUCH
Australia’s trusted automotive servicing, repair
and tyre replacement franchise group brings the Midas touch to Queensland’s
exciting Improved Production motor racing series in 2021.
The renowned Midas logo will appear on the sides of each car competing
in the five round 2021 Queensland Improved Production Championship, along with a separate National Improved
Production Championship event. All races will be held at exciting circuits
including Queensland Raceway, Morgan Park and Lakeside Raceway.
One of the most relevant, diverse and exciting motor racing categories,
this series features production based Touring Cars that have been “improved”
for motor racing purposes. The diversity of Improved Production racing fields
include Mazda RX7s, BMWs, Toyotas, Hondas, Nissans, Commodores and Falcons
among others, ensuring that there are cars competing to suit every motor racing
fan or motoring enthusiast.
The category regulations are concise yet allow quite a high level of
vehicle modification. Improved Production racing is also relatively inexpensive
for competitors and provides a foundation that allows for spectacularly close
racing within a number of engine capacity classes, forming several exciting
races within each race.
According to Ryan Deal, Midas National Operations Manager - Service, “It
is great to support a state racing series that has so many mechanics and
motoring enthusiasts involved. This is what Midas Auto Care is all about,
bringing together automotive experts and doing the best they can technically to
produce the best performing cars for our customers.
“One of our Queensland Midas Franchisees and many of our customers take
part and attend these events, so we are delighted to bring the Midas touch to
the 2021 Queensland Improved Production Championship, promoting Midas Auto Care
stores as the destination for all servicing, repair and tyre replacement
requirements,” Mr Deal stated.
To find out more about the Queensland Improved Production Championship,
visit www.ipraqld.com or visit their
YouTube channel or Facebook / Instagram page.
March 9, 2021 - BAPCOR STAYS STRONGEST BY
INVESTING IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Bapcor Limited, Australia and the Asia-Pacific’s
largest automotive aftermarket company, continues to extend its position of
industry leadership by investing significantly in Australian and New Zealand
bricks and mortar.
Despite the major challenges faced during the 2020 Financial Year, which
was also a record revenue breaking year for the Australian company, Bapcor
opened 45 new branches across its four automotive aftermarket business
divisions in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian company also opened a
further 27 branches in the first half of FY21 as well as delivering record revenue
and profit.
A key factor in the company’s continued leadership and its future growth
can be found in Bapcor’s geographic reach to its customers across all sectors
of its automotive aftermarket operations. To ensure that the company’s
specialised automotive aftermarket businesses reach the maximum number of
customers across Australia and New Zealand, continued bricks and mortar growth
plays an essential ongoing component of Bapcor’s highly successful business
strategy.
The continued growth in Bapcor owned Trans-Tasman branches reflects the
company’s uncompromising confidence in the future prosperity of both the
Australian and New Zealand automotive aftermarket.
“To achieve the optimum trade and retail automotive customer reach
across Australia and New Zealand, encompassing all of the automotive
aftermarket sectors in which we trade, investing in more branches and employing
more team members is imperative.” Bapcor Limited Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director Darryl Abotomey stated.
“We remain the strongest by aligning our growth to trade and retail
automotive customer demand, identifying key geographic locations that best meet
the requirements of our vast customer base. Given how challenging 2020 was, the
fact that we established almost 50 new branches across Australia and New
Zealand during the year is testament to our unwavering commitment to providing
an unparalleled industry benchmark in customer service and efficiency,” Mr
Abotomey added.
Bapcor’s automotive aftermarket business footprint across Australia and
New Zealand follows:
There is a total of 222 Bapcor locations in Queensland, comprising of
130 Retail and Service branches, 48 Trade stores and 44 Specialist Wholesale
operations.
Victoria has a total of 206 Bapcor locations, including 134 Retail and
Service branches, 59 Trade stores and 33 Specialised Wholesale operations.
A total of 196 Bapcor locations operate in New South Wales, including
105 Retail and Service branches, 53 Trade stores and 38 Specialist Wholesale
operations.
In South Australia, there are a total of 95 Bapcor locations, with 68
Retail and Service branches, 14 Trade stores and 68 Specialist Wholesale
operations.
There is a total of 86 Bapcor locations across Western Australia,
including 53 Retail and Service branches, 21 Specialist Wholesale operations
and 12 Trade stores.
In Tasmania Bapcor operates a total of 19 locations, including 12 Retail
and Service branches, 6 Trade outlets and one Specialist Wholesale operation.
The Northern Territory has a total of 12 Bapcor locations, comprising of
7 Retail and Service branches, 3 Trade outlets and 2 Specialist Wholesale
operations.
There are 7 Bapcor locations in the ACT, with 2 Retail and Service
branches, 3 Trade outlets and 2 Specialist Wholesale locations.
In New Zealand, Bapcor operates a total of 218 locations, including 134
Retail and Service branches, 73 Trade outlets and 11 Specialist Wholesale
operations. (There are also six Bapcor trade outlet locations in Thailand).
Most importantly, Bapcor continues to invest in Australia and New
Zealand based growth to always provide more specialised services and
efficiencies for its customers. No other company has such a major commitment to
the Trans-Tasman automotive aftermarket industry, further consolidating
Bapcor’s unrivalled position as Australia and the Asia Pacific’s largest
automotive aftermarket company.
Bapcor Limited (ASX:BAP) is
the Asia Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment,
service and solutions operating out of more than 1,100 locations across
Australia, New Zealand and Thailand by 4,500 team members.
Bapcor’s core business is the
automotive aftermarket. The Australian company’s businesses span the end-to-end
aftermarket supply chain covering the Trade, Specialist Wholesale, Retail and
Service sectors.
The companies within the
Bapcor Group include Australia and New Zealand’s most trusted automotive
aftermarket businesses:
Retail:Autobarn,
Autopro, Sprint Auto Parts, Opposite Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery Town
Trade:Burson Auto
Parts, Burson Auto Parts Thailand, BNT, Precision Automotive Equipment, Truck
& Trailer Parts
Specialist
Wholesale: AAD, Autolign,
JAS Oceania, Baxters, Bearing Wholesalers, Roadsafe, MTQ, Diesel Distributors,
Toperformance, Federal Batteries, HCB Technologies, Premier Auto Trade, AADi,
IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP, JCS, Japanese Trucks Australia, He Knows Truck Parts,
Truckline & Diesel Drive
All Bapcor companies are
aligned to four straight forward and highly effective core values; We give a
damn, We are in it together, We get it done and We do the right thing.
February 24, 2021 - ICON IGNITION LEADS - QUALITY
AND VALUE FROM BURSON AUTO PARTS
Australia’s preferred trade
supplier of automotive parts, tools, accessories and equipment, Burson Auto
Parts, takes pride in sourcing premium quality products for automotive
technicians.
Of the many important replacement parts that repairers need, Ignition
Leads is definitely one of them. This is an automotive component in which any
quality compromise simply cannot be an option for long term motoring
reliability, engine performance and fuel efficiency.
To ensure that this is the case, Burson Auto Parts introduces ICON
Ignition Leads to its vast automotive aftermarket product range.
All ICON Ignition Leads are manufactured in
Europe, with all products in the vast application range featuring double
silicone insulation, while each kit also includes lead separators. The quality
design and manufacturing of the ICON Ignition Lead range is supported by a two
year / 40,000 kilometre warranty.
Burson Auto Parts trade customers will also be pleased to know that
while no compromise has been made in quality with the new ICON Ignition Lead
range, they are also available at lower cost compared to equivalent quality
international brand ignition lead products.
According to Burson Auto Parts Product Manager Gavin Keedle, “We are
pleased to introduce this premium quality, internationally manufactured and
tested ICON Ignition Lead range to our constantly expanding automotive parts
inventory.
“Unfortunately, the NGK ignition leads that we usually offer are no
longer in production, so we sourced the highest quality alternative and found
it with the ICON range. Not only does this range match in quality, it also
comes at a lower cost to our valued trade customers,”Mr Keedle stated.
All 194 Burson Auto Parts stores nationwide will have access to the new
ICON Ignition Lead range from late February, with its application range
continuing to grow in the future.
February 22, 2021 - CAPRICORN
MEMBERS NOW GET MORE VALUE FROM THEIR GROCERIES TOO
Australasia’s largest automotive aftermarket
cooperative, Capricorn, now makes grocery shopping easier and far more
rewarding for Members.
Woolworths at Work, the workplace based online
grocery service, has become a Capricorn Preferred Supplier, enabling Capricorn
Members to earn valuable rewards points from their grocery purchases.
Capricorn Members can start their Woolworths
at Work grocery and everyday essentials shopping by registering a Woolworths at
Work account. This can be easily actioned by logging into www.capricorn.coop and following the
Woolworths at Work links. Once activation has been completed, Capricorn Members
are able to login and enjoy the ease of shopping online at any time.
Additional advantages for Capricorn Members
include free next day delivery for any orders over $99.00 (in non-remote areas)
and access to a personalised website that is packed with time saving features
to make grocery and essentials shopping easier than ever. Woolworths at Work
also offers Capricorn Members a “Click and Collect” option if that is
preferred.
The range of products available for online ordering
also includes business-friendly products at value prices, with every $1 spent
earning businesses 1 Capricorn Rewards point. When you consider how much is
spent on weekly or more frequent grocery and essential products over a year,
the amount of rewards points that can be accumulated through this service will
be significant. Another advantage is the ability to further consolidate
business expenses through a Capricorn Trade Account.
Woolworths at Work also offers a range of
fresh and healthy grocery products, ensuring healthier choices for Capricorn
Members and their staff. All food products are also covered by Woolworths’
“It’s Fresh or it’s Free” policy.
Capricorn Group CEO David Fraser said the
introduction of Woolworths at Work as a new Preferred Supplier is a part of
Capricorn’s ongoing commitment to streamlining Member’s businesses.
“We’re always looking at ways to help our
Members get more value from their business purchases. With Woolworths at Work
providing an easier, smarter and healthier way to shop, I am pleased to
announce this now also includes groceries too.”
The new service has proved popular with
Capricorn Members who helped test this new, highly user friendly, rewards
points earning service.
According to Ben Schwartzkopff of
Rosenthal Crash Repairs, “The website
is easy to navigate and the search function allows the user to quickly select
the required products and add them to the shopping cart. Checkout is also quick
and easy as no immediate payment needs to be made as the account is linked to
Capricorn."
For more information on how Woolworths at Work
can benefit your business, speak to your Capricorn Area Manager or contact
Capricorn by calling 1800 327 437.
February 19, 2021 - BAPCOR MAKES THE AUTO REPAIR
BUSINESS EASIER IN NEW ZEALAND
Bapcor, the Asia-Pacific’s
largest automotive aftermarket company, has developed a completely new and highly
user friendly e-commerce solution for its New Zealand based trade customers.
BNT, Autolign and Diesel Distributors trade account customers are
embracing this completely new online resource tool that includes complete
online cataloguing, ensuring the rapid location of parts combined with an even
easier online ordering process.
Bapcor’s new e-commerce solution ensures that New Zealand automotive
repairers can use their smartphones, tablets and desktop computers to quickly
access online catalogue searching and EzyParts ordering, complete with colour
images and specifications.
The major advantage of this new e-commerce solution is the total ease
and efficiency of searching and ordering parts. Many repairers are using this
new online resource after opening hours to order all of the parts required for
the following day’s work, thereby increasing their daily productivity.
The vast diversity of the New Zealand automotive car park makes it very
unique when sourcing parts for the myriad of makes and models being driven in
the country. To ensure the right parts are located, the Bapcor New Zealand
parts inventory is linked to this trade customer online resource by vehicle
registration number, eliminating the need to input detailed VIN or chassis
numbers to locate the specific parts required.
It is important to note that no matter how modern, streamlined and
totally efficient the Bapcor online cataloguing and EzyParts ordering system
is, the friendly and knowledgeable team members of BNT, Autolign and Diesel Distributors
always remain available for any direct telephone based trade customer support
and parts orders.
Current and historical invoicing along with statements can be accessed
easily via this new online resource along with the ability to view parts that
had been ordered from BNT, Autolign or Diesel Distributors for any specific
vehicle in the past.
Trade customers also have the option to click and collect their online
ordered parts, or for the parts to be couriered to their workshop for more
urgent requirements.
Bapcor is encouraged by the excellent feedback gained from the company’s
New Zealand trade customers within the first six months of the introduction of
this completely updated online resource.
“We listened to our trade customer requirements before developing our
new e-commerce solution and have implemented these along with several of our
own components to great success,” stated Martin Storey, Executive General
Manager, Bapcor New Zealand.
“While all of our team members still welcome calls and visits to our
BNT, Autolign and Diesel Distributors stores across the country, we have been
delighted with the trade customer take up of this new online resource. Since
its recent introduction, we have seen a significant reduction in calls to our
stores. This reflects the total simplicity and efficiency of this new and
constantly updated online parts cataloguing and ordering solution,” Mr Storey
added.
To view the new Bapcor e-commerce solution for yourself, contact your
BNT, Autolign or Diesel Distributors representative for a demonstration.
/ends.
For further information:
Graeme Meyer, Bapcor New Zealand Digital Transformation Consultant - (+64) 027 809 2138
Bapcor Limited (ASX:BAP) is
the Asia Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment,
service and solutions operating out of more than 1,100 locations across
Australia, New Zealand and Thailand by 4,500 team members.
Bapcor’s core business is the
automotive aftermarket. The Australian company’s businesses span the end-to-end
aftermarket supply chain covering the Trade, Specialist Wholesale, Retail and
Service sectors.
The companies within the
Bapcor Group include Australia and New Zealand’s most trusted automotive
aftermarket businesses:
Retail:Autobarn,
Autopro, Sprint Auto Parts, Opposite Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery Town
Trade:Burson Auto
Parts, Burson Auto Parts Thailand, BNT, Precision Automotive Equipment, Truck
& Trailer Parts
Toperformance, Federal
Batteries, HCB Technologies, Premier Auto Trade, AADi, IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP,
JCS, Japanese Trucks Australia, He Knows Truck Parts, Truckline & Diesel
Drive
All Bapcor companies are
aligned to four straight forward and highly effective core values; We give a
damn, We are in it together, We get it done and We do the right thing.
February 11, 2021 - GEORGE CHRISTENSEN MP OFFICIALLY OPENS MIDAS MACKAY
One of the newest additions to the ever-growing
Midas Auto Care store network, Midas Mackay (QLD) was officially opened on
January 19, 2021 by the Member for Dawson, Mr George Christensen MP.
Flanked by Midas Mackay
franchisees and well-known Mackay automotive repair specialists, Brendon and
Faith Lett, the Mackay born Mr Christensen had the honour of cutting the
ceremonial opening ribbon to this modern, conveniently located and well
equipped Midas store.
Mr Christensen, who also
resides in Mackay, took the time to discuss issues relating to the automotive
repair and servicing industry during his visit. These included the Mandatory
Data Sharing Code draft legislation, gaining Brendon and Faith’s insights on
how important this legislation is to independent repairers such as them along
with the entire Midas Auto Care store network.
Once this legislation is
passed by Federal Parliament, vehicle manufacturers will be legally bound to
share vehicle repair and servicing data with independent repairers on fair and
equal terms, ensuring a major win-win scenario for repairers, but more importantly
for consumers.
The Letts’ also used this
opportunity to raise their concerns about the number of unroadworthy cars on
Queensland’s roads. To this end, they discussed the implementation of regular
roadworthy inspections for the state directly with Mr Christensen. They, along
with all at Midas, believe that regular roadworthy inspections will not only
make our roads safer for everyone to drive on, but this can also create more
automotive industry jobs in the sunshine state and across the country.
Visit the Midas Auto Care centre located at 39 Milton Street, Mackay
for any automotive service or repair requirements. You can contact the Midas
Mackay team by calling (07) 4818 0893.
Member for Dawson Mr George Christensen MP discusses
important automotive aftermarket industry issues with Brendon and Faith Lett, Midas
Mackay franchisees.
February 16, 2021 - BURSON AUTO PARTS CELEBRATES ITS 50TH
ANNIVERSARY WITH A $50K TRADE PROMOTION AND MUCH MORE
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts achieves a major
milestone in 2021 with the nation’s preferred trade supplier of parts, tools,
equipment and accessories celebrating its 50th Anniversary.
Burson Auto Parts trade
customers across the country can look forward to being a major part of the
company’s celebrations through a number of major promotions and events
throughout 2021.
The year of celebration is
already underway with the exciting Burson Auto Parts 50th
Anniversary $50,000 giveaway. All Burson Auto Parts trade
account customers who purchase specific supplier product as promoted during the
year (no minimum spend value) will be automatically entered into the draw to
win a randomly selected $1,000 Visa Gift Card every week through to December
20, 2021.
In addition to this year-long
cash giveaway celebrating Burson Auto Parts status as Australia’s preferred
trade supplier of parts, tools, equipment and accessories for half a century,
there are more exciting promotions coming your way in 2021.
Making Burson Auto Parts’
Golden Anniversary even more exciting is a $50,000 trade customer cash giveaway
which forms another exciting part of the festivities. All trade account
customers are eligible to take part with one entry gained for every $50K worth
of purchases made all year to December 2021. One of Burson Auto Parts’ many
loyal trade customers will have 50,000 reasons to celebrate the Aussie
company’s 50th Anniversary at the end of 2021.
To ensure that the hard
working and dedicated Burson Auto Parts team members are rewarded for their
efforts during 2021, a special 50th Anniversary Team Member of the
Month Award will be presented to the highest performing staff member located in
each of the 12 regions nationwide. A $500 cash prize and a memento certificate
will be presented to the winner each month.
According to Anthony Hughes,
Burson Auto Parts General Manager – Marketing, no stone has been left unturned
to make 2021 a year of celebration and continued growth.
“We wanted to ensure that we
could celebrate our 50th Anniversary together with our loyal trade
customers and all of our team members throughout the entire year. These
promotions will ensure that this is exactly what we will be doing,” Mr Hughes
stated.
“It is particularly good to emerge
from the challenges of 2020 and head straight into a major year of celebration
all the way through to December to mark such a major milestone for our company.
We look forward to our customers, team members and suppliers making the most of
what is sure to be a fantastic year,” Mr Hughes added.
Burson Auto Parts was
established in 1971 by company founders Garry Johnson and Ron Burgoine,
initially selling parts from their car boots and cash vans to service stations
and automotive workshops across Melbourne. The first Burson Auto Parts store
was opened in Braybrook (Victoria) in 1978. The company grew gradually to 25
stores across Victoria and New South Wales by 1996 and to 50 stores by 2004.
Burson Auto Parts expanded into South Australia by 2006 and Queensland by 2008.
Existing store acquisitions and greenfield establishments followed across the
Australian Eastern Seaboard, Western Australia and in Tasmania during the
following years.
Burson Auto Parts reached the
milestone of 100 company owned and operated stores in 2012. Burson Auto Parts
now has 194 stores operating across every state and territory in Australia and
will reach 200 strategically located stores during its 50th
Anniversary year in 2021.
Parent company, Bapcor
Limited, was listed on the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) in 2014. Bapcor
Limited is the Asia Pacific's largest automotive aftermarket specialised company
with an unparalleled footprint of locations across Australia, New Zealand and
Thailand covering all facets of the industry from wholesale and trade to retail
and service.
February 10, 2021 - ENVIRONMENTAL, SOCIAL &
GOVERNANCE STRATEGY AT THE FOREFRONT OF BAPCOR’S SUCCESS
Bapcor Limited, Australia and the Asia Pacific’s
largest automotive aftermarket specialist company, has spent three years
developing and actioning the company’s four pillar Environmental, Social and
Governance (ESG) strategy.
This detailed Bapcor ESG strategy and its related action plans outline
the Australian company’s solid commitment to corporate responsibility and
highly effective governance throughout all of its automotive aftermarket
industry operations across Australia, New Zealand and in Thailand.
The importance placed by Bapcor in the implementation of a world class
ESG strategy saw the Australian company join the United Nations Global Compact
in early 2020, ensuring that all facets of its ESG strategy are aligned
directly to the highest global standards of corporate, social and environmental
responsibility.
Of primary importance in Bapcor’s ESG strategy is ensuring that the
company’s many thousands of automotive aftermarket products are sourced from
highly ethical suppliers. As Bapcor trades with product manufacturers,
marketers and distributors both locally and all over the world, in order to
become a Bapcor supplier, companies must operate safe, high quality
manufacturing operations. All Bapcor suppliers must also clearly display that
they do not engage in modern slavery, as is also required by Australian Federal
Government legislation. Bapcor achieves this by interacting with suppliers
responsibly, ensuring that detailed requirements are adhered to by current and
prospective product suppliers.
The second pillar of Bapcor’s ESG strategy is the company’s commitment
to environmental sustainability. The Australian company has implemented a
number of decisive and effective actions to ensure that the carbon emissions
created by its operations are more than offset through a number of initiatives.
The carbon emissions generated by more than 1,000 Burson Auto Parts delivery
vehicles used across the entire nationwide store network are offset by the
company’s integral involvement with Greenfleet. In less than two years, more
than 40,000 trees have been planted across the country, with all Burson Auto
Parts delivery vehicles displaying signage advising that each vehicle’s carbon
emissions are offset by the Greenfleet tree planting program. Bapcor staff are
also directly involved in this strategy by taking part in tree planting days,
further enforcing the importance that Bapcor places in its commitment to environmental
sustainability at both local and national levels.
In addition to the Greenfleet carbon offset program, all Burson Auto
Parts store lighting is in the process of being modernised to LED lighting to
conserve energy. Victorian and New South Wales Burson Auto Parts stores have
been, or are in the process of being updated with new LED lighting, with the
rest of the store network to follow. At almost 200 stores nationwide, both the
immediate and long term energy savings generated by this highly responsible
Bapcor environmental sustainability initiative are more than significant.
Additionally, Bapcor is committed to reducing waste and increasing
recycling activity. To achieve this important ESG strategy goal, the company
has formed an alliance with Wasteflex, an organisation that assists Bapcor by
reducing the amount of waste that would normally be sent to landfill by
optimising waste recycling.
Strong, highly effective and responsible corporate governance represents
the third pillar of Bapcor’s detailed ESG strategy. With a respected team of
more than 4,500 people employed across Australia, New Zealand and in Thailand,
Bapcor, together with its team members’ input, has established key company
values for this region’s largest automotive aftermarket industry specialised
company. The company has also optimised its health, well-being and workplace
safety training along with providing team member access to mental health
support services. These initiatives were strongly enhanced during the COVID-19
lockdown periods across Australia and New Zealand. Bapcor’s outstanding
performance despite the major challenges of the past financial year is
testament to the effectiveness of these detailed team member support services.
The fourth and final pillar of Bapcor’s ESG strategy is the company’s
local community support across its entire footprint of over 1,100 stores,
wholesale operations and automotive service centres across Australia, New
Zealand and Thailand. All managers are encouraged to be active within their local
communities by supporting local charities, sporting clubs and charitable
community organisations in the cities and towns where they live and work.
Examples of the company’s community focussed activities include Autobarn
donating Christmas Hams to the charity “Challenge” which supports children with
cancer, Burson Auto Parts’ stores raising over $47,000 for the 2020 Bushfire
Appeal and the company wide involvement with RUOK Day. These were joined by
many other equally important local community, sporting and charitable
initiatives.
In New Zealand, Bapcor supports the Auto Super Shoppes Academy, an
organisation that encourages school leavers to take on automotive industry
careers. Auto Super Shoppes Academy students are fully supported into
employment upon their graduation, making it the only pre-trade course in New
Zealand that can boast 100% job placement of Academy graduates over the past
three years, with 66 students placed into full-time employment since the
Academy’s inception.
According to Bapcor Limited Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer, Darryl Abotomey, the establishment and actioning of Bapcor’s detailed
ESG strategy has been a highly rewarding process.
“The time and resources that we have committed to establishing and
effectively actioning Bapcor’s ESG strategy have ensured highly positive
changes to the way we view and understand our environmental, social and
governance responsibilities. We have encouraged ownership of these
responsibilities across our entire company to ensure that each pillar of our
ESG strategy is clearly understood and actioned by our hard-working team
members. Being a part of the UN Global Compact ensures that each of our ESG
strategy implementations are in line with world’s best practice for long term
environmental sustainability, social responsibility and continued ethical
business success.”
Bapcor Limited (ASX:BAP) is
the Asia Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment,
service and solutions operating out of more than 1,100 locations across
Australia, New Zealand and Thailand by 4,500 team members.
Bapcor’s core business is the
automotive aftermarket. The Australian company’s businesses span the end-to-end
aftermarket supply chain covering the Trade, Specialist Wholesale, Retail and
Service sectors.
The companies within the
Bapcor Group include Australia and New Zealand’s most trusted automotive
aftermarket businesses:
Retail: Autobarn, Autopro, Sprint Auto Parts, Opposite
Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery Town
Trade: Burson Auto Parts, Burson Auto Parts Thailand,
BNT, Precision Automotive Equipment, Truck & Trailer Parts
Specialist Wholesale: AAD, Autolign, JAS Oceania, Baxters, Bearing
Wholesalers, Roadsafe, MTQ, Diesel Distributors, Toperformance, Federal
Batteries, HCB Technologies, Premier Auto Trade, AADi, IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP,
JCS, Japanese Trucks Australia, He Knows Truck Parts, Truckline & Diesel
Drive
All Bapcor companies are
aligned to four straight forward and highly effective core values; We give a
damn, We are in it together, We get it done and We do the right thing.
February 1, 2021 - DAYCO PARTNERS WITH MASERATI TO OPTIMISE HYBRID TECHNOLOGY
Dayco is a leading engine products
and drive systems specialist for the automotive, industrial and aftermarket
industries and is not only considered a preferred solution provider for high
technology original equipment components around the world, but a strategic
technical partner in the design and manufacture of complete systems.
A recent example of this role is demonstrated in the
company’s relationship with Maserati, for which the Dayco team designed and manufactured a tailored
solution for the complete BSG (Belt-integrated Starter Generator) hybrid
system, also known as P0 Architecture, for the brand’s MHEV (Mild-Hybrid Electric
Vehicle) engine, in its Ghibli Hybrid.
“To achieve Maserati’s
required objectives, each component of the hybrid system has been designed to
the highest standards to maximise fuel savings, reduce CO2 emissions
and increase the durability of the entire system,” explained Dayco’s Vice President OE Sales and Business Development,
Wouter Nijenhuis.
“This has been made
possible through the compact design and use of optimised materials to produce
the side-arm tensioner, the development of a new Poly-V Belt incorporating
innovative materials and manufacturing processes to guarantee the best
coefficient of friction during the lifetime of the engine. Finally, the addition
of our new damper pulley, which has been specifically designed to protect the
crankshaft of this powerful, MHEV engine.
“Emphasizing our commitment
to the relationship with Maserati, the Dayco side-arm tensioner is being
produced on a new, dedicated assembly line, which is state-of-the-art for this
type of product and equipped with Industry 4.0 technology. Embracing the trend
towards automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies and
processes that is at its heart, the PLC computer control system utilises
artificial intelligence, inter-connected assembly machines and finally, features
fully autonomous testing.
“I wish to thank the entire
Dayco global team for this outstanding result, which demonstrates the
company’s partnership credentials and was achieved in spite of the
exceptionally challenging circumstances caused by the current pandemic,” Mr Nijenhuis stated.
Dayco is a global leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of
essential engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through its
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.
Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive systems allows the company to equip
all customer applications around the world with the most effective drive
systems to meet customer specific performance requirements. Dayco’s world class
global distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full
offering of kits and products to meet each local market’s need. Dayco
accomplishes this with a dedicated global team that respects one another, shows
humility through continuous learning and acts like owners in everything they
do.Dayco has more than 40 locations in 22 countries and approximately 4,000
employees. For further information visit www.dayco.com.
February 1, 2021 - RECOGNISE, REWARD & RETAIN YOUR APPRENTICE THROUGH
CAPRICORN RISING STARS
Nominations are now open for Capricorn Members
across Australia and New Zealand to recognise the efforts of their star
apprentices by nominating them in the 2021 Capricorn Rising Stars competition.
A quick and easy visit to capricornrisingstars.com
will secure your star apprentice a nomination for this automotive
aftermarket industry renowned accolade. A finalist placement or the overall win
will not only earn the apprentice and the Capricorn Member some outstanding
prizes, it also serves to encourage apprentices to continue their chosen
vocation for several years to come.
Capricorn Rising Stars is
unique compared to other apprentice of the year competitions as it does not
focus solely on the technical proficiency of each nominee. Capricorn Rising
Stars prioritises rewarding apprentices who demonstrate a passion for
automotive, a positive can-do attitude and a strong commitment to forging a
long and rewarding career in the service and repair industry.
This unique judging criteria
creates a level playing field for first to fourth year apprentices across all
automotive service and repair disciplines. This also means that Capricorn
Members can nominate any of their apprentices who demonstrate outstanding
character and potential as they continue to learn their craft and display
eagerness to further develop their skills.
Capricorn CEO Automotive and
judging panel member, Brad Gannon, said Capricorn Rising Stars continues to be
an important initiative to help stop the loss of apprentices to other
industries.
“The shortage of mechanics
remains a challenge faced by our industry. We also know that completing an auto
repair apprenticeship is no easy undertaking. Through Capricorn Rising Stars we
are providing an opportunity for our Members to acknowledge their apprentice’s
efforts and reward them for their hard work. By showing our apprentices that
they have a bright future ahead of them, we can help keep them committed to
their workshops and the auto repair industry more broadly.”
Highfields Mechanical owner
Craig Baills, who nominated 2020 Capricorn Rising Star winner Gabrielle Clift,
said it was important to recognise apprentices’ good work.
“Gabby has a work ethic that
is rare, and she never expects to rewarded for what she considers normal
effort. But to us, she is an integral part of our team and an employee who
improves the performance of those around her. Our industry will only benefit by
the calibre of her attitude, desire to learn and willingness to be the best she
can.”
Every Capricorn Rising Stars
nominee will receive a certificate that is sent to their workshop. An
additional $20,000 in cash and prizes will be shared by the overall winner, the
top five finalists and the Capricorn Member workshops that nominated them.
The 2021 Capricorn Rising
Stars prize pool once again makes nominating your star apprentice very
rewarding. The overall winner will receive $5,000 from Castrol, a Capricorn
Rising Stars trophy, along with all of the prizes that the top five finalists
receive. These include $1,000 from Castrol, a $1,000 Repco voucher and tickets
to two Repco Training Masterclasses.
The prizes don’t stop there -
the Capricorn Member workshops who nominate the top five finalists will also be
rewarded with a 12-month Repco Autopedia subscription. Additionally, the
overall winner’s workshop will receive enrollment in the Workshop Whisperer’s
Service Advisor Pro online program, which is valued at over $3,000.
Capricorn thanks long-term
Capricorn Rising Stars program sponsors Castrol, Repco and the Workshop
Whisperer who have donated these fantastic prizes. These sponsors are
displaying their support for the development and encouragement of automotive
apprenticeships and the long term strength of the automotive service and repair
industry.
For more information on the
Capricorn Rising Stars competition including the competition Terms and
Conditions, visit capricornrisingstars.com.
January 21, 2021 - CAPRICORN SERVICE DATA ENHANCED WITH NEW SERVICE ADVISOR FEATURE
One of the many benefits of being a Capricorn
Member is complimentary access to Capricorn Service Data which is, without
doubt, an incredibly valuable workshop information resource for servicing
modern vehicles.
Powered by world leading automotive data providers, Autodata,
Capricorn Service Data covers more than 34,000 makes and models. This provides
Capricorn Members with instant and accurate online service information which
would otherwise cost over $800 per year in subscription fees.
A new addition to Capricorn Service Data is the “Service Advisor”
feature. The Service Advisor function gives automotive workshop offices,
reception staff and technical staff the ability to quickly and easily find what
OEM services are required and what optional work should be recommended for each
customer’s vehicle.
Capricorn Service Data’s new Service Advisor component also
supports easier quoting and repair cost estimating for customers. After
selecting a vehicle within Capricorn Service Data by model in the usual manner,
Members can now bring up a one-page view of all replacement intervals and
service times. This information includes key parts for services outlined in
plain language. This presents a fantastic opportunity to illustrate to
customers what current and upcoming work may be needed.
According to Capricorn Automotive CEO, Bradley Gannon, Capricorn
is always seeking to make operating automotive service and repair businesses
more rewarding and efficient for its 20,000 plus Members located across
Australia and New Zealand.
“The new Service Advisor component to the Capricorn Service Data
suite is a time saving benefit that enables Member technicians to concentrate
on their work and help front of house staff to easily provide customers with
accurate information relating to upcoming service or repair work,” Mr. Gannon
said.
The new Service Advisor feature has been optimised to
function across both desktop and touchscreen devices, making
it easy to present to customers on a tablet, notebook or monitor.
This is yet another benefit of membership in Australasia’s largest
automotive cooperative that enables automotive businesses to become more
efficient and profitable while providing premier customer service.
To find out more about Capricorn Service Data and the many other
benefits of becoming a Capricorn Member visit www.capricorn.coop.
January 19, 2021 - THE DAYCO PORSCHE RETURNS TO
THE TRACK IN 2021 WITH LAGO RACING
Dayco Australia
will once again be a major player in the 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Championship with Lago Racing.
The renowned #23 black beauty will return for the planned eight round
2021 series of the world’s fastest one make championship with long term Dayco
Ambassadors and highly experienced racers David Russell and team owner / driver
Roger Lago competing in both the Pro and Pro-Am categories throughout the
season.
Porsche Carrera Cup Australia has been a popular addition to the Dayco
Australia motorsport program over recent years, with the global company using
Australian race imagery locally and worldwide across its automotive aftermarket
marketing and promotional campaigns.
The 2021 Porsche Carrera Cup Championship features a number of exciting
changes for the new season following the category’s heavily pandemic disrupted
2020 season. Once again, all Carrera Cup races will be held in conjunction with
major Supercar Championship events. The popular series plans to return to
Western Australia under lights in September and heads across the Tasman to
compete in New Zealand in November.
The opening round will be held at Melbourne’s Sandown Raceway from March
18-21, replacing the postponed Australian Formula One Grand Prix event, with
the super-fast series racing through South Australia, Northern Queensland, New
South Wales, Western Australia and New Zealand from March to December,
including the spectacular Surfers Paradise Street Circuit as its grand final
round.
According to David McClurg, Dayco Australia Sales and Marketing
Director, the 2021 Dayco motorsport program is shaping up to be one of the
company’s best yet.
“After the pandemic disruption that totally decimated the Porsche
Carrera Cup component of our motorsport marketing program last season, we are
very excited about the new season ahead. We have a great car and two very
accomplished drivers, a number of great events including a night race in WA and
a visit to New Zealand, where we also have many Dayco customers,” Mr McClurg stated.
“The Dayco Porsche Cup Car has become one of the most recognised cars in
the field and these incredible racing cars have a truly global appeal. This
combined with our continued Supercars involvement, our TCR car sponsorship and
our grass roots support of the Monash Motorsport Formula SAE team, forms an
excellent motorsport marketing package for the new year ahead,” He added.
January 15, 2021 - BAPCOR IS CHANGING THE GAME IN
DISTRIBUTION
The Asia-Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle
parts, accessories, equipment, service and solutions, Bapcor Limited, is about
to completely change the game in product distribution excellence.
The Australian company’s new Victorian Distribution Centre is located
within the largest business park in the Southern Hemisphere, Melbourne Airport
Business Park. This custom designed facility will set benchmarks of
distribution speed and efficiency that are unparalleled in the Australian
automotive aftermarket industry.
Featuring almost 50,000 square metres of warehouse space (three times
the size of the MCG) under one roof, this enormous project has been in
construction throughout 2020, continuing solidly despite the disruption caused
by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The new Bapcor Distribution Centre is being equipped with world leading
supply chain systems, with the constant focus points on safety and complete
efficiency throughout every aspect of the distribution centre’s operations. A
dedicated Project Management Team, bolstered with the key assistance of supply
chain expert partners Xact Solutions, is conducting detailed systems testing
processes and strategy planning to ensure that this completely custom designed
facility remains on track for scheduled initial operations by mid-2021.
All of the innovations and efficiencies to be gained by the new Bapcor
Distribution Centre are the direct result of listening to the company’s
customers across all divisions of its growing automotive aftermarket business.
The impetus behind this project is to ensure that Bapcor delivers fast,
accurate and efficient service that not only meets but exceeds their customers’
expectations.
“The new Bapcor Distribution Centre represents a major investment and
vote of confidence in the future growth of Australia and the Asia Pacific’s
automotive aftermarket industry,” stated Bapcor Limited CEO and Managing
Director, Darryl Abotomey.
“Our new Victorian Distribution Centre will set entirely new benchmarks
in automotive aftermarket supply chain efficiency and customer service
excellence. These include the precise handling of an unsurpassed inventory
range of more than 166,000 SKU’s with the use of next level technology and
process excellence utilising world leading warehousing systems,” Mr Abotomey
added.
The new Bapcor Distribution Centre includes “Best of Breed” supply chain
process systems including Schafer Goods to Person Technology and the latest
specification Manhattan Warehouse Managing Systems. It will deliver
unprecedented levels of efficiency to Bapcor’s Trade, Specialist Wholesale and
Retail business segments, geared to ensure the current and long term growth of
all Bapcor automotive aftermarket businesses.
/ends.
For further information, comments or interviews with senior Bapcor
Limited Executive Management identities contact Paul Marinelli, Marinelli PR -
0417 558 655.
Bapcor
Limited (ASX:BAP) is the Asia Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle parts,
accessories, equipment, service and solutions operating out of more than 1,100
locations across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand by 4,500 team members.
Bapcor’s
core business is the automotive aftermarket. The Australian company’s
businesses span the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering the Trade,
Specialist Wholesale, Retail and Service sectors.
The
companies within the Bapcor Group include Australia and New Zealand’s most
trusted automotive aftermarket businesses:
Retail: Autobarn, Autopro, Sprint
Auto Parts, Opposite Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery
Town
Trade: Burson Auto Parts, Burson
Auto Parts Thailand, BNT, Precision Automotive Equipment, Truck & Trailer
Parts
Specialist
Wholesale: AAD,
Autolign, JAS Oceania, Baxters, Bearing Wholesalers, Roadsafe, MTQ, Diesel
Distributors, Toperformance, Federal Batteries, HCB Technologies, Premier Auto
Trade, AADi, IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP, JCS, Japanese Trucks Australia, He Knows
Truck Parts, Truckline & Diesel Drive
All Bapcor
companies are aligned to four straight forward and highly effective core
values; We give a damn, We are in it together, We get it done and We do the
right thing.
January 4, 2021 - PENRITE FAREWELLS EREBUS
MOTORSPORT AFTER FIVE YEARS
Penrite Oil Australia announces that the company’s
marketing alliance with the Erebus Motorsport Supercar team has come to an end
after a five year association.
The Australian company joined the team in 2015 and became their title
sponsor as it grew to a two car team four years later. Penrite Oil Australia’s
tenure with the team was highlighted with an outstanding Bathurst 1000 victory
for Penrite Racing drivers David Reynolds and Luke Youlden in 2017.
This association saw the proudly Australian owned Penrite brand promoted
strongly across the country and in New Zealand over the years, linked to highly
talented drivers and a team that continued to improve throughout the timeframe
of Penrite’s sponsorship involvement.
Penrite Oil Australia takes this opportunity to thank Erebus Motorsport
for their efforts and the vast Penrite Racing fan base for their strong support
over the past five years.
Penrite Oil Australia will be making further announcements related to
its exciting 2021 motorsport marketing program shortly.
January 11, 2021 - BURSON AUTO PARTS CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF
SUCCESS
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts, the country’s preferred trade
supplier of parts, tools, accessories and workshop equipment, celebrates a
major milestone in 2021, the company’s 50th Anniversary.
The Burson
Auto Parts true blue success story started in 1971, when company founders Ron
Burgoine (the “Bur” in Burson) and Garry Johnson (the “Son” in Burson) began
selling auto parts to Victorian automotive workshops from the boots of their
cars. The entrepreneurial duo progressed to larger and more heavily stocked
cash vans as they gained a loyal and constantly growing set of satisfied trade
customers across the state.
The first
Burson Auto Parts distribution store was opened in the Melbourne suburb of
Braybrook in 1978 and this heralded the start of a gradual period of solid
growth for the small company, who were taking on more established spare parts
suppliers and succeeding across Victoria. A significant sign of this growth was
the 1984 establishment of the first Burson Auto Parts interstate store located
in Albury (NSW).
In 1986, Garry
Johnson bought out his partner and was overseeing a strongly performing 15
store network by the following year. The key to Burson Auto Parts gaining a
strong foot hold amongst the automotive trade was the company’s emphasis on
supplying premium quality products to their customers, ensuring supply of
locally and globally sourced leading brands to ensure the right part for the
specific repair job, the first time. This is a commitment to the trade that has
continued at Burson Auto Parts to this day.
The company’s
steady organic growth continued and by 1996 the 25th Burson Auto
Parts store was opened. Demand from the trade grew to the point that the
company established a new, purpose built head office and 15,000 square metre
distribution centre in the Melbourne suburb of Preston.
In the
following three years a further 16 stores were added to the Burson Auto Parts
network in New South Wales, along with a strong expansion into Queensland when
the company acquired 11 Coventry Group stores in the sunshine state. The
combination of store acquisitions and greenfield Burson Auto Parts locations
that followed saw the company reach the milestone of 50 stores in 2004.
The Australian
company’s impressive growth continued, identifying key geographical areas of
automotive repairer business concentration. Five additional New South Wales
stores joined the network in 2006 and the next four years saw the opening of
the Northern Territory’s first Burson Auto Parts store along with a further 11
South Australian store locations.
By 2011, with
more than 80 nationally located Burson Auto Parts stores in the network, the
company’s growth had been personally led and crafted by company founder Garry
Johnson across four decades. Johnson’s small executive management team included
Chief Operating Officer Andrew Schram, who spent a staggering 34 years by his
side, having started in the role of Assistant Store Manager at the first ever
Burson Auto Parts store in Braybrook.
The time had
come to commence the next phase of this Australian automotive aftermarket
industry success story and Burson Auto Parts was acquired from Johnson by
Darryl Abotomey and the management team backed by Quadrant Private Equity in
October 2011 with one clearly defined goal - to make Burson Auto Parts the
number one national automotive aftermarket supplier to the trade.
True to this
mission and under the new leadership of highly experienced Chief Executive
Officer and Managing Director Darryl Abotomey, another major milestone was
achieved with the opening of the 100th Burson Auto Parts store in
May 2012. In the following year, the company acquired the Brisbane based
Precision Auto Spares Group, adding another four stores to the network
accompanied by the opening of an additional eight stores across Victoria, New
South Wales and Queensland.
April 2014 saw
Burson Auto Parts become a publicly listed company, making its debut on the
Australian Stock Exchange as Burson Group Limited. The company’s long term,
well proven performance made it a highly desired investment, enabling this
local company to achieve unprecedented levels of growth and continued success.
By 2015,
Burson Auto Parts had become truly national, with stores located in every
Australian state and territory, with the addition of an 8,000 square metre
Brisbane based distribution centre to ensure greater interstate store stocking
efficiency.
Following the
company’s highly successful public listing, July 2015 saw the company take its
most exciting step to date with the acquisition of Metcash Automotive Holdings,
making Burson Australia’s leading provider of automotive parts, accessories,
equipment, service and solutions.
In line with
the company’s exciting future growth plans, in 2016 Burson Group Limited became
Bapcor Limited (ASX:BAP), an acronym of Burson Auto Parts, establishing a new
corporate identity that covers Burson Auto Parts and all of the new business
segments of the group. At this point the company began an exciting expansion
into Asia, opening the first Burson Auto Parts store in Thailand, bringing
world leading automotive aftermarket parts to this burgeoning market. A further
five Burson Auto Parts stores have joined the Thailand network to date as the
company continues to organically grow in the region, leading the way as the
first Australian automotive aftermarket company to create its own brand
footprint and automotive parts purchasing culture change in that country.
The next four
years saw a number of major Bapcor acquisitions that have substantially
increased the already industry leading Burson Auto Parts automotive component
and equipment product range, while also growing the company’s light and heavy
commercial vehicle parts portfolio.
Precision
Automotive Equipment, Bearing Wholesalers, Roadsafe Automotive Products,
Baxters Auto Electrical and MTQ Engine Systems joined the Bapcor fold in 2016.
Tricor Engineering, AADi Australia, Commercial Truck Parts Group, Toperformance
Products, Truckline and Diesel Drive also became a part of the Bapcor Group. In
2017 Bapcor acquired the publicly listed Hellaby business in New Zealand which
included BNT, a New Zealand trade focussed business similar to Burson, as well
as specialist wholesale businesses in Australia including JAS, PAT, Diesel
Distributors and Federal Batteries.
Now alongside
the company’s iron clad continued commitment to the trade with Burson Auto
Parts, the company became the region’s largest automotive aftermarket
specialist company with an unparalleled footprint of trade, specialist
wholesale and retail segments across more than 1,100 locations in Australia and
New Zealand.
Throughout all
of this time, Burson Auto Parts has continued its gradual, customer focussed
national growth strategy, reaching 190 stores in October 2020 with record
revenue growth achieved during the pandemic disrupted year. The Australian
automotive trade’s favourite parts, tools, accessories and equipment supplier
is on track to reach 200 stores within this financial year and is set to reach
a strategic target of 240 stores within the next five years.
“This has been an exciting journey, with a great deal of worry and great
achievement against inevitable head winds. Most of all it was a shared journey,
initially with Ron Burgoine and then for the greater part with Andrew Schram,
Terry Penney and all the staff at Team Burson. It is great to see both the
excitement and the growth continue so strongly 50 years down the track,” stated
Burson Auto Parts co-founder Garry Johnson, who remains a major Bapcor
shareholder.
“The Burson
Auto Parts story across its half decade history is one of how two Aussies with
a good idea, sound automotive technical knowledge and a hard work ethic were
able to create a brand with a level of service that has since become synonymous
with automotive repairers across the country,” stated Bapcor Limited Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director, Darryl Abotomey.
“From the humblest
of beginnings, this Australian company was able to forge its place against
major opposition, with steady and gradual growth for as long as that could be
achieved under private ownership. Now as the heart and soul of the Bapcor
Group, we are privileged to continue the exciting Burson Auto Parts journey and
establish a platform for continued success across the next 50 years,” Mr
Abotomey added.
The Burson
Auto Parts’ Golden Anniversary will be celebrated together with the company’s
dedicated 1,800 team members, 30,000 loyal trade customers and more than 1,000
suppliers through a number of exciting trade promotions and events scheduled to
take place throughout 2021.
/ends.
For further
information or interviews contact Paul Marinelli, Marinelli PR - 0417 558 655.
December 14, 2020 - PENRITE FOCUSSES ON GRASS ROOTS MOTORCYCLE RACING AND
LOCAL EVENTS FROM 2021
Penrite Oil Australia announces that the company’s six
year multiple championship winning partnership with the Honda MX and SX
Australian Championship racing teams has come to an end.
This partnership has been
highly successful over the years, enabling the Australian made and owned
Penrite Oil brand to be tested and refined at the highest levels of motorcycle
racing competition across Australia, New Zealand and in the United States.
Following the disruption
caused by the Covid 19 pandemic, difficult decisions have needed to be taken in
relation to Penrite’s marketing activities across the company’s vast number of
motorsport based alliances.
Penrite Oil Australia will
change the direction of its motorcycle racing based marketing, gearing it
heavily towards supporting local riders, clubs and events, focussing on the
sport at its grass roots levels and helping to develop the next generation of
Australian motorcycle racing superstars. The company also intends to spread its
support across a number of motorcycle manufacturer teams involved at several
levels of the sport in the future.
As a family owned and
operated business for almost 95 years, Penrite Oil Australia takes the
company’s commitment to its racing supporters and its valued lubricant
customers very seriously.
According to Jarrod Harding,
Penrite Oil Australia Director of Motorsport, “We believe that re-investing at
the grass roots levels of motorcycle racing and making this exciting form of
motorsport accessible to all is the most responsible way to provide our support
given the current economic climate.”
“We are very proud of the
success that we have enjoyed with our Honda MX and SX footprint over the years
and we thank the team and their highly talented riders for their outstanding
efforts. We could not have asked for a more demanding showcase for our premium
quality lubricants. We wish the team continued success well into the future,”
Mr Harding added.
Penrite Oil Australia
currently supports more than 200 local athletes through the company’s unique
brand ambassador program. These efforts will be bolstered by a greater range of
rider support programs and racing initiatives to be announced in 2021.
December 12, 2020 - GET ALL OF YOUR BIG BASH
LEAGUE STATS AND MATCH UPDATES FROM THE BURSON AUTO PARTS LAB THIS SUMMER
Australia’s
preferred trade supplier of automotive parts, tools, accessories and equipment,
Burson Auto Parts, will play a major part in the 61 match Big Bash League (BBL)
cricket series being held from December 2020 to February 2021.
Established
by Cricket Australia in 2011, the BBL is an Australian professional franchise
Twenty20 cricket league. The BBL comprises of eight city based teams who will
battle it out for supremacy across no fewer than 61 fast paced and exciting
matches held across the country, all broadcast live by FoxSports and
live-streamed by Kayo throughout the summer.
Burson Auto
Parts joins the BBL for the first time in their milestone tenth season as
naming rights sponsor of The Lab, Fox Cricket’s information centre for
statistics and match updates throughout the series.
Now known
as the Burson Auto Parts Lab, cricket fans nationwide will be able to gain all
statistics, match information along with the insights and experience from the
expert commentary team which comprises of some of Australia’s sharpest
cricketing minds.
Supported
by detailed graphics and up to the second match information, the Burson Auto
Parts Lab will provide the updates and insights that the most ardent of cricket
fans will be seeking. This makes the Burson Auto Parts Lab a central point of
focus for hundreds of thousands of Aussie cricket fans throughout BBL10, which
includes 14 Friday and Saturday night games along with 11 additional primetime
matches this season.
Along with
the Burson Auto Parts Lab crosses provided during each match of the season, one
BBL update per week on the popular FoxSports Sport Nation (Fridays) and Sports
First (Mondays) programs during each week will also feature Burson Auto Parts
exposure.
According
to Burson Auto Parts General Manager - Marketing, Anthony Hughes, “We are very
excited to align our Australian company with such a popular Aussie summer
sport, with cricket being one of the highest watched sports in the country.”
“The BBL
has grown from strength to strength over the years with its unique Twenty20
format. This is our first foray into cricket, a sport that we know strongly
resonates with our trade customers. We look forward to a great summer of BBL
cricket and the inaugural Burson Auto Parts Lab as a central focus point of the
television and streamed coverage,”Mr Hughes added.
Suggested Caption: The Burson Auto Parts Lab will
be Aussie cricket fans’ hub for stats and information throughout the 61 match Big
Bash League 10 across on FoxSports and Kayo across the summer
December 3, 2020 - PLACING PEOPLE FIRST – THE
FOUNDATION OF BAPCOR’S SUCCESS
The success of the Asia-Pacific’s leading
automotive aftermarket company is directly attributed to the efforts of its
team members. The foundation of this Australian company’s continued strong
performance can be found amongst its 4,700 dedicated Bapcor team members
located across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.
Bapcor has introduced and continues to action and develop a range of
vitally important initiatives designed specifically to support their highly
valued team members. These initiatives ensure access to support services and
programs not only during challenging times, but throughout their employment and
career progression with the Australian company.
All of these Bapcor team member directed initiatives link directly to
the leading automotive aftermarket company’s four simple yet highly important
company Values. Bapcor’s Values were articulated with the involvement of team
members from all parts of the Group and are:
We give a damn
We are in it together
We get it done
We do the right thing
A number of Bapcor’s team member support initiatives were developed
directly from the company’s ‘Have Your Say’ team member engagement surveys,
along with the assistance of qualified service providers for more specialist
areas such as mental health and wellbeing.
Ensuring a constant focus on zero harm and keeping each other safe and
well, the Bapcor Work Health and Safety policy is the cornerstone to the
company’s Safety Management System, combining a range of detailed policies and
safe operating procedures.
Bapcor introduced their comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
two years ago and this has proven to be a vital support mechanism for many of
its team members throughout Australia and New Zealand. The EAP centres around
team members’ emotional and mental wellbeing, offering confidential
counselling, coaching and support to meet the challenges and demands of
professional and personal life. Bapcor provides each team member with company
funded access for up to four independently conducted sessions by its highly
qualified EAP partners Converge International in Australia and Vitae in New
Zealand.
Another direct result of Bapcor team member survey feedback was the
development of the Bapcor Intranet system, called CORE. Over the two years
since its introduction, CORE has become the go-to place for company
announcements and information, workplace safety updates, IT support, company
policies, employment / career progression opportunities, Payroll employee
self-service, contact information and a unique training platform called CORE
Learning, featuring a range of online courses and programs. CORE is not only
accessible from the workplace, it can also be reached 24/7 via Bapcor team
members’ mobile devices.
Intrinsically aligned with Bapcor’s Values was the introduction of the
Bapcor Wellbeing Centre, known as Thrive, which was launched on the CORE
Intranet system in June 2020. At its foundation are four pillars of wellbeing –
mental, physical, financial and social. With an initial focus on mental health,
particularly given the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, Thrive complements the
support already offered by the Bapcor EAP and now includes Bapcor’s partnership
with the Black Dog Institute. The Black Dog Institute specialises in the
diagnosis, treatment and prevention of mood disorders such as depression and
anxiety. As a part of Thrive, all team members are encouraged to complete the
Black Dog Institute’s “Understanding Workplace Mental Health and Wellbeing”
online training module which is also located within CORE Learning.
Bapcor also supports RUOK? Day each year to raise awareness of the
support that these initiatives and organisations provide. The company has a
network of team members across the Group who are accredited Mental Health First
Aiders. These team members have participated in comprehensive training to
recognise the signs of a mental health crisis and provide support.
Ensuring that all Bapcor businesses are safe and professionally ethical
places to work is fundamental to the ongoing success and growth of the company
and the professional growth of its team members. In December 2018, Bapcor
launched its “Speak Up at Bapcor” program, incorporating the company’s
Whistleblower Policy for team members and contractors to raise concerns if they
feel that something isn’t right.
The “Speak Up at Bapcor” initiative is a direct reflection of the Bapcor
company Values of “We give a damn” and “We do the right thing”, giving any team
member, past or present, along with suppliers and contractors, the opportunity
to raise concerns about workplace safety, along with suspected or actual
misconduct, without fear of reprisal. These concerns can be raised through team
members’ managers, a member of the Group Leadership Team or Human Resources.
Team members can also raise concerns anonymously if they wish, via the
Whistleblower Hotline which is run independently in both Australia and New
Zealand.
Of course the COVID-19 pandemic brought with it a new set of challenges
both for team members and Bapcor’s leadership group. The company committed to
supporting its team members strongly from the very start of the pandemic,
despite the total uncertainty of its impact to the company’s operations.
Aligning directly with the Bapcor Value of “We are in it together”,
Bapcor introduced its Paid Pandemic Leave Policy in August 2020. This was
introduced to ensure that eligible full time, part time and casual team members
who were unable to attend work due to government restrictions were supported
financially. This policy was also applied to team members who could not work
due to isolation requirements.
Despite the enormous disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Bapcor
achieved 27% revenue growth across its automotive aftermarket business during
the first quarter of the 2021 financial year. This coupled with Bapcor’s
outstanding 2020 financial year record revenue result (12.8% growth) was
without doubt a direct reflection of the dedication and commitment of Bapcor’s
team members across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand.
To recognise the efforts of Bapcor’s team members across Australia, New
Zealand and Thailand for this extraordinary effort, in September 2020 Bapcor
provided Visa Gift Cards ranging from $150 to $300 to team members as a gesture
of thanks.
According toBapcor Executive General Manager of
Human Resources, Alison Laing, “While Bapcor is a giant of the Asia Pacific
automotive aftermarket industry, the vast majority of companies that form the
group were originally family companies, so despite our size, we treat our team
members like they are a part of a family company”.
"All of our team member support services link directly to our four key
company values and reflect a common sense of care across every part of Bapcor.
It is a constant process and we continue to develop our team member programs
and initiatives through the feedback that we receive.
“One factor that comes across very clearly from our Values, policies,
and programs, is that the wellbeing of Bapcor team members is our absolute
number one priority,” Ms Laing concluded.
Bapcor
Limited (ASX:BAP) is the Asia Pacific’s leading provider of vehicle parts,
accessories, equipment, service and solutions operating out of more than 1,100
locations across Australia, New Zealand and Thailand by 4,500 team members.
Bapcor’s
core business is the automotive aftermarket. The Australian company’s businesses
span the end-to-end aftermarket supply chain covering the Trade, Specialist
Wholesale, Retail and Service sectors.
The
companies within the Bapcor Group include Australia and New Zealand’s most
trusted automotive aftermarket businesses:
Retail: Autobarn, Autopro, Sprint
Auto Parts, Opposite Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery
Town
Trade: Burson Auto Parts, Burson
Auto Parts Thailand, BNT, Precision Automotive Equipment, Truck & Trailer
Parts
Specialist
Wholesale : AAD,
Autolign, JAS Oceania, Baxters, Bearing Wholesalers, Roadsafe, MTQ, Diesel
Distributors, Toperformance, Federal Batteries, HCB Technologies, Premier Auto
Trade, AADi, IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP, JCS, Japanese Trucks Australia, He Knows
Truck Parts, Truckline & Diesel Drive.
All Bapcor
companies are aligned to four straight forward and highly effective core
values; We give a damn, We are in it together, We get it done and We do the
right thing.
November 27, 2020 - READ ALL ABOUT IT IN THE
BUR-SUN
Finding out all there is to know from the nation’s
preferred supplier of automotive parts, tools and equipment, Burson Auto Parts,
is made easy with the Aussie company’s quarterly trade news publication, THE
BUR-SUN.
Available in print from your local Burson Auto Parts store, the Bur-sun
magazine provides trade customers with the latest news relating to products and
industry related services.
Regular updates from Burson Auto Parts, the company’s suppliers and the
Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA) in each edition ensure
that Burson Auto Parts’ trade customers remain up to date with all recent
developments that may have a direct effect on their businesses.
Detailed workshop equipment news and special offers can be found in each
edition, along with regular updates from Burson Auto Parts Racing TCR driver
Jason Bargwanna along with other special interest automotive features.
The Bur-sun is a publication designed for Burson Auto Parts’ loyal trade
customers and includes interesting automotive feature stories.
The Bur-sun is also perfect for the workshop lunchroom, enabling staff
to learn more about the technical aspects of the ever expanding quality Burson
Auto Parts product range.
Or visit your local Burson Auto Parts store to pick up your hard copy.
“Regular communication with our customers is very important and for
several years The Bur-sun has enabled us to do this on a frequent basis through
a well designed and easy to read print or online magazine.
“The Bur-sun also enables our suppliers to communicate directly with our
store network and our trade customers, which also enables learning about the
technical aspects and advantages of the quality products in our comprehensive
aftermarket range,” Burson Auto Parts General Manager, Marketing, Anthony
Hughes stated.
November 24, 2020 - MIDAS IPSWICH IS OPEN FOR
BUSINESS Australia’s most trusted automotive service and
repair group, Midas, announce the opening of another new store catering for the
motorists of West Ipswich and its surrounding suburbs.
Midas Auto Care Ipswich is conveniently located in the central hub of
West Ipswich at 325 Brisbane Street. This new Midas store is owned and operated
by highly experienced automotive businessman Adam Ronke, who has been a part of
the Bapcor group of companies since 2017 with his successful operation of an
ABS automotive workshop located in Mt Ommaney.
Adam brings more than 20 years of experience in the automotive
servicing, repair and engineering fields, having started out on the spanners in
the high-octane world of motor racing. The Ronke family have been a part of
Australian motorsport for decades and Adam earned his stripes building,
engineering and maintaining high performance road vehicles across various
popular race circuits and events.
Adam’s motorsport experience translates well in ensuring that attention
to detail and quality automotive repair and service processes are deployed
across his new Midas workshop. This includes the addition of the latest
specification diagnostic scan equipment, four service bays and quality tyre
replacement equipment across his large 400 square metre workshop.
Midas Ipswich is located amongst a busy hub of shops along Brisbane
Street in West Ipswich, with a bus stop located directly at the front of the
premises. An air-conditioned waiting room including tea and coffee facilities
ensures that customers have a convenient place to wait for their service or
repair work to be completed.
Overseen by a highly experienced workshop manager, two fully qualified
mechanics and one apprentice will be taking care of their customers’ cars.
Adam believes that Midas Ipswich is the new destination for local motorists
to gain high quality and total value for money automotive servicing and repairs
with friendly and attentive customer service.
Adam Ronke and his team are looking forward to welcoming you to their
new Midas Auto Care centre to experience a new level of automotive customer
service. Call Midas Ipswich to book your next service, repair, safety check or
tyre replacement by calling 3444 2200.
November 9, 2020 - CAPRICORN STATE OF THE NATION
WEBINARS NOW AVAILABLE TO ASSIST YOUR BUSINESS
Australasia’s
largest automotive cooperative, Capricorn, is committed to making its Members
and the entire automotive aftermarket industry stronger.
The
establishment of the CapHub online information service at www.capricorn.coop/caphubhas proven to be a major success, giving Capricorn Members and non-members
access to detailed business advice, tailor made for automotive repairers. This
included the release of the Capricorn State of the Nation 2020 Report - which
combined feedback from more than 1,500 workshops to provide valuable industry
insight.
This
abundant source of highly relevant and easily accessible industry information
is now complemented by a State of the Nation webinar series. In a strong gesture
of support to the wider Australian and New Zealand automotive aftermarket
industries, Capricorn is making this highly informative series available to all
trade professionals, not solely Capricorn Members.
The webinar
series brings together industry leaders with up to the minute market research
and analysis, exploring the key industry insights gained form Capricorn’s State
of the Nation 2020 Report.
For those
not participating during the live webinar presentations, recordings of each
Capricorn State of the Nation webinar remain freely accessible from the CapHub
website to view at a later date, or to review with management and staff members
as a valuable training tool.
Capricorn
Members and non-members can register online to take part in this highly informative,
interactive and helpful automotive aftermarket industry specific webinar series
at www.capricorn.coop/caphub.
Forthcoming
Capricorn State of the Nation webinars include the following:
December 1, 2020 9AM AWST - Work-Life Balance
for Workshop Owners: How to take a break, make a profit, and stay sane
Past
Capricorn State of the Nation webinars that are now freely available to view
via the CapHub information portal include:
How to win a customer for life
with exceptional customer service
How to acquire new customers
with your online reputation
Workshop
Improvements: 6 areas where technology can improve your productivity and
profitability
Supercharge Your
Profits: How to charge customers more without scaring them away
According
to Capricorn Group CEO David Fraser, every automotive aftermarket business can
benefit from these informative webinars.
“We have
produced these webinars with the help and expertise of several highly
experienced business training professionals and other leaders in their specific
fields,” Mr Fraser stated.
“We hope
that our Members take full advantage of these detailed webinars, which are
certain to resonate with them as they are directly based on their feedback.
“By
reaching out to non-members as well, we are doing our part to support our
industry, helping the automotive aftermarket industry to remain strong and
resilient,” Mr Fraser added.
Register
now to take part in the Capricorn State of the Nation webinar series at the
CapHub website - www.capricorn.coop/caphub.
October 30, 2020 - INAUGURAL MIDAS TYRE AND AUTO
STORE OPENS
One of Australia’s best known and
trusted names in automotive servicing and repairs has opened a new chapter in
its almost five decade history with the opening of the group’s first Midas Tyre
and Auto Centre located in suburban Brisbane.
Midas Tyre and Auto brings the same attention to friendly customer
service and technical professionalism that has made the 90 store strong Midas
group a preferred auto servicing and repair destination for Australian
motorists. The only difference will be these stores’ focus on providing
excellent value tyres and related tyre and wheel services across all brands and
applications.
Located at 73 Enoggera Road Newmarket, Australia’s
inaugural Midas Tyre and Auto Centre has been completely purpose designed to
cater for all manner of tyre replacements to cover passenger cars, four wheel
drives, light commercial vehicles and trucks.
Owned and operated by well known local automotive specialist Ben
Neighbour, the first Midas Tyre and Auto Centre represents the next major step
in a stellar 16 year career with Midas. Ben has built his long career by
building strong customer relationships across a number of executive management
positions, along with becoming the owner of two Midas stores located in the
Brisbane suburbs of Ashgrove and Albion.
Ben has been intrinsically involved with Midas since becoming a Mazda
factory trained fully qualified mechanic back in 2004. Joining the company as
an Assistant Manager, Ben progressed to become a Midas Area Manager before
taking on the reigns as State Manager of both Queensland and South Australia.
Ben became a Midas franchisee when he acquired the Ashgrove store in 2011,
followed by the Albion store four years later. Both Midas stores continue to
operate successfully under Ben’s management and supervision.
Opening Australia’s first Midas Tyre and Auto Centre is an exciting step
for this local family business.
“This is an exciting opportunity to expand the Midas brand into the tyre
replacement and wheel servicing space and having been involved with Midas over
the past two decades, it is a privilege to open the first Midas Tyre and Auto
Store in Australia,” Ben stated.
“We have completely re-designed and equipped this workshop to handle all
manner of tyre replacements for cars, SUV’s , 4WD’s and commercial vehicles and
we look forward to offering the same level of dedicated service, advice and
value pricing that Midas is famous for with tyre replacements, along with all
automotive servicing and repairs,” He added.
Midas Tyre and Auto in Newmarket also uses the latest specification
diagnostic scan equipment and has made a major $50K equipment investment by
adding a state of the art Hunter wheel alignment machine that is suitable for
all vehicles including those featuring lane sensing technology. In addition to
this, the new Midas workshop includes Nitrogen inflation capability, making
this the one stop Brisbane destination for all tyre and wheel services along
with all servicing and repair requirements.
The new Midas Tyre and Auto store located on the easily accessible
Enoggera Road in Newmarket features the latest specification tyre replacement
and wheel alignment equipment technology to ensure prompt, professional and
timely tyre replacements for all customers.
With one in every five cars presented for servicing at Midas workshops
across the country displaying obvious signs of worn or damaged tyres, the
establishment of Midas Tyre and Auto, along with the many Midas Auto Service
Centres nationwide that also handle tyre replacements, is an important step
towards ensuring that Midas customers are driving the safest possible vehicles.
According to Ryan Deal, National Operations Manager for Midas, “We
congratulate Ben Neighbour and the growth of his local family business that now
includes Australia’s first Midas Tyre and Auto store. The fit out of this
workshop and its state of the art equipment really sets a new standard. Ben is
leading the way for future Midas Tyre and Auto locations to gradually open
across the country, thereby increasing the competition in tyre replacement -
and this can only serve to benefit Australian motorists.”
“Even with this store’s specialisation in tyres, it is important to note
that our new Midas Tyre and Auto store will offer the same value priced
servicing and guaranteed automotive repairs that Midas is renowned for,” stated
Ben Neighbour.
“As a family business, all customers can expect excellent service, being
speaking directly to the business owner, general manager and mechanics, rather
than being treated like a number,” Ben added.
Midas Tyre and Auto is also looking forward to becoming an active part
of the local community, by supporting local sporting clubs, charities and
community associations.
As a part of Australia’s largest automotive aftermarket company, Bapcor
Limited, Midas Tyre and Auto enters the domestic tyre replacement market with
significant purchasing power to provide motorists nationwide with competitive
tyre brand choice and value for money.
October 29, 2020 - BAPCOR – ASIA PACIFIC’S
UNRIVALLED AUTO AFTERMARKET INDUSTRY LEADER CONTINUES TO GROW
Australia and the Asia Pacific region’s
automotive aftermarket industry leader, Bapcor, continues to set new benchmarks
in business growth despite the disruption faced during 2020.
Bapcor’s strategically planned growth programs for each end of the
automotive aftermarket supply chain include significant improvements across the
company’s Trade, Specialist Wholesale and Retail segments located in in
Australia, New Zealand and in Asia.
The Bapcor FY21 First Quarter Trading Update to the Australian Stock
Exchange (ASX:BAP) outlined significant revenue growth that was achieved across
each of the Australian company’s automotive aftermarket segments. Bapcor Group
companies achieved 27% revenue growth during this highly challenging period,
clearly underlying the robust strength of its automotive aftermarket
businesses.
Already the clear number one with over 1,100 locations in Australia and
across the Asia-Pacific region in the automotive aftermarket industry,
following a strategy of organic growth and a series of perfectly mated
automotive business acquisitions since 2011, Bapcor’s commitment to continued
growth for each of its business segments is delivering significant and
impressive results.
The Australian company has achieved this despite the disruption caused
by the COVID-19 pandemic by remaining committed to its planned growth path.
Bapcor is investing significantly in the important areas of information
technology, eCommerce, process and system upgrades as well as marketing.
Capital investment in new facilities continues to increase the company’s
already unrivalled Asia Pacific footprint.
Bapcor’s exciting five year growth targets for each of its business
segments heralds a very exciting future for this proudly Australian owned
company. Each of Bapcor’s segments are focussed “specialists”, whether they are
trade, retail, truck or across the various wholesale businesses. The company
recognises the needs of the different customer bases and treats every customer
group with the specialised focus that they deserve. Put simply, trade customers
have different requirements to retail customers; electrical specialist
workshops have different needs to general automotive workshops - and as such
Bapcor structures its businesses accordingly.
Bapcor’s Burson Trade business in Australia is perfectly on track to
reach its 240 Burson Auto Parts store target having reached the 190 store
milestone in October, 2020. This business has always targeted geographic
locations to best suit its industry leading workshop customer base. It will
continue to do so to best service the automotive repairers and service centres
around Australia.
The company’s Specialist Wholesale segment sits at the very top of the
industry for parts programs and continues to grow steadily through new product
development, marketing initiatives and by generating improved efficiencies.
These include the introduction of own-brand product ranges, which includes the
recent launch of the Alcius Climate Control air conditioning parts range
comprising of more than 6,500 part numbers.
The Commercial Vehicle Group also represents a strong growth segment for
Bapcor with a planned doubling of its current footprint across both the light
and heavy commercial vehicle parts sectors.
The Retail segment, which sells automotive parts and accessories to the
DIY market, is also growing strongly across both company owned and franchised
operations. National footprint growth across the highly successful and
nationally renowned Autobarn stores has been consistent throughout 2020 and
will continue well into the future as they march towards 200 stores. The
service business, Midas, also continues to expand as Australian motorists
continue the trend of owning their cars longer, requiring more maintenance and
servicing by well-known and highly trusted operators.
To optimise the company’s already industry leading efficiencies is the
construction of a state of the art Distribution Centre in the Melbourne suburb
of Tullamarine. This enormous project will centralise the distribution
requirements of the current 13 Melbourne based warehouses. This major local
investment will create efficiencies that will set new industry standards for
the optimisation of order fill, speed of processing, inventory availability and
delivery along with re-stocking to meet the requirements of all the Bapcor
businesses.
Bapcor’s growth is not limited to the confines of its native Australia,
with the company actively growing and optimising its footprint in New Zealand
with its strong performing BNT, Shock Shop and Battery Town store networks.
This is in addition to being the first to open a number of successful
automotive aftermarket parts stores in Bangkok under the Burson Auto Parts
brand. Thailand has been the initial focus of the company’s international
expansion, where Bapcor has been successful in creating significant culture
change relating to how automotive parts are distributed to repairers and
consumers, along with the introduction of the country’s first on-line vehicle
parts catalogue.
According to Bapcor Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer,
Darryl Abotomey, the company’s growth is just beginning.
“Our performance and growth this year with all of its challenges
highlights what a resilient and financially solid business Bapcor truly is.
Each of our business segments support each other, creating opportunities to
further increase our already unrivalled footprint and customer reach.
“If the industry thinks we are big now as the Asia Pacific’s unrivalled
automotive aftermarket industry leader, get set for the future as we have no
plans of slowing down as we identify and develop more opportunities to use each
of our segment’s synergies to generate growth well into the future,” Mr
Abotomey stated.
Bapcor Limited (ASX:BAP) is the Asia Pacific’s
leading provider of vehicle parts, accessories, equipment, service and
solutions operating out of more than 1,100 locations across Australia, New
Zealand and Thailand by 4,500 team members.
Bapcor’s core business is the automotive
aftermarket. The Australian company’s businesses span the end-to-end
aftermarket supply chain covering the Trade, Specialist Wholesale, Retail and
Service sectors.
The companies within the Bapcor Group include
Australia and New Zealand’s most trusted automotive aftermarket businesses:
Retail:
Autobarn, Autopro, Sprint Auto Parts, Opposite Lock
Service: Midas, ABS, Shock Shop, Battery Town
Trade: Burson
Auto Parts, Burson Auto Parts Thailand, BNT, Precision Automotive Equipment,
Truck & Trailer Parts
Specialist Wholesale: AAD, Autolign, JAS Oceania, Baxters, Bearing Wholesalers, Roadsafe,
MTQ, Diesel Distributors, Toperformance, Federal Batteries, HCB Technologies,
Premier Auto Trade, AADi, IKP, HIM Spares, DKSP, JCS, Japanese Trucks
Australia, He Knows Truck Parts, Truckline & Diesel Drive
All Bapcor companies are aligned to four
straight forward and highly effective core values; We give a damn, We are in it
together, We get it done and We do the right thing.
October 26, 2020 - ALL MIDAS SOUTH AUSTRALIAN
STORES GAIN RAA APPROVED REPAIRER STATUS
After more than four decades of providing
quality automotive servicing to Australia’s motorists, Midas continues to
strive to meet and exceed the industry benchmarks. Testament to this commitment
is Midas’ latest initiative to best serve the automotive servicing and repair
group’s South Australian customers.
All Midas South Australian repair centres have now gained RAA (Royal
Automobile Association) Approved Repairer Status, meeting all RAA stringent
requirements to ensure total quality automotive service and repair to their
valued customers.
In achieving this peak automotive association approval, essential
criteria has been and will continue to be met by all Midas stores located
across metropolitan Adelaide.
In adhering with the RAA Approved Repairer Code of Practice, all Midas
Auto Service centres must:
Adhere
to the stringent RAA Approved Repairer Code of Practice
Be equipped with a
comprehensive and specific list of tools and equipment as outlined in the
RAA Approved Repairer Code of Practice
Have
qualified mechanics on site and with all technicians required to attend at
least one training course per year
Have
a trained First Aid officer on site
Have
a trained Fire Warden on site
Comply
with current SafeWork SA Work Health and Safety Guidelines.
Expect
regular RAA Approved Repairer inspections to ensure compliance is
maintained.
Midas General Manager Rob
Lewis, stated that this association with the RAA is strong endorsement of Midas
commitment to continuously enhancing the group’s customer service excellence in
South Australia.
“We are proud to offer
motorists nationwide the highest quality automotive service and repair. This
commitment by our South Australian franchisees to meet the state’s most
stringent code of practice, as set by the RAA, represents yet another step
forward in ensuring that this is the case.” Mr Lewis said.
“We congratulate our South
Australian franchisees on attaining and abiding by these stringent requirements
that provide further trust and peace of mind for our valued customers,” Mr
Lewis added.
Dayco, a leading engine products and drive
systems supplier for theautomotive, industrial and
aftermarket industries,marked a decade in Australia’s
premier Supercars Championship during the Covid-19 disrupted 2020 season.
One factor has remained the same throughout Dayco’s Supercar involvement
over the years and that is the racer doing most of the ultra-high-speed
driving, highly experienced long term Dayco Ambassador David Russell.
Dayco’s decade in Supercars was marked with large front windscreen and
rear wing signage on David Russell and Garry Jacobson’s MSR Commodore Supercar
at the 60th running of Australia’s great race, the Supercheap Auto
Bathurst 1000 held from October 15 to 18.
While ultimately this 10th Dayco visit to Mount Panorama
ended prematurely 62 laps into the 161 lap race, “Dayco Dave” Russell and Garry
Jacobson performed strongly during all of the practice sessions, Russell
placing the car into the top five during his co-driver sessions, with the car
consistently close to the top ten throughout the preparation days despite the
setback of an early engine replacement.
Russell and Jacobson were making up ground during the opening stages of
the 1,000 kilometre race, Russell frequently among the fastest drivers across
the top of the mountain, but lacking straight line speed due to the use of a
spare engine that later in the race would fail, forcing the car’s retirement.
Dayco’s presence at Australia’s greatest motor race in front of major
television audiences both locally and abroad throughout the four days, ensured
that this leading global automotive aftermarket brand made the most of the only
Supercar endurance event of the 2020 season, with the other two events having
been cancelled due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Dayco’s 2020 motorsport program was heavily impacted by the pandemic in
Australia and internationally, with Russell planning to compete with fellow
Dayco Ambassador Roger Lago in the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup Australia
Championship. Despite having completed one round, this along with a number of
local and international GT Sportscar events were cancelled.
“We made the most of a bad situation in 2020 and we are very proud to
have joined Dave Russell once again at our country’s greatest motor race,”
Arnold Mouw, Dayco Australia Managing Director and Vice President, Aftermarket
Asia Pacific stated.
“Of course, we are disappointed that we couldn’t do all of the customer
events across all of the race events that we had planned, but this situation
was the same for everyone involved in the sport this year. It is a tribute to
all involved with Supercars that they managed to complete a disrupted season
when so many other sports and racing categories could not. We have enjoyed
being a part of the sport over the last decade with Dayco Dave and look forward
to returning to a much more normal motorsport program in 2021.”
October 21, 2020 - 190 BURSON AUTO
PARTS STORES AND COUNTING
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts celebrates another major milestone in the
almost five decade history of this country’s preferred trade supplier of parts,
tools and equipment.
Burson Auto Parts’
190th store has opened at the large Victorian rural town of Kilmore, located
conveniently on the main street at Shop 7, 84 Sydney Street in Kilmore.
This new Burson
Auto Parts store services the major Northern Victorian regional centres of
Kilmore, Wallan, Wandong, Broadford and Seymour.
Despite the
disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Burson Auto Parts has opened an
additional seven stores during 2020, taking the total number of new Burson Auto
Parts stores joining Australia’s preferred trade network to 20 over
the past two years.
Burson Auto
Parts’ targeted geographic growth ensures that automotive repairers across the
country have access to vast stocks of parts with prompt deliveries, keeping
their businesses operating effectively throughout these regional centres and
their surrounding rural communities.
The highly
experienced management and staff of Burson Auto Parts Kilmore combine multiple
decades of direct involvement in the automotive parts and repair industries,
ensuring that their customers are provided with the highest level of service.
Committed to
supporting local automotive businesses, Burson Auto Parts Kilmore is stocked
with a huge range of parts tailored to meet local repairer demand and specific
rural vehicle requirements. The Kilmore store also has a fleet of Burson Auto
Parts delivery vehicles to ensure prompt deliveries.
This new Burson
Auto Parts store increase the already unparalleled footprint of the Bapcor
Group, Australasia’s largest automotive aftermarket specialised company,
further emphasising the local company’s commitment to Australia’s automotive
repairers.
According to
Craig Magill, Executive General Manager, Burson Trade,“Our strategic growth
continues to ensure that automotive repairers have access to large stock
holdings of parts, tools and the latest diagnostic equipment along with prompt
and knowledgeable customer service.”
“Our growth also
provides new local employment opportunities ranging from store staff, delivery
drivers and local store management, which is particularly important during this
very challenging year for so many people,” Mr Magill added.
Burson Auto Parts
now heads towards 200 stores nationwide, heralding a decade of immense
strategic growth for this proudly Australian company.
Kilmore and
surrounding regional area automotive repairers and service centres can contact
Burson Auto Parts locally by calling (03) 5742 8065 or by Email:
Kilmore@burson.com.au
October 15, 2020 - ALCIUS - FOR COMPLETE CLIMATE CONTROL
Keep your cool and
stay in control this summer, knowing that Alcius is taking care of the climate
control components your workshop needs, when you need them.
Alcius is the cooling and climate control expert.
Trustworthy, progressive and backed by Australasia’s largest automotive
aftermarket specialists, Bapcor, Alcius has the most comprehensive range of
climate control parts, tools and equipment for air conditioning specialists and
general automotive repairers.
"The Alcius climate control product range provides
Australian automotive repairers with a total one-stop air conditioning parts
solution,” says Bapcor Group Category Manager Mark Caldone.
The
comprehensive and accessible range of Alcius cooling and climate
control components are specifically designed to withstand the demands
of the Australian climate and you can be confident that the technical
quality and performance perfectly matches the OE parts. The commitment
to quality is underpinnned by a 24 month extended warranty. *
“Bapcor’s premium quality product, our highly skilled
air conditioning and related climate control product experience, combined with
our unparalleled national distribution footprint, make Alcius the complete
climate control parts solution,” Mark adds.
The launch of Alcius’ new premium quality
air-conditioning parts, tools and equipment range is being celebrated with the
‘Keep Your Cool and Summer On with Alcius’ promotional campaign and the
release of the industry’s most comprehensive category catalogue. Boasting more
than 6,500 SKU applications, across a broad range of genuine OE brands and
after-market components, the catalogue showcases the extensive offering of
Alcius products, which have been constantly redeveloped and updated over 50
years to ensure that they meet the requirements of Australian automotive
repairers and air conditioning specialists.
“We are steadfast in our commitment as leaders and
progressive product innovators to continually expand and improve existing
products,” says Mark.
“The comprehensive Alcius product range meets the
needs of our valued customers along with the ever-evolving number of vehicle
makes and models on our roads.”
To help keep your business moving, Alcius supports its
range with a professional team of automotive air conditioning specialists and
customer service teams around Australia.
Focussed on building relationships to ensure truly
personal service and unrivalled expertise, its people are responsive to all your
needs, offering competitive pricing, technical advice and on-demand delivery.
That’s the kind of support you need to stay in control this summer.
The Alcius range of cooling and climate control
components is available exclusively from Bapcor’s leading automotive
aftermarket trade outlets across Australia, including Burson Auto Parts, JAS
Oceania Australia and BaxtersMTQ.
For more information and a list of stockists visit www.alcius.com.au
October 14, 2020 - GAIN MORE AIR CONDITIONER SERVICE BUSINESS WITH ECOTECHNICS
Now is the perfect time to consider the state of your workshop’s air
conditioner service equipment.
Precision Automotive Equipment is the exclusive
Australian importer of the premium quality Ecotechnics air conditioner service
equipment range. This new product range includes both sole and dual gas air
conditioning service models that are suitable for the servicing of both R134a
and HFO1234yf refrigerant equipped vehicles.
Ecotechnics, with over 20 years of experience, is a
leading manufacturer of quality air conditioning service equipment. Globally,
Ecotechnics’ products are distributed to 80 countries, making this leading
Precision Automotive Equipment brand the international benchmark for the
maintenance of automotive air conditioning systems.
Manufactured in Italy and committed to continual
product innovation and development, Ecotechnics is the industry benchmark in
air conditioner servicing equipment. All Ecotechnics models are fully automatic
in operation, recovering, recycling and recharging air conditioner refrigerant
at the touch of a button. Featuring bright colour control displays, touchscreen
functionality, thermal printers and integrated hybrid functions on some models,
the Ecotechnics range is easy to use and has been designed specifically for use
by professional automotive technicians.
Ecotechnics has invested significantly in the research
and development of its products in line with continued technological
development in the automotive industry. This has ensured that these products
meet the growing performance and efficiency requirements of automotive air
conditioning systems, coupled with the introduction of HFO1234yf refrigerant in
recent years across today’s vast and constantly expanding car parc.
The Ecotechnics air conditioning service product range
from Precision Automotive Equipment is innovative, safe, ecological and very
easy to use. This exclusive new air conditioning service equipment range
provides your workshop with the best possible automotive climate control
service solution.
With Instant Asset taxation write-offs available, the
timing is right to update your air conditioning service equipment and increase
the scope of your air conditioning service business with the help of the
Precision Automotive Equipment team, a part of Australia’s Bapcor Group of
automotive aftermarket companies.
For more information regarding the Ecotechnics range
please contact Precision Automotive Equipment on 1300 366 252 or
visit www.precisionautomotive.com.au.
October 13, 2020 - DAVID RUSSELL PREPARES FOR
BATHURST WITH POLE POSITION AND SECOND PLACE AT THE QUEENSLAND RACEWAY 300
Lismore (NSW) based Supercars
endurance race co-driver David Russell has prepared for his 11th
Bathurst 1000 this weekend by competing strongly at the QR 300 Production Car
Enduro held under lights at Queensland Raceway on Saturday evening (Oct 10).
Sharing the BTuned BMW M4 with Karl Begg for the first time, the highly
experienced Supercars, GT and Porsche Carrera Cup driver set the fastest ever
Production Car lap at Queensland Raceway (1:17.49s) earning his team Pole
position following the top ten shoot out.
The 96 lap race saw the BMW powered duo finish second after having led
the mid and closing stages of the race. Begg started the race strongly setting
up a commanding early lead, handing the car over to Russell for a double stint
on lap 30. The Dayco sponsored driver re-gained the lead after the pit stop and
remained in front until his second compulsory pit stop. The team lost the lead
to the Ellery brothers due to an ill-timed virtual safety car / clamp down
period during the closing stages of the race, finishing a strong second.
Russell’s 2nd place result in the QR 300 marks yet another
endurance racing event where he has managed to win or achieve a podium result,
which includes class victories in all Bathurst GT and Production Car endurance
racing events over the past decade.
“I enjoyed being back behind the wheel again in this endurance race,
Karl and I worked very well together and the team gave us a strong car with
good pit work. After a year of very limited racing miles, it was great to be
racing again so competitively,” Russell stated.
The Dayco Australia Ambassador is now focussed on this Sunday’s
Supercheap Auto Bathurst 1000, where he will join the Matt Stone Racing team
and season driver Garry Jacobson at Mount Panorama in the #35 Yellowcover MSR
Commodore.
“I’ve been looking forward to this race all year and to finally be
heading to Mount Panorama is very exciting. I think this year will provide some
very mixed results, particularly if the weather plays a part as it has been
predicted to. I believe that Garry and I will race strongly together, MSR
always prepares a great car for the mountain and our goal is to be in the top
ten when that final hour of the 161 lap race comes, to place us in a position
to gain a strong result,” Russell said.
October 12, 2020 - DAYCO CONTINUES EXTENSIVE
PRODUCT RANGE GROWTH
Dayco continues to lead the way with their premium quality
range of engine belts, engine belt kits and more recently with Dayco’s Timing
Chain Kits which have quickly established a prime reputation of total quality
and reliability for automotive repairers and re-sellers across Australia and
New Zealand.
Dayco’s policy of always providing the broadest range of vehicle
applications to ensure the diverse Australian and New Zealand car parc of
passenger vehicles, SUV’s 4WD’s along with light and Heavy Duty commercial
vehicles across all of its engine component product ranges ensures thatrepairers and re-sellers always have the
exact products they need.
The extensive range of direct-fit Dayco Timing Chain Kits combine the
benefits of the company’s world class design and engineering expertise in
toothed belt power transmission systems along with Dayco’s in-depth knowledge
of functional requirements of popular local, Asian and European vehicle makes
and models.
All Dayco Timing Chain Kits
include:
Synergic design of each entire kit (chain,
guides, tensioner, gears and seals)
High robustness and proven reliability on test
benches and in vehicle fleet testing
High strength steel, precision machined
tensioners to ensure reduced internal clearances for optimum control and
management of the timing chain tension
High strength plastic guides manufactured with
glass fibres for additional strength.
High strength moulding steel or sintered steel
manufactured gears with specific heat treatments applied for the hardening
of the toothed area surfaces
In addition to Dayco’s range
of Timing Belt Kits, the global company has extended the company’s Heavy Duty
vehicle aftermarket product range to include premium quality water pumps,
coolant expansion tanks, thermostats and radiator caps. Covering the most
popular Heavy Duty vehicle brands including Western Star, Kenworth, Mercedes,
Scania DAF, MAN, the Dayco Heavy Duty range also continues to grow in line with
repairer and operator demand.
The new Dayco Heavy Duty
range of water pumps, coolant expansion tanks, thermostats and radiator caps
cover most Heavy Duty commercial vehicles used in Australia and New Zealand.
Dayco has a renowned history
in the design and manufacturing of Heavy Duty engine drive systems, thermal
management and performance components. The global company developed its first
Heavy Duty Poly Rib Belt for Diesel engines back in 1959. Dayco also designed
and developed the first ever flat spring belt tensioner for heavy duty engine
applications in 1984.
Globally, Dayco supplies the Heavy Duty Original Equipment market with engine belts and
tensioners, providing Australia’s Heavy Duty repairers and fleet operators with
the same or better quality than that demanded from the world’s leading Heavy
Duty vehicle manufacturers.
All Dayco Heavy Duty
replacement engine components have been designed to meet the higher torque and
power pulses exerted by today’s diesel engines.
Application range, premium quality engineering and manufacturing, along
with constant application updating, combine with unrivalled product
availability and distribution to place Dayco Australia in a field of its own in
relation to all of your engine drive and thermal management component
requirements.
To find out more visit www.dayco.com or contact Dayco
Australia customer service by calling 03 9794 4466 or speak toyour Dayco distributor.
October 5, 2020 - IT’S A TOTAL WIN-WIN FOR
CAPRICORN MEMBERS AND PREFERRED SUPPLIERS Capricorn has been returning wins for its Members
for almost 50 years. But it’s not only Members who benefit from participating
in Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative. Recent financial results
clearly show that Capricorn Preferred Suppliers are big winners too.
The Capricorn Preferred Supplier network, who provide high quality
products and services to more than 20,000 Capricorn Member workshops across
Australia and New Zealand, are the backbone to the cooperative’s success.
These Capricorn Preferred Suppliers operate in a healthy environment
that provides strong repeat business. Capricorn drives sales by incentivising
Members to always purchase the quality automotive products they need from a
Capricorn Preferred Supplier. One powerful motivator is the Capricorn Rewards
program, which is one of the most generous in Australasia, returning 1.5 points
on almost every $1 spent, with every 100 rewards points worth $1. In addition
to the financial incentives, Members also receive instant trade credit and
consolidated billing with all Preferred Suppliers, making it a much more
convenient way to trade.
This cooperative dynamic results in a true win-win relationship both for
Members and the companies that have become Capricorn Preferred Suppliers. Many
automotive component manufacturers, distributors and service providers have
seen consistent, long-term sales growth through Capricorn.
Working to win each Capricorn Preferred Supplier more loyal customers, a
team of almost 70 full time Capricorn field staff act as their defacto sales
teams, visiting Members to inform them of the latest products and services
available through the network.
Once a supplier joins Capricorn’s Preferred Supplier ranks, their
companies are featured in the Capricorn Purple Pages Directory. Capricorn
Members use this directory when seeking parts, tools, equipment and services on
a daily basis. This directory is also used to source office essentials for
Capricorn Members, providing opportunities for non-automotive companies to
become Capricorn Preferred Suppliers as well.
Capricorn Preferred Suppliers can benefit further by conducting their
own Capricorn Rewards promotions to further incentivise sales of specific
products, brands or services.
The proof of Capricorn’s win-win success both for its Members and
Preferred Suppliers is very clear. During 2018/19 in Australia and New Zealand,
Capricorn Members purchased a staggering $2 Billion of Preferred Suppliers’
products, returning $35.9 Million to Members in Capricorn Rewards points.
Capricorn Preferred Suppliers can also save on the costs of doing
business, with the expenses of credit checks, debt collection, invoicing,
office bookwork and administration being greatly reduced.
August 25, 2020 - NEW CAPRICORN ONLINE RESOURCE
PLACES YOUR OWN BUSINESS MENTOR AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative,
Capricorn, introduces another benefit designed to assist the growth and
development of Members’ businesses.
There is no doubt that given the challenges faced across Australia and
New Zealand by the COVID-19 pandemic, all business owners and their staff have
a newfound appreciation for the speed of disruption and the direct impacts of
this to their business stability and growth. Capricorn is assisting its Members to navigate through this challenging
period by launching an online resource that provides wide-ranging content for
all stages of business.
CapHub is a content portal providing easy access to valuable expert
business tips and advice, automotive workshop hacks and important industry data
to help develop and improve your business. CapHub also includes a highly researched snapshot of the auto repair
industry from the perspective of Members. The ‘Capricorn State of the Nation
Report 2020’ is the culmination of Capricorn’s most substantial research
project ever undertaken. The landmark report combines feedback from over 1,500
automotive workshop owners and operators located across Australia and New
Zealand, to provide a range of insights on the industry, by the industry, for
your workshop.
According to Capricorn Group CEO David Fraser, “Capricorn is always
looking for more ways to support our Members to strengthen their businesses.
This is especially important as we recover from the disruption caused by the
COVID-19 pandemic.”
“In response to our Members telling us that they want to spend less time
working in their workshops and more time working on their workshops, we are
sure that this detailed report will enable direct comparisons and outline areas
for improvement.” Mr Fraser stated.
This new Capricorn online business resource includes a variety of
regularly updated automotive aftermarket business relevant articles and
information within the Business section, while the Customer section has been designed to assist your business to attract,
retain and engage with your valued clients. An Industry section provides
instant access to a range of reports and event information to keep your
business connected to key support information and activities.
Some examples of the business support now available from CapHub include
seven tips to improve cashflow, how creating a great culture can transform your
business and tough decisions: short term pain for long term gain. Using social media to enhance your customer service, what signals you
may be giving to customers about your workshop and customer experience being
your optimum marketing tools, are all current CapHub topics covered for the
Customers section. These are joined by industry highlight features such as
ensuring that your workshop is future-proof and protecting your business from
cyber-crime.
The Capricorn State of the Nation 2020 Report enables Capricorn Members
to compare their business’ efficiencies and concerns with their colleagues
through easy to understand data analysis. It covers a total of 46 pages
including proportionately equal Capricorn Member feedback from all Australian
states and New Zealand. 69% of Members own and operate mechanical workshops,
10% are panel repairers, 5% auto electricians, 5% mobile mechanics, 3% tyre and
suspension specialists, and the remaining fitting into other automotive
categories. This ensured that the information gained from this report came from
a vast range of Capricorn businesses of all types and sizes, providing a
snapshot of the automotive aftermarket industry.
The Capricorn State of the Nation Report features easy to read sections
relating to the total Member survey data gained. These sections include
Confidence, Challenges, Perceptions of Success, Efficiency, Our Customers, Know
Your Value, Parts Pricing, Technology, The Future, Apprentices, Staff Rates,
Experience and Training, Succession and Future Planning and a set of General
Recommendations.
“This is a relevant report on
the industry, by the industry. This is not assumed data; it is real information
from real Capricorn Members across Australia and New Zealand. I encourage
Members to benchmark their own business performance compared to their
automotive aftermarket industry colleagues. It is not a report to leave on a
shelf. It’s a resource that will guide us all towards a more successful
future,” Mr Fraser stated.
“If there is one major factor that stands out from the findings of this
report, it is the optimism of Capricorn Members for the future. This is a
future that we will be directly alongside our Members for - because as the
success of our cooperative has shown across nearly five decades, we are always
stronger together,” Mr Fraser added.
Capricorn Members and non-members are welcome to access the new CapHub
content portal and Capricorn State of the Nation Report from the Capricorn website at
www.capricorn.coop/caphub.
August 14, 2020 - ALL NEW CAPRICORN REWARDS WEBSITE AND PRODUCT RANGE
UNVEILED
Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative
introduces yet another new way to benefit from Capricorn membership. Driven by
feedback from their Members, Capricorn has joined forces with leading rewards
and incentives business innovators, 212F, to create a world-class loyalty
program that gives all Capricorn Members a memorable and exciting experience
when redeeming their hard earned rewards points.
Recognising how busy
Capricorn’s 20,000 plus Members across Australia and New Zealand are, many of
whom lack the time to leave their workshops to purchase items for themselves,
their family or their staff, Capricorn introduces a brand new Capricorn Rewards
website located at www.capricorn.coop/rewardprogram.
Ensuring that Capricorn
Members make the most of the rewards points they earn on parts, equipment and
business essential products purchased from Capricorn Preferred Suppliers, the
new Capricorn Rewards website offers Members a huge selection of quality
merchandise across a range of product categories.
According to Bradley Gannon,
Capricorn Automotive CEO, “Our new Capricorn Rewards website is yet another way
for our Members to make the most from being a part of Australasia’s largest
automotive cooperative and be rewarded for their hard work. It also enables
Members to be rewarded with quick and easy access to gifts or personal items
from a vast, high quality, online selection, which is particularly important
during the current challenging business climate in some parts of Australia.”
“I am sure that all Capricorn
Members will be pleasantly surprised at the vast range of over a thousand
different products available. This selection will continue to evolve with our
Member’s wants and needs into the future.” Mr Gannon added.
The first 1,000 Members to
use the new Capricorn Rewards website to purchase products or services using
points from August 13, 2020 to October 30, 2020 will also receive 1,000 bonus
Capricorn Rewards points as an exciting introductory incentive. Visit
capricorn.coop/tc for full offer details.
Capricorn Rewards shop
categories include products for the home, workshop, sport and fitness,
technology and electronics, travel, cosmetics, jewellery, sunglasses, watches,
toys, movies, books, magazines, outdoor living products and other gift ideas. Members
can also reward their staff with gift vouchers, food and beverage products,
hampers and workshop products. Of course, Members can still use their points to
pay their Capricorn Trade Accounts too.
The new and improved program
is made even more tempting with 90% of merchandise priced lower than
recommended retail and with delivery costs also included.
The new Capricorn Rewards
program clearly outlines the power of participation in this almost five-decade
strong automotive cooperative. Capricorn Rewards is already one of
Australasia’s most generous with Members earning 1.5 points on almost every
dollar spent for doing no more than normally running your business.
Capricorn Members are
encouraged to make more of their everyday purchases using their Capricorn Trade
Account to watch their points balances soar.
For more information on the
all new Capricorn Rewards program contact your local Capricorn Area Manager or
login now to capricorn.coop/rewardprogram to reward your family, your
staff or yourself.
August 6, 2020 - BURSON AUTO PARTS DOUBLES UP
ON TRACK IN 2020
Australia’s preferred trade supplier of automotive
parts, tools and workshop equipment, Burson Auto Parts, will double-up the
true blue company’s presence in one of Australia’s most exciting touring car
championships this year.
Following the aborted start to the 2020 carsales TCR Australia
Championship at the cancelled Australian Grand Prix season opener in Melbourne
back in March, Burson Auto Parts has stayed on the virtual track thanks to the
efforts of talented father and son racers Jason and Ben Bargwanna throughout
the COVID-19 disruption of the official race event calendar.
Now, just like the double Burson Auto Parts simulator racing challenge,
the Australian company is pleased to announce that two Burson Auto Parts Racing
TCR Australia cars will take to the track across the newly revised 2020 carsales
TCR Australia Championship season.
As announced in March, highly experienced former Supercar race winner
Jason Bargwanna will compete in the Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR,
while his son Ben will make his TCR Australia Championship debut in a uniquely
liveried second Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR, with both cars
prepared and raced by legendary Australian motorsport team, Garry Rogers
Motorsport.
This doubles-up Burson Auto Parts’ motorsport based marketing efforts
together with supplier sponsors Dayco, Wesfil, Fuchs, Hella, Hella Pagid,
Sachs, Bosch and Premier Auto Trade.
Both Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308 TCR drivers have taken part in
detailed pre-season testing and are well prepared and very eager to finally get
the racing underway in this Covid-19 disrupted season.
“We had set out at the start of the year with a clear and structured
plan with defined goals for both Ben and I, then 2020 slapped us in the face
and forced a total rethink. Initially Ben and I were going to team up for the
Bathurst international in the two driver event but those plans have changed and
ours had to as well.
“We have worked closely with Burson Auto Parts and together we have
aligned our goals and I am very excited to expand to a two car program for the
remainder of 2020.
“Ben now makes the step to TCR and I am so proud of him. From his first
Kart race meeting at Gippsland Kart Club, as a 10 year old, when he spent every
lap of his first race waving to mum and I as he drove past, to the day the
penny dropped and he realised what winning was all about, to watching him drive
out of pit lane in the Burson Auto Parts Peugeot at the pre-season test, really
was a lump in the throat moment. He has grown into a great young man - he
clearly got that from his mother!” Jason stated.
“It is surreal to think that together we will head out and tackle the
top quality TCR Australia field. I guess the saying about the first person you
want to beat is your teammate now takes on a whole new and deeply personal meaning!
He is the one driver I would be proud to finish in second place to,” He added.
As you would expect, Ben Bargwanna is counting the hours and minutes
before his debut TCR race in the Burson Auto Parts Racing Peugeot 308.
“It is just awesome to be a part of the Burson Auto Parts Racing Team. I
am so hungry for this that it hurts and driving the car for the first time in
testing was an amazing experience.
“It was a bitter pill to swallow when my Formula Ford Championship plans
were disrupted by the pandemic, but I decided to stay focused, positive and to
work hard on the things that I could control.
“I have really enjoyed driving for the team in the E-Racing Sim world, I
am fit and ready and now can’t wait for the real world racing to start,” Ben
said.
“I make no assumptions of the size of the challenge I am facing with
this, but with the support of Garry Rogers Motorsport and Burson Auto Parts, I
will work harder than any driver in the field to make the most out of this fantastic
opportunity.
“The first goal is to make the top ten, then to make the top five and
race for the podium. I am focused on doing whatever it takes to win, including
beating the old man!” Ben added.
All jokes aside, it also means a great deal for Ben to be able to race
with and against his father.
“Not only is this a great opportunity to be part of the TCR Australia
field, but it is also an amazing opportunity to be racing with my Dad. He has
been there for every step of my racing and for him to be a part of this next
huge step means a lot. Everything I have learnt so far has been from him, so to
continue that next step of my learning with him can only generate further
improvement,” Ben stated.
Burson Auto Parts General Manager, Marketing, Anthony Hughes is excited
about doubling up on the track in this delayed start to the 2020 carsales TCR
Australia Championship.
“We are delighted that the opportunity became available to place a
second Burson Auto Parts Racing TCR car on the grid in this delayed start to
the 2020 season. We are also looking forward to the father and son battles that
will progress across the six races that will form the new look championship,”
Anthony Hughes stated.
“Along with the impossible to miss Burson Auto Parts livery on Jason’s
car, logos of more company owned brands will appear on Ben’s car throughout the
season, reminding our valued customers and new customers of these quality
Australian automotive aftermarket brands,” Mr Hughes added.
The 2020 carsales TCR Australia Championship is scheduled to return to
the track from October and extend through to the end of January 2021. All races
will be televised live and free on the Seven Network across Australia. Visit www.tcraustralia.com for updated event
information.
TCR Australia includes all front-wheel drive C-Segment hatchbacks or
sedans, powered by production based turbocharged petrol or diesel engines with
a capacity of up to two litres. Vehicles represented in the series include such
makes as Alfa-Romeo, Audi, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Peugeot, Renault, Subaru
and Volkswagen. To find out more about TCR click here.
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts is part of the country’s largest
automotive aftermarket specialised company, Bapcor Limited. There are more than
187 Burson Auto Parts stores nationwide with the company’s growth continuing at
a solid pace. To find out more about Burson Auto Parts, visit www.burson.com.au.
Suggested Caption: Father and son racing duo Jason and Ben Bargwanna double the track
action for Burson Auto Parts in the 2020 carsales TCR Australia Championship.
July 31, 2020 - NEW CAPRICORN RISING STAR
EMERGES FROM HIGHLY TALENTED FIELD
Capricorn, Australasia’s largest automotive
cooperative, has once again conducted a highly successful search for Australia
and New Zealand’s top performing automotive apprentice.
Capricorn Rising Stars is an initiative to help Capricorn Members
recognise, reward and retain their high-performing apprentices. These are
apprentices who show initiative in the workshop, eagerness to learn and
commitment to the auto industry. By recognising the contribution of automotive
apprentices and the bright careers they have ahead of them, Capricorn hopes to
continue to attract the best talent and keep more qualified auto repairers
working in the industry.
With all Capricorn Member automotive workshops eligible to nominate
their star performing apprentices for this industry renowned accolade, the
selection of candidates was once again outstanding.
More than 250 apprentices were nominated this year from industry sectors
including panel and paint, auto electrical, heavy diesel, tyre/wheel and
general mechanical workshops located across Australia and New Zealand.
Five finalists were selected by the Capricorn Rising Stars judging
panel, which was comprised of a selection of highly experienced automotive
aftermarket industry identities including AAAA CEO - Stuart Charity; Workshop
Whisperer - Rachael Sheldrick; Kangan TAFE Commercial Vehicle and Engine Tech
Manager - Gavin Cribb; TaT Biz Director and Technical Expert - Jeff Smit;
Castrol National Sales Manager - Marco Mercuri and Capricorn Automotive CEO -
Bradley Gannon.
The Capricorn Rising Stars finalists were:
Lachlan Fraser -
JMH Group, WA
Gabrielle Clift -
Highfields Mechanical and Off Road, QLD
Dylan Quinn -
Carrington Street Auto Repairs, SA
Abby Brice -
Bensons Auto Clinic, NZ
Lochlan Robinson
- NCD Custom Refinishing, NSW
The 2020 Capricorn
Rising Star Apprentice of the Year is Gabrielle Clift from Highfields Mechanical
and Off Road (QLD), the first female winner of this prestigious
automotive service and repair industry accolade.
According to her
employer, Craig Baills, “Gabby has an attitude that cannot be taught and a work
ethic that is rare. She is an integral part of our team and an employee that
improves the performance of those around her.”
Capricorn
Automotive CEO Bradley Gannon is pleased that this year’s Capricorn Rising
Stars competition has placed our industry’s next generation of automotive
experts in the spotlight once again.
“We are always
impressed by the number of nominations and the remarkable quality of the
apprentices in the industry though our Rising Stars competition,” Mr Gannon
said.
“My judging panel
colleagues certainly had a difficult job this year given the extremely high
standard of the nominees. We congratulate all of the finalists and our 2020
winner, while also thanking each of the Capricorn Members that took part. This
competition is all about recognising and supporting young people to reach their
potential in the automotive repair and service industry,” Mr Gannon added.
The newly crowned 2020
Capricorn Rising Star, Gabrielle Clift, was thrilled to have won the award that
comes with prizes including an all-expenses paid Castrol Supercars Experience
and Workshop Whisperer Leadership Academy training.
“I am very humbled
and honoured to receive this award. I’d like to congratulate all the other hard
working and deserving nominees who are forging a career in automotive,” Ms
Clift said.
Gabrielle’s
employer, Highfields Mechanical and Off Road, was also awarded 150,000
Capricorn Bonus Points for their winning nomination.
Each 2020 Capricorn
Rising Stars finalist received a $1,000 Repco voucher, a 12 month subscription
to Repco's Autopedia Technical Support Service, tickets to two Repco
Masterclass Clinics plus a 12 month subscription to Autodata Training.
Capricorn thanks all Members who nominated their star performing
apprentices for this year’s Capricorn Rising Stars competition from both
Australia and New Zealand.
Capricorn looks forward to the continued growth of Capricorn Rising
Stars which is proudly supported by Capricorn Preferred Suppliers: Castrol,
Repco, AutoMate, The Workshop Whisperer and TaT Biz.
July 29, 2020 - DAYCO AUSTRALIA
CELEBRATES A DECADE SUPPORTING RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
Over the past decade, Dayco Australia has
supported one of the country’s most caring charity initiatives, Ronald McDonald
House Charities Victoria & Tasmania (RMHC VIC & TAS).
RMHC
VIC & TAS provides a temporary home and support service for the parents and
families of seriously ill children across Australia. Located in close proximity
to paediatric hospitals, including the Royal Children’s Hospital, Ronald
McDonald House enables families to remain close to their loved ones during
major treatments and surgeries.
For
ten years now, these families have been able to secure a home-away-from-home
during these stressful times, with Ronald McDonald House providing the support
and everything required to minimise their anxiety. This has proven to be a very
welcome assistance for families who live in rural areas or even interstate,
without the access to state of the art medical facilities and specialists that
major cities like Melbourne can provide.
Dayco
Australia was presented with a certificate commemorating this important
milestone by RMHC VIC & TAS, supporting the company’s pride in being a long
term sponsor of Room 1, at Ronald McDonald House Parkville.
“I
would like to take this opportunity to thank and congratulate Dayco Australia
on reaching ten years of supporting RMHC VIC & TAS through your ongoing
room sponsorship,” stated Peter Bishop, Ronald McDonald House Charities
Victoria & Tasmania CEO.
“Thanks
to you we have been able to provide thousands of families with a safe, warm bed
and a supportive community close to their child’s bedside,” Mr Bishop added.
In
addition to the company’s financial sponsorship, Dayco Australia also provides RMHC
VIC & TAS visiting families with Medallion Club tickets for major Melbourne
AFL games to help in providing some temporary excitement and distraction from
their serious medical situations.
Dayco
Ambassadors and Porsche Carrera Cup racing drivers David Russell and Roger Lago
offered their GT3 Porsche rear wing following the aborted 2020 Australian Grand
Prix in an online auction to raise additional funds for Ronald McDonald House.
Just before the bidding deadline, Dayco Australia Managing Director and Vice
President - Aftermarket, Arnold Mouw stepped in to outbid everyone and secure
this piece of motor racing memorabilia.
“To
say that we are proud to partner with such a worthy charitable service for a
decade is an understatement. From the moment we commenced our involvement with RMHC
VIC & TAS it was clear that this is very special and more than worthy of
financial and in-kind support. We strongly encourage more companies to become
involved and help bring smiles to families during the most worrying times in
their lives,” Arnold Mouw, Dayco Australia Managing Director and Vice President
- Aftermarket, stated.
Certificate presented to Dayco Australia on reaching one
decade of support for one of the country’s most caring charity
initiatives, Ronald McDonald House Charities Victoria & Tasmania (RMHC VIC
& TAS).
July 20, 2020 - ALL HANDS ON DECK AT DAYCO
AUSTRALIA
While recent months have seen unprecedented
disruption of Australian business across several industries, Dayco’s Australian
and New Zealand automotive aftermarket business continues to defy the effects
of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The company’s Australian and New Zealand sales have increased year on
year, which has seen Dayco Australia’s recently extended and modernised
distribution centre located in Hallam (Victoria) operate at full capacity,
literally requiring all hands on deck.
Dayco Manging Director and Vice President Aftermarket Asia Pacific
Arnold Mouw, Sales and Marketing Director David McClurg, Business Development
Manager James Barrett, Product Engineering Manager Dom Adrien and Product
Application Coordinators Luke Sword and Jorg Kempka have left their offices and
joined the warehouse and distribution centre team to ensure that Dayco customer
orders are being speedily processed and delivered.
During the past six months, despite the Covid-19 disruptions, Dayco
Australia has maintained an impressive 97% plus order fill rate, as its valued
team of hard working distributors ensure that busy Australian and New Zealand
automotive repairers are promptly serviced.
“Demand for our premium quality replacement engine belt, water pump and
timing chain kits, pulleys, high performance harmonic balancers, moulded hoses
and thermal management products to our aftermarket customers is at an all-time
high,” said Arnold Mouw.
“This is good news for the automotive aftermarket, as Australian
automotive repairers are gaining more business as people use these periods of
lockdown to repair and maintain their vehicles. The softening in new car sales
also supports this increase in repair and maintenance-based services.”
Customer demand of the Dayco range of premium quality automotive
aftermarket products required all of the company’s senior management executives
to work on the warehouse floor, assisting the hard-working distribution centre
team. This has ensured prompt order processing and correct stock holding levels
to meet this unprecedented demand.
“It has been a very rewarding experience for the management team, as we
have made several integral improvements by being on the floor and taking a much
closer look at how to improve our warehousing operations,” Mr. Mouw added.
Dayco’s Australian and New Zealand distributor partners have been
integral to this business growth and the company has placed total priority in
supporting them by ensuring highly efficient and responsive distribution
services, adhering to strict Covid-19 personal distancing and hygiene
guidelines.
In line with this growth, Dayco Australia has opportunities for people
to join the company, particularly for experienced forklift drivers and
warehouse personnel who have found themselves out of work due to the Covid-19
pandemic. More information can be obtained by contacting Dayco Australia by
calling 03 9796 4044.
Dayco Manging Director and Vice President Aftermarket Asia Pacific
Arnold Mouw, Sales and Marketing Director David McClurg, Business Development
Manager James Barrett, Product Engineering Manager Dom Adrien and Product
Application Coordinators Luke Sword and Jorg Kempka have swapped their offices for
the Dayco Australia Distribution Centre floor to assist in meeting customer demand.
Dayco Manging
Director and Vice President Aftermarket Asia Pacific in the Dayco Australia warehouse
and distribution centre located in Hallam, Victoria.
July 6, 2020 - DAYCO
EARNS CATERPILLAR QUALITY EXCELLENCE AWARD
Further
underlining the inherent quality control standards throughout all of its
facilities around the world, Dayco’s Suzhou China facility has been recognised
as being one of the company’s growing number of award-winning sites.
On June 18,
2020, heavy-duty machinery manufacturer Caterpillar presented Dayco (Suzhou)
Co., Ltd, with its Platinum Level, Supplier Quality Excellence Process
Certificate. As it happens, the Suzhou facility has achieved this honour for
the second consecutive year. Animpressive achievement clearly demonstrating the company’s high ongoing
production standards and consistent adherence to process protocols.
Commenting on the
award, Michael Weiss, the company’s President of Global Powertrain Operations,
said: “As a global manufacturer supplying premium quality components to vehicle
manufacturers in every sector of the industry, all of our facilities must
operate to the highest standards. The fact that our China plant, in common with
our plants in Chieti, Italy and San Luis Potosi, Mexico, has again been
recognised by another one of our valued customers, is not just a great honour,
it is also a huge reward for the dedication of our employees. Our daily drive
for excellence makes Dayco the company it is.”
/ends.
About Dayco
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive
systems allows us to equip all customer applications around the world with the
most effective drive systems to meet customer specific performance
requirements.
Dayco’s world
class global distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full
offering of kits and products to meet each local market’s need.We accomplish this with a dedicated global
team that respects one another, shows humility through continuous learning and
acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more
than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates. For more
information about Dayco, visit the Company's website at www.dayco.com
June 24, 2020 - BRAND
NEW MIDAS WORKSHOP BRINGS A NEW LEVEL OF AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE EXPERTISE TO
BRISBANE’S WESTERN SUBURBS
Midas Darra Franchisee Luke Hawkins brings a
lifetime of automotive customer service experience to the newly established
Midas Car Service Centre in the western Brisbane suburb of Darra.
Luke Hawkins’ entire life has revolved around cars. The automotive
family business that his father established in 1988 specialising in sales,
parts and service grew to cover a number of highly successful locations over
the next four decades, with Luke being at the forefront of ensuring customer
satisfaction across both the sales and vehicle servicing operations of this
family business.
One of these locations is an impressive 7,200 square metre high profile
site at 259 Monier Road in Darra, which served as the company’s dealership
based automotive repair workshop in past years.
Luke believed that this workshop could be so much better utilised as a
dedicated general automotive service and repair centre, providing the motorists
of Darra, The Centenary Estates, through to Jindalee and Brisbane’s Western
Corridor with the highest quality and value priced vehicle servicing and
repairs. Bringing this state of the art workshop into the Midas family was his
first choice and this quality workshop was further improved and transformed
into one of Australia’s largest Midas Car Care Service centres in early 2020.
Midas Darra has the special advantage of providing factory trained
technicians with outstanding prior automotive dealer-based and all make service
experience across a wide range of local, Asian and European makes and models. Equipped
with no less than 17 hoists, two wheel alignment machines and a vast stock
holding of service parts, Midas Darra ensures that your vehicle service and
repairs will be completed on time - or if your car is needed for a longer
period of time, customers can avail themselves of one of the store’s fleet of
12 loan cars at no extra cost.
As if all this wasn’t enough, an Opposite Lock 4WD store is also located
at the same site, so Midas Darra is also best equipped for 4WD vehicle
servicing, repairs and accessory fitments.
Midas Darra customers can expect a comfortable waiting area equipped
with coffee, soft drinks and water which has been extended to the outside to
meet current social distancing requirements. There is a fleet of loan vehicles
also available to ensure that any guest’s day is not impacted while having
their car serviced. It is also located close to the Mt Ommaney Shopping Centre
and can be easily reached from the Logan Motorway and Ipswich Road, or via the
Sumner exit on the Western Freeway.
“I’m very excited to bring our large and modern workshop to the Midas
family. This ensures that all western Brisbane based car owners can take
advantage of the same level of vehicle service professionalism and expertise as
any of the major car dealers, at far better value pricing and with the
efficiencies that go with this large and highly productive workshop,” Luke
said.
June 11, 2020 - DAYCO’S
JOHN KINNICK RECOGNISED AS A RISING STAR
John Kinnick,
president of Dayco’s Global Belt Operations, has been named a 2020 Automotive
News Rising Star. John is featured in a special section in the June 1 issue of
Automotive News (USA).
The Rising Stars:
Automakers and Suppliers program honors United States based auto executives,
under the age of 45, on the manufacturing and supply side of the auto industry
who have the talent and dedication necessary to become industry leaders of
tomorrow. Automotive News has published the list of the industry’s up and
comers annually since 2014.
This year’s
recipients come from 18 companies and a variety of disciplines, from executive
management to supply chain, engineering and human resources.
“We are very
proud to have John as part of our team at Dayco and it is great to see him
recognised for his contributions,” said Joel Wiegert, CEO of Dayco.Since joining Dayco in 2017, John has met
every opportunity with great leadership and passion to succeed.”
“The Rising Stars
program recognises automotive executives in middle and upper management who are
destined to emerge as influential leaders in the industry,” said Jason Stein,
publisher of Automotive News.
“The best
predictor of big personal success is enormous responsibility at a young age.
When great potential is identified and rewarded early, the organisation wins.”
Mr Stein added.
The 2020 class of
Automotive News Rising Stars emerged from a nomination and selection process in
cooperation with KPMG. Complete profiles of all 25 Rising Stars can be viewed
at www.autonews.com/risingstars.
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive
systems allows us to equip all customer applications around the world with the
most effective drive systems to meet customer specific performance
requirements.Dayco’s world class global
distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full offering of
kits and products to meet each local market’s need.We accomplish this with a dedicated global
team that respects one another, shows humility through continuous learning and
acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more
than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates. For more
information about Dayco, visit the Company's website at www.dayco.com
June 11, 2020 - RE-BOOT YOUR BUSINESS WITH
CAPRICORN ONLINE SEMINARS
Capricorn is committed to providing constantly updated
and highly detailed COVID-19 support services to its Members and Preferred
Suppliers across Australia and New Zealand. This coincides with both countries
working towards a return to normal automotive repair, sales and servicing
business operations.
Capricorn, Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative, provides a
range of COVID-19 business support services through their easily accessible and
user-friendly online information portal known as The Workshop - www.theworkshop.capricorn.coop.
To ensure that the optimum levels of support are provided during this
important time, Capricorn has added two new online seminars to The Workshop
that have been produced specifically for its Members across Australia and New
Zealand.
Designed so Capricorn Member businesses can ensure the best possible
return to pre-COVID-19 operations and for continued growth thereafter, these
online seminars provide specialised business support information presented by
people who know and understand the intricacies of the automotive aftermarket
industry.
The first online seminar that is freely available from The Workshop to
Capricorn Members is titled “Your Business Reboot Kit”. It is presented by
Capricorn Group CEO, David Fraser, the highly accomplished automotive repair
business co-owner and business coach Rachael Sheldrick (The Workshop Whisperer)
and Capricorn Automotive CEO Bradley Gannon.
This online seminar addresses the three key objectives that all
automotive workshops should be actioning to adapt and grow from the disruption
that this unprecedented pandemic has caused. These include the establishment of
a business game plan - a strategy to preserve finances and accelerate business
growth, details of key government assistance packages as normal business
resumes, along with details of additional resources that are available to the
industry during this time.
Another important and helpful new online seminar is titled “Delivering
Amazing Customer Experience”. This entertaining and easy to watch online
seminar brings the outstanding experience of international customer service
guru Shep Hyken directly to your desktop.
Initially organised to be the special guest keynote speaker for the now
cancelled 2020 Capricorn Convention, Shep Hyken details how life-long customers
can be created during times of crisis. This USA expert brings his renowned
customer service and expertise to this highly specialised online seminar, which
is also freely available to view at The Workshop.
“We encourage our Members and Preferred Suppliers to ensure that they
make the most from these two online seminars along with the abundance of
COVID-19 support that is available via our online information portal, The
Workshop,” stated Capricorn Group CEO, David Fraser.
“Our goal during these highly challenging months has been to provide the
maximum support possible to Capricorn Members and Preferred Suppliers across
Australia and New Zealand. We have ensured updated information and significant
business support services through all of our content at The Workshop and with
the valued contributions of industry leading professionals with these two new
online seminars,” Mr Fraser added.
To view these entertaining and informative online seminars, along with
gaining access to an abundance of COVID-19 related support information,
Capricorn Members should visit The Workshop, (www.theworkshop.capricorn.coop).
To learn more about Capricorn or to become a part of this highly
successful, cooperative structured automotive aftermarket buying group, visit www.capricorn.coop.
June 10, 2020 - DAYCO
PRESENTED WITH PACCAR QUALITY ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Dayco’s
extraordinarily consistent levels of manufacturing quality and distribution
capability have once more been independently endorsed by PACCAR, the
organisation behind the DAF, Kenworth and Peterbilt brands.
The company’s
Chieti plant in Italy has been awarded its Quality Achievement certification
for delivering original equipment (OE) components that match or exceed its
10PMM performance requirements.
The presentation
of the annual award, which is based upon a supplier’s performance over the
previous full year, is for 2019 and follows Dayco’s similar 2018 PACCAR
certificate.
PACCAR Quality
Achievement Certification acknowledges that the company’s reputation for
producing trucks of unsurpassed quality, is in no small part due to suppliers
such as Dayco, who have achieved its quality expectations.
In addition to
the acknowledgement that Dayco has met and exceeded PACCAR’s stringent quality
performance requirements, the company remains on its list of 10 PMM suppliers,
which are shown on the company’s website (www.paccar.com) and displayed in its
facilities.
Dayco, a leading
engine products and drive systems supplier for the automotive, industrial and
aftermarket industries, continues to gain an enviable reputation for the
components it manufactures. This award follows similar recognition from vehicle
manufacturers such as FCA and GM, as well as several trade organisations.
Upon receiving the
PACCAR certification, John Kinnick, President of Dayco’s Global Belt
Operations, said, “This latest endorsement is a further demonstration of
Dayco’s underlying strengths in the design, manufacture and delivery of premium
quality OE components and systems across the automotive industry. It is also a
tribute to the team of dedicated professionals who are based at our Chieti
facility.”
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive
systems allows us to equip all customer applications around the world with
the most
effective drive systems to meet customer specific performance
requirements.
Dayco’s world
class global distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full
offering of kits and products to meet each local market’s need.We accomplish this with a dedicated global
team that respects one another, shows humility through continuous learning and
acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more
than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates. For more
information about Dayco, visit the Company's website at www.dayco.com
April 15, 2020 - CAPRICORN ACTIONS DETAILED
CORONAVIRUS SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE STRATEGY FOR MEMBERS, PREFERRED SUPPLIERS
& STAFF
Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative,
Capricorn, has actioned a detailed COVID-19 communications plan to assist over
20,000 Members, along with Preferred Suppliers and staff located across
Australia and New Zealand.
Led from the onset of this unprecedented pandemic by Capricorn Group CEO
David Fraser, a detailed strategy was introduced, ensuring that Members in each
country are accurately informed of the business support mechanisms that may be
relevant to them.
As the vast majority of Capricorn Members are small, family owned
automotive aftermarket businesses, these communications include timely Member
exclusive COVID-19 emails providing information in line with announcements made
by state and federal governments. Importantly, these have been provided in an easy
to understand format with state specific information, making it easier for
Members to identify their eligibility for the various stimuli, staff retention
and other taxation-based incentives that have been and continue to be
introduced.
In addition to direct communications, Capricorn also continues to update
“The Workshop”, the cooperative’s Member community platform that provides
business support and resources to help Members stay strong through COVID-19.
The Workshop includes a COVID-19 Community Support Forum, where
Capricorn Members can connect, share ideas and discuss their experiences
operating a business during these unprecedented times. The Capricorn team is
also available through these forums to answer any questions that Members may
have. Capricorn’s community platform also features a resources section
dedicated to ensuring Members are accurately informed of any changes to the
assistance packages both at the federal and state levels, a series of videos
designed to help workshops through these extraordinary times and a
comprehensive list of mental wellness resources. Since March 20, The
Workshop community platform has had over 16,500 visits and over 10,000 new
users accessing the information made available.
“Our responsibility from the onset of COVID-19 was first and foremost to
ensure that our Members and Preferred Suppliers are constantly and accurately
informed of the local, state and federal government stimulus mechanisms and
support services that have been introduced and continue to be made available to
them,” Mr Fraser said.
“As a cooperative structured organisation, everything that we do is for
the benefit of our Members, so it is incumbent of us during such an
unprecedented situation like this to make use of our online services platforms
and Member services capabilities to do all that we can to provide assistance to
our Members, while also providing telephone or online based support.
“Our actions to date and the continued support services that we will be
providing our Members across Australia and New Zealand have one major objective,
to ensure that we sail these uncharted waters together, emerging safer and
stronger once things return to some form of normality,” Mr Fraser stated.
“All of us at Capricorn understand that we are all in this together and
that supporting our Members, Preferred Suppliers and staff through this
pandemic is paramount” Mr Fraser concluded.
Burson Auto
Parts Racing drivers Jason and Ben Bargwanna have kept Australia’s preferred
trade parts, tools and equipment supplier on the track by sharing an entry in
the Carsales ARG E-Sport Cup that started on April 2.
The father
and son combination alternate the drives on their simulators, ensuring that at
least one Burson Auto Parts Racing entry will be on the grid for the entire
season.
The Carsales
ARG E-Sport Cup is a new online motor racing series, borne out of the
coronavirus pandemic that has kept the actual motorsport world on ice since
early March.
The series
features races for Audi TCR cars and Formula 3 cars at iconic racing circuits
all over the world, with the inaugural round held at Mount Panorama, Bathurst.
Ben Bargwanna
has also provided Burson Auto Parts with race car signage on his Formula 3 open
wheeler e-racing car. The junior Bargwanna is currently competing in the
Australian Formula Ford Series and has been confirmed as a future TCR Australia
enduro co-driver driver in the actual #17 Burson Auto Parts Peugeot 308.
The virtual
races are run on the popular iRacing gaming software, with all races streamed
live on the TCR Australia Facebook and YouTube social media channels.
“The whole
idea of racing in the ARG E-Sports Cup screams excitement,” said Ben Bargwanna.
“To be able
to race against some of the guys I’ve watched on TV is a whole lot of fun.
“I don’t know
a lot about iRacing, but I’m eager to jump in and give it a crack.
“It’s a great
way to take our minds off the devastating events that are occurring around the
world and I hope people can enjoy some close and exciting racing – something we
haven’t had for quite a while now.
“I’m lucky
that I have dad by my side to give me the benefit of his experience,” Ben
added.
Jason
Bargwanna, a former Supercars race winner and Bathurst 1000 champion, is keen
to step out of his comfort zone and compete in the online ARG Cup.
“This is a
whole new eye-opener for me, my sim experience amounts to a Colin McRea Rally
game - clamping a steering wheel to the coffee table with a stack of books
holding the pedals from sliding across the floor!” he said.
“Over the
last couple of races I have discovered direct drive and refresh rate. This sim
racing is seriously cool to watch and damn competitive. We all compare
ourselves to our team-mate and mine is going to be tough to beat. Ben is a bit
of a gun on these things and hoses me!
“These blokes
all talk about having a laugh and a bit of fun, but this is full-on and great
to be part of. Ben is already trash talking with the other drivers and they are
winding each other up.”
Bargwanna
also stated that he has been encouraged to see the motorsport fraternity work
closely together during these tough times.
“This whole
situation is tough on a lot of people and it’s hard to watch so many people
under so much stress both health-wise and financially,” he said.
“The motor
racing industry employs so many people and this situation has been really hard
to deal with for the whole racing family. I like the fact that all of us,
racers and fans, are working with each other to get through this, as we are all
in this together.
“Motorsport
certainly teaches you to be resilient and you learn to adapt and be ready for
the unknown. So we can apply some of those lessons, stay home and adapt in a
way so we get through this.”
April 7, 2020 - DAYCO STEPS IN TO
HELP THE CORONAVIRUS BATTLE
Dayco, a leading engine products and drive systems supplier for the automotive,
industrial and aftermarket industries, has taken the opportunity to apply its
manufacturing resources into helping those suffering from the Covid-19
pandemic, by producing a vital component in the conversion of a readily
available snorkeling mask, into a life-saving ventilator.
The adaption of
the mask, normally supplied via sports outlet Decathlon, is the brain-child of
the inventor supported by a project team including Italian consultancy
Isinnova, eight individuals and several partners, which transforms the mask
originally intended for leisure activities, into a vital resource that is
already being used in hospitals in northern Italy and by the Italian Red Cross.
Recognising the
value of the initiative to help save lives, Dayco has taken the opportunity to
produce a key component – the Charlotte Valve – that allows the mask to be
converted to a medical respiratory device. Dayco is producing it on 3-D
printers at its San Bernardo d’Ivrea facility in northern Italy.
Commenting on the
development, President of Dayco Global Powertrain Operations, Michael Weiss,
said: “To be able to contribute in the fight against this terrible virus was an
easy decision to make as we have both the facilities and machinery required to
make the Charlotte Valve in the required numbers, as well as a duty to respond
to the national and international emergency.
“We are now in
contact with the Ivrea and San Giovanni Bosco hospitals along with the Red
Cross to help distribute the item, which can be installed quickly and easily,
and in conjunction with the reversal of the three existing valves in the face
of the mask, convert it into the life-saving device.”
All files
required to produce the 3-D printed valve are available here: Download
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.
Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive systems allows us to equip all
customer applications around the world with the most effective drive systems to
meet customer-specific performance requirements.
Dayco’s world
class global distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full
offering of kits and products to meet each local market’s need. We accomplish
this with a dedicated global team that respects one another, shows humility
through continuous learning and acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more
than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates. For more
information about Dayco, visit the company's website at www.dayco.com
March 17, 2020 - PREMIUM QUALITY SGF POWER TRANSMISSION
PRODUCTS JOIN THE BURSON AUTO PARTS RANGE
Burson Auto Parts, Australia’s preferred supplier
of parts, tools and equipment to the Australian automotive trade, brings German
engineering precision and total quality to its power transmission product range
with SGF.
Burson Auto Parts offers a
complete range of German manufactured SGF original flex couplings for European,
Australian, American, and Asian vehicle makes and models.
SGF is a specialist in
automotive power transmission products, manufactured from several state of the
art engineering and manufacturing facilities located in Germany and around the
world.
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts
constantly seeks to provide its valued trade customers with premium quality
automotive components. SGF’s decades of experience and unmatched quality make
this range a clear stand out when it comes to flexible couplings.
A flexible coupling is used to transmit rotational
torque whilst compensating for axial, radial and angular misalignment in the
drivetrain. In a road car, they are typically located between the transmission
output shaft and the driveshaft. They can also be located between the driveshaft
and the differential on some makes and models.
SGF flex
couplings from Burson Auto Parts are engineered to handle the operating and
torque peaks of the engine in conjunction with cancelling the various vibration
and harmonic frequencies generated by the drivetrain. Each coupling is designed
and tuned to perform this task based on the vehicle model and powertrain
configuration, so it is vitally important to be aware that a coupling can
differ for each make and model of a vehicle.
SGF’s product advantage is
based on its expertise in this field, along with its exclusive Tenpu® fibre
technology. This technology combines unique cord inlays and rubber material
that operate under tension load. Unlike common rubber couplings that work with
shear load or pressure load on the rubber, the tension load principle ensures
that the cord inlays transmit most of the load, providing a better tolerance to
shock loads and a higher power density ratio. This results in the ability to
transmit higher torque with a smaller coupling.
By selecting premium quality
SGF power transmission products from Burson Auto Parts, automotive experts are
fitting the same products that have been selected as Original Equipment for
many RWD and AWD vehicles around the world. Ford, General Motors, Chrysler,
BMW, Mercedes Benz and Hyundai all use SGF flex drive couplings.
Australian workshops and
mechanics need to beware of the dangers when using lower quality flexible
couplings, as they do not offer the same NVH cancelling properties as the
original. This results in vibration and noise issues along with the fact that
in many cases, lower quality couplings cannot handle the vehicle torque and
RPM. This has the potential to cause serious and expensive engine damage.
To find out more contact your
local Burson Auto Parts store by calling 1300 BURSON (287 766).
Suggested Caption: Premium quality SGF flex
couplings from Burson Auto Parts are engineered to handle the operating and
torque peaks of engines in conjunction with cancelling the various vibration
and harmonic frequencies generated by the drivetrain.
March 4, 2020 - BURSON AUTO
PARTS RACING TCR TEAM HITS THE TRACK WITH GARRY ROGERS MOTORSPORT
Australia’s preferred trade supplier of parts, tools and equipment, Burson Auto
Parts, returns to motor racing with a major presence in the country’s most
progressive motor racing series, the 2020 Carsales TCR Australia Touring Car
Series.
Partnering with one of the biggest names in Australian
motorsport, Garry Rogers Motorsport (GRM), Burson Auto Parts is the major
sponsor of highly renowned Australian racing driver Jason Bargwanna and his GRM
Customer Racing prepared Peugeot 308 TCR.
Sporting an eye-catching white, blue and red Burson
Auto Parts Racing livery, the Peugeot 308 TCR arrives direct from competitive
performances in European TCR racing to form a part of the most diverse vehicle manufacturer
field in Australian motor racing.
TCR Australia includes all front-wheel drive C-Segment
hatchbacks or sedans, powered by production based turbocharged petrol or diesel
engines with a capacity of up to two litres. Vehicles represented in the series
include such makes as Alfa-Romeo, Audi, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Peugeot,
Renault, Subaru and Volkswagen.
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts is part of the country’s
largest automotive aftermarket specialised company, Bapcor Limited. There are
more than 185 Burson Auto Parts stores nationwide with the company’s growth
continuing at a solid pace.
According to Anthony Hughes, Burson Auto Parts General
Manager, Marketing, “This an opportune time to maximise the Burson Auto Parts -
The Parts Professionals message to our loyal and growing trade customer base
across the country. TCR is a new and exciting national motor racing category
and the cars strongly reflect the majority that are being driven and serviced
by our customers - the mechanics in your local workshops.”
“We have a very highly experienced driver in Jason
Bargwanna and an even more experienced team in GRM for the new TCR season. We
are joined by our supplier partners Dayco, Wesfil, Fuchs, Hella, Hella Pagid, Sachs,
Bosch and Premier Auto Trade with this exciting marketing initiative and we forward
to a fantastic season ahead,” He added.
Burson Auto Parts Racing TCR driver Jason Bargwanna is
also keen to get back behind the wheel this season.
“Returning to
top level motorsport with such an iconic and blue-chip partner is unreal,”
Bargwanna stated.
“I have been
fortunate over the years to work with many teams and sponsors. There is no
doubt that Burson Auto Parts is the perfect partner for my 2020 TCR
championship assault.
“The team at
Burson Auto Parts understands what makes mechanics and their workshops tic,
they connect with their customer base strongly and partnering with a leading
European brand like Peugeot is symbolic of what the automotive aftermarket
represents today.
“The Burson
Auto Parts Racing Peugeot is a rocket-ship and the car looks fantastic. And as
the season progresses we will have some exciting livery design changes to
highlight some of the world renowned and iconic automotive brands available
through your local Burson Auto Parts store.
“I look
forward to meeting the Burson Auto Parts team at stores across the country and
I am very excited about racing with this outstanding Australian company - now
lets get on the track!” Bargwanna said.
The 2020 Carsales TCR Australia season
takes place across seven national championship rounds from March to
September. A two driver Bathurst endurance race, the inaugural TCR Bathurst International
will take place in November.
Burson Auto Parts will be conducting trade promotions
linked to their new TCR motor racing marketing platform during 2020 as the
championship makes its way across Victoria, New South Wales, South Australia
and Queensland. To find out more about TCR, visit www.tcraustralia.com.
2020 CARSALES TCR AUSTRALIA TOURING CAR SERIES
CALENDAR
R1: Sydney Motorsport Park (NSW)- March 27-29
R2: Bathurst Six Hour (NSW) - April 10-12
R3: Winton Raceway (VIC) - May 1-3
R4: The Bend Motorsport Park (SA) - June 12-14
R5: Morgan Park (QLD) - July 3-5
R6: Phillip Island (VIC) - August 21-23
R7: Sandown Raceway (VIC) - Sept 11-13
Bathurst International (NSW) -
November 13 -15
Contact your nearest Burson Auto Parts store for any
automotive parts, tools or workshop equipment requirements by calling 1300
BURSON (287 766).
Suggested Caption: The Burson Auto Parts Racing
Peugeot 308 TCR competing in the 2020 Carsales TCR Australia
Championship with highly experienced racer Jason Bargwanna
Suggested Caption: The Burson
Auto Parts Racing
Peugeot 308 TCR competing in the 2020 Carsales TCR Australia
Championship with highly experienced racer Jason Bargwanna with son Ben
Bargwanna who will share the driving duties at the Bathurst enduro
round in November.
For further information or interviews please contact:
Burson Auto Parts: Paul Marinelli, Marinelli Motorsport PR - 0417
558 655
February 26, 2020 - DAYCO AND
POLITECNICO DI TORINO STRENGTHEN HYBRID ELECTRIC VEHICLE RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
Dayco, a leading engine products and drive systems supplier for the
automotive, industrial and aftermarket industries, has strengthened its relationship
with the Politecnico di Torino to develop hybrid electric systems for vehicle
manufacturers across the globe.
The speed of
transition to sustainable forms of vehicle propulsion is gathering pace,
particularly in the light of global climate change and the shift in public
opinion towards environmentally friendly alternatives. This means that
high-level collaborations for the benefit of humanity must become a reality.
The objective of
the agreement between Dayco and Politecnico is to research hybridisation
systems and effectively develop the necessary technology innovations supporting
vehicle manufacturers as they achieve the transition in an efficient, practical
and sustainable way.
“We are
enthusiastic to strengthen our relationship with the renowned scientists of the
Politecnico di Torino. This new level of cooperation will provide leading
hybrid system solutions to achieve a sustainable future of mobility for our
customers globally,” said Joel Wiegert, CEO of Dayco.
“Building on our
past areas of collaboration with Dayco, we have assembled a powerful innovation
interdisciplinary team to enhance our contributions in developing electrified
mobility technologies,” said Professor Guido Saracco, Rector of Politecnico di
Torino.
The combination
of research into the theoretical development of hybrid system solutions by the
Politecnico with the specialised knowledge and technical abilities of Dayco,
brings together the key elements to make these crucial technological advances a
reality.
The arrangement
was made official on Friday 21st February, 2020 in a ceremony at the offices
of Dayco Europe in San Bernardo di Ivrea, Italy, where the Rector of
Politecnico di Torino, Professor Saracco and Dayco’s CEO, Joel Wiegert, signed
the Research Agreement.
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.
Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive systems allows us to equip all
customer applications around the world with the most effective drive systems to
meet customer specific performance requirements. Dayco’s world class
global distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full
offering of kits and products to meet each local market’s need. We
accomplish this with a dedicated global team that respects one another, shows
humility through continuous learning and acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more
than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates. For more
information about Dayco, visit the Company's website at www.dayco.com
About Politecnico
di Torino
Politecnico di
Torino (www.polito.it) was founded in 1906 and has its roots in the
Technical School for Engineers that was created in 1859.
It is
internationally ranked among the most important universities in Europe for
engineering and architecture studies, with 35,700 students (out of which 16%
are international students coming from over 100 different countries).
Politecnico is a
center of excellence for education and research in engineering, architecture,
design and planning and it works in close cooperation with the socio-economic
system. It is a comprehensive Research University where education and research
complement each other and create synergies in order to address the needs
of the economic system, of the local community and above all, of its
students.
Politecnico is
committed to a strong internationalisation process of its teaching, research
and technology transfer activities: not only does it work in cooperation
with the best universities and research centres in world, but it has also
been signing agreements and contracts with important international
corporations, as well as local businesses, meaning to be for the
latter a focal point for innovation.
February 20, 2020 - DAVID RUSSELL, DAYCO RACING
AND GOLD 104.3 JOIN FORCES TO RAISE BUSHFIRE APPEAL FUNDS AT THE
ADELAIDE 500
Dayco Ambassadors and 2020 Porsche Carrera
Cup Australia drivers David Russell and Roger Lago assisted the
nation’s Bushfire relief fundraising efforts at the spectacular opening round
of the 2020 Porsche Carrera Cup season being held on the streets of Adelaide from February 21 to 23.
Russell, who competed in the #23 Dayco Porsche Carrera Cup GT3
car at Australia’s largest domestic motorsports event, answered the call of
The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show on GOLD104.3 seeking support from the
community to promote a special brew of beer, Heroes Gold, which has been
developed to raise funds for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.
Heroes Gold was created by the popular Melbourne Breakfast radio show
host in conjunction with independent brewer Hawkers Beer to assist in raising funds
for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. The popularity of O’Connell’s fund-raising
concept has seen the first round of pre-orders for Heroes Gold completely sold
out, with more than 650 cases sold in its first three days of availability.
O’Connell made the call on his popular show seeking billboards to
promote this most worthy of beer brews and he was inundated
with offers of support. Russell made the generous offer to race with the Heroes
Gold hashtags and logo at the opening motor racing event of
the 2020 season in front of more than 200,000 spectators and many more
television viewers.
The stunning black #23 Dayco Porsche GT3 Carrera Cup Car featured
Heroes Gold hashtags below the front headlights along with Heroes Gold signage
on the roof of the car throughout the three day Superloop Adelaide 500, which
was broadcast live on Network Ten and Foxsports from Friday February 20 to
Sunday February 23.
“Being from a country town myself, it is great to do our bit as a team
to assist in the bushfire fund raising effort. I am sure that
Heroes Gold looked great on our black beauty in Adelaide and
I encourage more Aussies to take part in this fantastic fundraising initiative,”
stated Dayco Racing Porsche team driver, David Russell.
Christian O’Connell from The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show on
GOLD104.3 said, “What a partner to come onboard. A huge thank you to Dayco for
working with GOLD104.3 to raise funds for the Victorian Bushfire Appeal. We are
lucky at GOLD104.3 to have such strong support from our audience for this
incredibly worthy cause, Heroes Gold and the Victorian Bushfire Appeal.”
David Russell, driver of the #23 Dayco Porsche Carrera Cup car
competing at the Adelaide 500 in the opening round of the national
championship, proudly displayed the #HeroesGold signage on his Dayco Porsche
Carrera Cup Car competing at the Superloop Adelaide 500 this weekend.
David Russell hits the streets of Adelaide
at full speed in Thursday’s opening practice session. Russell and the Dayco Racing Team are promoting Christian O’Connell’s
special bushfire relief beer, Heroes Gold to help raise awareness and funds for
Victoria’s Bushfire victims.
February 19, 2020 - DAYCO’S DECADE IN SUPERCARS
POWERS INTO 2020
One of the world’s leading engine components and
drive systems suppliers for the automotive aftermarket industry, Dayco,
continues its marketing presence with the world’s most competitive Touring Car
series in 2020, the Virgin Australia Supercars Championship.
This year marks a decade of Dayco Australia’s involvement in Australia’s
premier motor racing category together with highly experienced racing driver
and long-term brand ambassador David Russell.
Complementing the strong Dayco branding presence in the 2020 Porsche
Carrera Cup Australia championship with Russell and Roger Lago, the Dayco logo
will occupy its synonymous Supercar rear wing signage position on the # 35 Matt
Stone Racing (MSR) ZB Commodore Supercar this season.
This attractive black and yellow liveried Supercar is being driven this
season by former Super 2 Champion driver Garry Jacobson, with “Dayco Dave” to
become the team’s endurance race co-driver for the three endurance races to be
held at The Bend (SA), Bathurst (NSW) and the Gold Coast during (QLD) the
second half of the 2020 season.
“We are excited to be back in Supercar racing for the new season and it
is great to have our ambassador Dave Russell back where he belongs - behind the
wheel for the three endurance Supercar races, alongside his Porsche Carrera Cup
program,” stated Dayco Australia Managing Director and Vice President
Aftermarket Asia Pacific, Arnold Mouw.
“Dayco has enjoyed outstanding local and international coverage from our
long term involvement in Supercars and it is great to be using this effective
automotive marketing platform for a tenth year in 2020 with an exciting team in
Matt Stone Racing,” He added.
The 2020 Virgin Australia Supercars Championship commences on the
streets of Adelaide on February 22 and 23 and continues across a further 14
rounds through to December, providing year long coverage across many exciting,
high profile events.
Dayco’s Supercar journey has seen the global company appear on Supercars
derived from three different manufacturers, debuting with the Holden Commodore
in 2011 and being a part of the exciting debut seasons of both the Nissan
Altima and Ford Mustang Supercars in the category. Dayco also supported the
first female full time Supercar driver, Simona de Silvestro in 2017.
The Dayco Australia motorsport program for 2020 now includes two of the
most high profile motor racing categories in the country alongside the world
number one Formula Student team, Monash Motorsport, with another significant
Australian motorsport sponsorship announcement to be made in the near future.
In the USA, Dayco is a primary sponsor of the multiple NHRA Championship
winning Dan Schumacher Drag Racing Team, manufacturing specifically designed
Dayco Racing Supercharger belts used by the team and several of its competitors
successfully.
/ends
Image links -Dayco Ambassador and Matt Stone Racing Supercar endurance race
driver David Russell with the Dayco sponsored MSR Commodore at Supercars pre-season
test day held on February 18 at The Bend Motorsport Park, Tailem Bend (SA)
February 17, 2020 - BURSON AUTO PARTS SUMMERNATS
SUCCESS
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts joined forces
with one of this country’s most iconic national performance emotoring events,
Summernats 2020 from January 2 to 5.
Established in 1988, the Summernats has become one of the most
anticipated events for performance motoring enthusiasts. A total of 2,200
meticulously restored and performance modified vehicles took part in this
year’s event which was also the first to be sponsored by Burson Auto Parts.
The cars, their owners and friends, combined with a myriad of
performance vehicle competition events, DJ’s, bands and much more to create
four days of automotive summer fun in our nation’s capital.
Burson Auto Parts made its debut as a major sponsor of the 33rd running
of the Summernats, enjoying a very strong brand and activation presence during
this four day high performance motoring extravaganza.
One of the event’s largest pavilions was converted into a complete
Burson Auto Parts store during the event, ensuring that all automotive
enthusiasts and mechanics in attendance hadaccess to a large range of premium quality automotive parts, tools,
equipment and accessories on site. This pop-up Burson Auto Parts Summernats
store proved to be an outstanding success.
Burson Auto Parts event signage and big screen coverage was visible
throughout this high octane Australian performance vehicle spectacular that
included more than 40 separate competition based events. These included burnout
competitions, horsepower dyno competitions and show’n’shine events to mention
just a few.
“The automotive aftermarket industry is always well represented at the
Summernats and with Burson Auto Parts involved as a major sponsor for the first
time this year, we took the aftermarket industry’s involvement to an entirely
new level,” stated Burson Auto Parts General Manager - Marketing, Anthony
Hughes.
“The event enjoys incredible support and goodwill from both the
automotive trade and performance vehicle enthusiasts. We enjoyed being a part
of it and there is no doubt that we gained more Burson Auto Parts customers as
a result of the Summernats,” He added.
The competition events of the 2020 Summernats generated millions of live
web streaming views and video content views. The iconic event’s social media
reach includes 12.1 million Facebook likes, over 29,000 YouTube subscribers and
almost 60,000 Instagram followers.
February 13, 2020 - DAYCO AUSTRALIA AWARDED SECOND
CONSECUTIVE BURSON AUTO PARTS SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD
Dayco Australia has been presented with the
company’s second consecutive Burson Auto Parts Supplier of the Year Award at
the Bapcor Supplier Awards Dinner held at Melbourne’s prestigious Park Hyatt
Hotel on Tuesday February 4.
Dayco Australia has once again gained this prestigious accolade against
strong local and global supplier competition, voted by Australia’s preferred
trade supplier of automotive parts. In addition to receiving this award, Dayco
Australia was also ranked in the Bapcor New Zealand / BNT top three finalists
for the New Zealand Supplier of the Year Award.
“We were delighted to win this award last year and we were very proud to
have won it against such strong competition. To win it again this year is truly
an outstanding achievement,” stated Dayco Australia Managing Director and Vice
President Aftermarket Asia Pacific, Arnold Mouw.
“It is also a tribute to the hard-working team that we have at Dayco
Australia.
“We were up against the best of the best, so this award speaks volumes
for the efforts of our entire team both at our head office and distribution
centre in Hallam and our dedicated team at Wagga who have ensured that our
product quality and supply continues to meet and exceed the expectations of our
largest customer,” he added.
Dayco Australia’s recent extension and modernisation of its Hallam
(Victoria) based warehousing and distribution centre has also ensured that
Burson Auto Parts and all of Dayco’s Australian and New Zealand based customers
are provided with the most extensive Dayco aftermarket product range along with
excellent customer service.
“Dayco Australia continues to extend the boundaries of excellent
customer service and this award reflects the efforts of our Australian team to
ensure customer satisfaction. We strive to be the supplier of choice for all of
our customers around the world, so for Dayco Australia to achieve this with
Burson Auto Parts across two consecutive years is outstanding,” Dayco Global
Aftermarket President, Bruno Vallillo stated.
The entertaining cocktail and dinner event in Melbourne gathered most of
Burson Auto Parts’ and Bapcor group company suppliers, making it an enjoyable
night of networking and socialising.
Bapcor Chief Executive Officer, Darryl Abotomey, provided a detailed
briefing relating to the current and future plans for the ever growing Bapcor
group of companies, which now has an unparalleled footprint of 1,000 locations
across Australia and New Zealand.
Dayco Australia is honoured to be recognised for a second consecutive
year as the Burson Auto Parts Supplier of the Year.
/ends.
Image Links:
Image 1 – (from left) Bapcor Chief Operating Officer
Jeff Nicol, Dayco
Australia Managing Director and Vice President Aftermarket Asia Pacific, Arnold
Mouw, Executive General Manager - Burson Trade Craig Magill, Dayco Australia
Business Development Manager James Barrett and Bapcor Chief Executive Officer
Darryl Abotomey.
Image 2
-(from left) Dayco Australia
Managing Director and Vice President Aftermarket Asia Pacific, Arnold Mouw,
Dayco Global Aftermarket President, Bruno Vallillo and Dayco Vice President of
Global Industrial Business Yann Taurel with their two consecutive Burson Auto
Parts Supplier of the Year Awards along with their top three Bapcor / BNT Finalist Award.
Image 3- (from left) Dayco Vice President of Global Industrial
Business Yann Taurel, Burson Auto Parts General Manager –
Merchandise & Procurement Peter Cheney, Dayco Global Aftermarket President, Bruno
Vallillo, Burson Auto Parts Product Manager Gavin Keedle, Dayco Australia
Managing Director and Vice President Aftermarket Asia Pacific, Arnold Mouw,
Burson Auto Parts Product Manager Martin Farrell and Dayco Australia Business
Development Manager James Barrett.
Image 4 – The 2020 Bapcor / Burson Auto Parts Supplier Awards
gala dinner at Melbourne’s Park Hyatt Hotel on February 4.
January 24, 2020 - NEW ICON SERIES HOSE CLAMP RANGE AT BURSON AUTO PARTS
Australia’s Burson Auto Parts introduces a premium quality
hose clamp range to its vast automotive aftermarket offering, Icon Series Hose
Clamps.
This new Burson Auto Parts
hose clamp range consists of a variety of clamp types including Perforated,
Fuel Hose, Nut and Bolt, CV Boot, Solid Band, Spring Loaded, T-Bolt, P Type,
Ear Type, Quick release, Multi-Purpose and Universal Band among others.
The
Icon Series Hose Clamp product range is available to automotive repairers
nationwide in a variety of clamp materials including including full and part
Stainless, 316 Stainless and treated steel. This new Burson Auto Parts hose
clamp range also features variants with a range of protective coatings
including rubber and vinyl.
Burson
Auto Parts also offers the new ICON Series Hose Clamp range in trade workshop
packs including a Multi‑Pack that features a range of popular hose clamp sizes
and model variants.
Burson
Auto Parts ensures total quality with the precision engineered Icon Series Hose
Clamp range. Manufacturing certifications include ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016
Auto Industry, UPC approval from IAMPO, NF approval of France, CE approval of
Europe and in BSCI approval from TUV.
According to Burson Auto
Parts Product Manager, Martin Farrell, “Automotive repairers can rely on ICON
Series Hose Clamps for correct operation, excellent durability, temperature
stability, high clamping force and vibration resistance.
“As with all of the
automotive aftermarket products that we offer to the trade, quality and value
for money are the two distinct advantages of this new hose clamp range which is
now available across our nationwide store network,” Mr Farrell stated.
To contact your local Burson
Auto Parts store call 1300 BURSON (287 766).
Suggested Caption: Australia’s preferred trade
supplier of parts, tools and equipment, Burson Auto Parts, introduces premium
quality ICON Series Hose Clamps to its vast automotive aftermarket product
range.
January 21, 2020 - MONASH
MOTORSPORT FORMULA SAE TEAM SCORE DOUBLE AUSTRALASIAN COMPETITION VICTORIES
Dayco Australia sponsored Formula SAE Team, Monash Motorsport, has placed 1st overall in both the combustion and electric categories
of the Formula SAE Australasian competition, triumphing over 30 teams that took
part in the international competition held last December.
As a result of this effort, along with the
2019 achievements of the Monash University of Melbourne based Formula Student
Team, the Dayco sponsored team is now the number one ranked Formula Student team in
the world for the combustion engine division and third in the
electric vehicle division.
This significant milestone follows Monash
Motorsport’s first global Formula SAE victory gained last year, while also
marking the debut of the team’s third car, a driverless Formula Student
variant. This is the first Australian designed and developed Australian Formula
Student driverless vehicle. The car’s capabilities were on display at the
Formula SAE Australasian competition, gaining significant attention and
acclaim.
The Monash Motorsport Formula SAE Team now embarks on their 2020 European
campaign, travelling with three cars (combustion, electric and driverless) to
Germany, the United Kingdom and Hungary to compete on the world stage.
“We congratulate the dedicated and highly
talented Monash Motorsport team on their Australasian competition victory. Dayco
is proud to support this team that continue to lead the way in Formula Student
car design, reliability and performance,” stated Dayco Australia Sales and
Marketing Director, David McClurg.
“We look forward to the new season ahead and
to more successes for this great team on the global stage, using several of our
engine and thermal management components,” Mr. McClurg added.
Dayco Australia is proud to support the
development of this country’s future automotive and motorsport engineers
through the company’s extensive motorsport marketing program which includes
Supercars, Porsche Carrera Cup, GT and more in 2020.
The
Dayco sponsored Monash Motorsport Formula Student team, ranked 1st
in the world in the combustion engine division and third in the electric vehicle
division.
About Dayco:
Dayco is a global leader in the research,
design, manufacture and distribution of essential engine drive systems and
aftermarket services for automotive, truck, construction, agriculture and
industrial applications.Through our expertise in transferring power quietly and
efficiently, Dayco has emerged as the leading global system solutions provider
for hybrid electric vehicles.
Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive
systems allows us to equip all customer applications around the world with the
most effective drive systems to meet customer specific performance
requirements. Dayco’s world class global distribution network services the
aftermarket industry with a full offering of kits and products to meet each
local market’s need. We accomplish this with a dedicated global team that
respects one another, shows humility through continuous learning and acts like
owners in everything we do. Dayco has more than 40 locations in 22 countries
and over 4,500 associates. For more information about Dayco, visit the
Company's website at www.dayco.com.
December 4, 2019 - DRiV™ MONROE SPRINGS CYCLE TEAM RAISES $6.3K FOR
CHILDRENS’ CANCER RESEARCH
The Australian
DRiV™ Monroe Springs Cycle Team has a lot to be proud of.
Darren Bender and
Gareth Jones were joined by friend Duncan Toombs to take part in the
“Australian Great Cycle Challenge” which was held in October 2019.
This event is a
national Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI) fundraising initiative
held nationwide throughout October.
The DRiV™ Monroe
Springs team joined the fight against childhood cancer, which is the largest
killer of children in Australia, where over 600 Australian children are
diagnosed annually, and three die every week. Raised funds gives children
the chance at the brighter future through the search for better treatments and
cures.
Team Captain,
Darren Bender, a Leading Hand of the Monroe Springs Maintenance Department, led
the charge along with Gareth Jones, the Monroe Springs Plant Manager. The team
rode a total of 1,362km during October, raising $6.3k.
Across Australia,
more than 13,000 riders cycled for more than 2.4 million kilometres during the
2019 event, raising $4.3 million. Over the past six years, a total of 55,774
riders from have ridden over 13 million kilometres, raising $16 million in
support of this program.
“We are all very
proud of the DRiV Monroe Springs team effort in the 2019 Australian Great Cycle
Challenge, which will help save children from this terrible disease” stated
Plant Manager, Gareth Jones.
December 9, 2019 - NEW BRAND POSITIONING FOR
AUSTRALASIA’S LARGEST AUTOMOTIVE COOPERATIVE - STRONGER WITH CAPRICORN
When 12 Golden Fleece service station owners in
Western Australia met to discuss the strengthening of their businesses by
working together as a cooperative, they would never have envisaged that nearly
five decades later they would be joined by more than 21,000 businesses across
Australia and New Zealand who similarly recognised how they could be stronger
together.
Capricorn has supported the Australian automotive aftermarket since the
1970s and it has done the same in New Zealand for more than two decades. If it
has something to do with moving on wheels, Capricorn has been there, supporting
Members to keep those wheels turning and improving their business success and
sustainability.
To help their Members’ businesses thrive, Capricorn has introduced a
myriad of supports covering access to suppliers and parts, operations and
service data as well as financial assistance, business protections and industry
networking events. These varied Capricorn services have one common goal –
helping to make Members’ businesses stronger.
Protecting each Capricorn Member’s existence as a strong, independent
business is foundational to advancing the Australian and the New Zealand
automotive aftermarket repair industries as we head towards a technologically
disrupted and demanding future.
The time has come to take the strong business relationships that
Capricorn has formed with their Members and Preferred Suppliers to the next
level of value and support, to make each of them stronger over a long and
successful future.
To outline this clearly, a new brand positioning statement has been
created that reflects Capricorn’s total commitment to providing services,
support and value over the long term to all Capricorn Members and Preferred
Suppliers – Stronger with Capricorn.
Stronger with Capricorn is about more than just the strength that
Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative has in its numbers. It defines the
strength and support that comes with an extensive network that has been
designed by automotive repairers for automotive repairers.
Stronger with Capricorn also signifies Capricorn’s strength in growing
their Members’ businesses using the vast products and services currently
provided, with new support services being constantly developed to meet current
and future technological, financial and risk challenges.
Stronger with Capricorn also reflects how this unique and highly
effective automotive aftermarket industry-based cooperative supports their
Members to face the future positively and with continued business success,
regardless of the changes being faced by the industry.
According to Capricorn’s Group Chief Executive Officer, David Fraser,
the advantages of being a Capricorn Member have grown far beyond simply making
their businesses easier to operate from purely a business transactional point
of view.
“While making business easier for our Members is important, Capricorn
provides far more than that. Our new brand positioning outlines Capricorn’s
unique ability to champion Member business improvement by leveraging our
extensive and Member exclusive products and services,” Mr Fraser stated.
“Supporting our Members’ businesses and helping to make them stronger is
fundamental to ensuring a positive and sustainable future. Making your business
Stronger with Capricorn is without a doubt the major advantage of being a
Capricorn Member,” Mr Fraser concluded.
The new Stronger with Capricorn brand positioning will be visible across
all Capricorn online and print media advertising along with promotional
documentation during 2020. A detailed video has been produced to further
outline Capricorn’s new brand positioning statement which can be viewed online
at www.capricorn.coop.
December 2, 2019 - 2019 CAPRICORN
GALA DINNER & TRADESHOW EVENTS BIGGER AND BETTER THAN EVER
Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative, Capricorn, has just concluded
its annual Gala Dinner & Tradeshow events across Australia and New Zealand
from September to November 2019.
Always a social
calendar highlight, this year’s events were held in Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane,
Melbourne, Sydney and in Auckland, New Zealand. All events were well received,
with almost 5,000 Capricorn Members, Preferred Suppliers and guests taking
part.
While the focus
of each Capricorn Gala Dinner is to connect Members and Preferred Suppliers who
are part of the Capricorn network, the events also provide a well-earned, end
of year celebration with food, music and lots of fun for all who attend. The
tradeshows also provide Capricorn Members with access to the latest offerings
from Capricorn Preferred Suppliers with special offers to take advantage of on
the night.
Hundreds of
Capricorn Preferred Suppliers took part, with highly impressive tradeshow
stands, display cars and interactive activities that kept the emphasis on
enjoyment as well as business.
Attendees were
given a sneak peek into Capricorn’s future plans for the cooperative to return
even greater value to both Members and Preferred Suppliers, further
strengthening their businesses in 2020 and beyond.
On the
entertainment side, the Capricorn Gala Dinners did not disappoint with the
hilarious Lawrence Mooney ensuring total hysterics with his stand-up show across
Australia, while in New Zealand, outstanding ventriloquist comedian Darren Carr
was a major highlight. Live music at each Capricorn Gala Dinner ensured a great
time was had well into the evening.
“It has been a
real pleasure to catch up with so many Capricorn Members and Preferred
Suppliers throughout Australia and New Zealand, to hear more about their
businesses and how Capricorn is supporting their continued growth,” stated
Capricorn Group Chief Executive Officer, David Fraser.
“The events
themselves are a great opportunity for workshops, suppliers and all others
involved in the automotive repair industry to come together and make lasting
connections. The fact that it’s a great night out with outstanding food and
entertainment doesn’t hurt either.” Mr Fraser added.
November 27, 2019 - DAYCO APPOINTS
LAURA KOWALCHIK AS CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Dayco announces that Laura Kowalchik joined the company on November 25,
as Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
“Laura is a
highly regarded operational finance leader with significant experience in
automotive industries, data analytics and steel.Her breadth of experience in multiple
ownership structures, and market conditions, as well as her hands-on-leadership
style make her uniquely qualified to drive our financial strategy forward to
deliver industry leading financial performance across our business worldwide,”
said Joel Wiegert, Dayco’s Chief Executive Officer.
“I am looking
forward to working closely with Dayco’s investors and stakeholders,” Kowalchik
said. “It is exciting to join the Dayco team during this time of transformation
to drive strong discipline around financial results that focus on delivering
stakeholder value.”
Laura has served
as the CFO for Kenwal Steel Corporation and previously for Urban Science, but
her career has also included senior level financial and controller positions
with organisations such as Kaydon Corporation, Dura Automotive Systems,
Microheat, and Metaldyne Corporation. Laura earned a bachelor’s degree in
accounting from the University of Richmond and a master of business
administration degree in finance from Indiana University.
Laura is also
active in the community and a member of the Board of Trustees for the
Children’s Hospital of Michigan Foundation.
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive
systems allows us to equip all customer applications around the world with the
most effective drive systems to meet customer specific performance
requirements.
Dayco’s world
class global distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full
offering of kits and products to meet each local market’s need.We accomplish this with a dedicated global
team that respects one another, shows humility through continuous learning and
acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more
than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates. For more
information about Dayco, visit the Company's website at www.dayco.com
November 26, 2019 - DAYCO FURTHER
STRENGTHENS ITS SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
Wouter Nijenhuis has joined Dayco, accepting the role of Executive Vice
President of OE Sales and Business Development, reporting directly to the
company’s CEO, Joel Wiegert.
“This is an
exciting time for Dayco as momentum grows from our Original Equipment customers
for products that enable hybrid electric systems,” said Mr. Wiegert.“I am delighted Wouter has joined our team.His expertise in electric and internal
combustion propulsion solutions, combined with his strong relationship with
customers globally makes him an ideal commercial leader to accelerate Dayco’s
growth.”
“It is very
exciting to join a company with such a rich history, and strong brand, that is
now intensely focused on providing innovative hybrid system solutions for our
customers,” said Nijenhuis.“I am
excited to work with the more than 4,000 talented and passionate Dayco
employees to deliver growth through building strong partnerships with our
customers around the world.”
Nijenhuis has
joined Dayco from Oerlikon/Dana Limited, where he served as the EVP of Global
and Aftermarket
Sales, Marketing and Business Development, Drive Systems. Prior to this
he was the VP Global Engineering, Sales and Program Management at BorgWarner
Inc. In this role, he oversaw all sales, engineering and program management
activities for the turbo systems segment for commercial and industrial
applications.
Fluent in French,
German and English, Nijenhuis will direct all aspects of Dayco’s global OE
sales, business development, program management and OE marketing functions in
order to deliver its organizational strategy and objectives.
Wouter Nijenhuis - Dayco Executive Vice President of OE Sales and Business
Development.
About Dayco
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our
expertise in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as
the leading global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.
Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive systems allows us to equip all customer
applications around the world with the most effective drive systems to meet
customer specific performance requirements.
Dayco’s world
class global distribution network services the aftermarket industry with a full
offering of kits and products to meet each local market’s need.We accomplish this with a dedicated global
team that respects one another, shows humility through continuous learning and
acts like owners in everything we do.
Dayco has more
than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates. For more
information about Dayco, visit the Company's website at www.dayco.com
November 13, 2019 - IMPROVED MEMBER BENEFITS AND BUSINESS EFFICIENCIES WITH CAPRICORN AUTOMOTIVE DIVISION CHANGES
Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative,
Capricorn, constantly seeks to enhance and improve its services and operational
efficiencies to ensure that the cooperative is delivering the best possible outcomes
for both its Members along with Capricorn’s Preferred Supplier group.
Since becoming Capricorn Chief Executive Officer Automotive in July
2019, Bradley Gannon has spent time analysing the automotive division’s
operations. As a result of this detailed business study, Mr Gannon has
announced the following changes that ensures greater efficiencies, enhanced
Member services and stronger Preferred Supplier relationships.
Capricorn’s Sales and Supply teams will merge into one business unit,
headed by the highly experienced Dale Durden, who has been appointed to the new
role of Head of Sales and Supply, Australia. Bringing the leadership of these
field teams together provides an even more consistent approach in relation to
Capricorn’s interactions with both its Members and Preferred Suppliers.
In line with the new merged sales and supply departments, two newly
formed Regional Manager positions have been created. Kelsey Ferguson is the new
Regional Manager - North Western, encompassing Western Australia, South
Australia, the Northern Territory and Queensland.
Neil Richards has been appointed to the role of Regional Manager - South
Eastern encompassing Victoria, Tasmania, New South Wales and the Australian
Capital Territory.
An additional new role has been created to lead and develop Capricorn’s
growing Commercial Vehicle division and Ron Bougoure becomes Capricorn’s
National Manager – Commercial.
“I am confident that this new structure will help deliver even more
benefits to Members, Preferred Suppliers and Capricorn. This is another great
example of Capricorn’s commitment to improving its business and maximising our
cooperative’s strengths. We look forward to delivering even more efficiencies
and improved Member benefits as a direct result of these changes,” stated Mr
Bradley Gannon, Capricorn Chief Executive Officer Automotive.
November 11, 2019 - FRAM FILTERS RACING RANGE -
ULTIMATE PERFORMANCE FILTRATION
The newly released
FRAM Racing Filter range provides maximum performance and durability for
performance vehicles on the street along with the demands of racing engines on
the track.
Compatible with all engine oil formulations, FRAM Racing Filters combine
strength and precision filtration to optimise their performance in the most
demanding of high performance and racing conditions.
FRAM Racing filters include a heavy-gauge tapping plate and an
extra-thick steel casing to withstand the high pressure flexing caused by
demanding driving conditions.
The spiral-shaped center tube in each FRAM Racing Filter provides
protection against collapse, along with tough steel end caps that add even more
durability. All FRAM Racing Filters also include a screen-over 22psi filter
bypass valve that provides additional protection against larger lubricant
contaminants.
Used extensively in NASCAR racing across the United States and with
applications to fit many classic and current high performance drag racing and
circuit racing engines (including the Ford Mustang Coyote 5.0 Litre and GM,
Nissan and Honda performance engine applications), the extensive FRAM Racing
Filter range offers a premium quality, premium performance and racing engine
filtration product option for high performance vehicle technicians and racing
teams.
The FRAM Racing filter range coverage includes a wide number of
performance engine specifications including GM, Ford, Chrysler, Nissan and
Honda engines, including GM LS1 and LS6 applications. (See link to
applications list below).
According to Roger Lassen, Filpro Automotive Managing Director,
Australasia, the FRAM Racing Filter range complements the brands comprehensive
application coverage in Australia and New Zealand.
“We are constantly approached about our high performance and racing
specification filtration products due to their long
standing success internationally. We are delighted to make these
globally renowned filtration products available to Australian and New Zealand
high performance vehicle technicians and racing teams,” Mr Lassen stated.
“The FRAM brand has a long and proud history in racing and we look
forward to creating a new chapter in the brand’s high performance success here
in Australia and New Zealand,” Mr Lassen added.
The FRAM Racing Filter range and the entire FRAM Filters aftermarket
replacement range is available in Australia from official FRAM distributors
including ADRAD and SWD. To locate your closest distributor contact Filpro
Automotive Australia State Sales Manager Alex Rossiter on 0400 878 837
or 08 8193 9675.
November 8, 2019 - 2019 BURSON AUTO PARTS STORE MANAGERS’ CONFERENCE A MAJOR SUCCESS
The 2019
Burson Auto Parts Managers’ conference was held at the Gold Coast Convention
Centre from October 17 to 20.
A total of 170 Burson Auto
Parts store managers joined the Australian company’s executive management team
across four days covering a detailed agenda of seminars and activities.
The theme of the conference
was “Step Up”, enabling all of the Burson Auto Parts store managers to reflect
on the company’s fundamental goals. These include continuing and growing the
company’s status as Australia’s preferred trade supplier of automotive parts,
tools and equipment by focussing on providing optimum service, value and
industry leading supplier product knowledge to the company’s highly valued
trade customers.
An undeniable inspiration for
the Step Up theme of the conference was the event’s special guest motivational
speaker, Contiki Tours founder John Anderson. His story of having started his
world leading travel business by taking people on tours of New Zealand driving
a Combi-Van, held similarities with Burson Auto Parts coming to life when
company co-founder Ron Burgoine started selling automotive parts to mechanics
from his car boot.
It wasn’t all training
seminars for the Burson Auto Parts store managers during the conference, with
team structured physical events also including the company’s own “Survivor”
challenge. The Gold Coast’s Movieworld was opened exclusively for a team dinner
during the conference, with some managers taking on a few of the wild rides
that were operating during this fun Team Burson event. A third social dinner
event at the Miami Markets proved very popular, offering a variety of
international cuisines in a funky seaside atmosphere.
The Burson Auto Parts
managers’ conference concluded with a gala dinner held at the Gold Coast
Convention Centre on Sunday October 20. This spectacular event saw the Burson
Auto Parts managers join more than 800 of their Bapcor Group company colleagues
and supplier attendees in what was a highly enjoyable finale to this highly
successful event.
According to Burson Auto
Parts National Sales Manager, Anthony Hughes, “Our goal for this conference was
to educate, develop and support the company’s greatest asset, our people.
Placing our store managers together with our suppliers and many like-minded
company colleagues, the conference proved to be an excellent training and
networking opportunity for all who took part.”
“We believe that this annual
event and our 2IC Conference held last year, combined with all of the training
initiatives that we continuously provide, positions Burson Auto Parts and
Bapcor as employers of choice in the automotive aftermarket,” Mr Hughes added.
This conference is just one
part of the Burson Auto Parts’ ongoing commitment to ensuring that this company
nurtures and develops its people in a team orientated, cooperative and highly
supportive manner. This contributes significantly to the Australian company’s
ability to retain and attract the industry’s best talent, offering career
ascension opportunities not only through the ever growing Burson Auto Parts
store network, but through Australia’s largest automotive aftermarket
specialised company, Bapcor Limited.
/ends.
Print quality image links and suggested image captions:
Team - 170 Burson Auto
Parts store managers were joined by the Australian company’s executive
management team and guest speakers at the 2019 “Step Up” Burson Auto Parts
Managers’ Conference held at the Gold Coast Convention Centre from October 17
to 20.
Conf - The Burson Auto
Parts Managers’ Conference included team-building physical activities held in
Australia’s playground
Bapgala – After social
events on each evening of the conference, the event concluded with a gala
dinner that saw the Burson Auto Parts managers join more than 800 of their
Bapcor Group company colleagues and supplier attendees.
November 6, 2019 - DAYCO APPOINTS TOM TECKLENBURG AS VP OF AFTERMARKET, NORTH AMERICA
Dayco, a leading engine
products and drive systems supplier for the automotive, industrial and
aftermarket industries, has appointed Tom Tecklenburg as its
Vice President of Aftermarket for North America, reporting directly to Bruno
Vallillo, President of Global Aftermarket.
Located
at the company’s Troy office, Tom will be responsible for establishing the
strategic plan and leading the North American Aftermarket team, which
encompasses the United States (US) and Canadian markets, to increase customer
satisfaction and drive growth.
Tom
brings with him 30 years of automotive and commercial vehicle experience across
both the original equipment manufacturer and aftermarket sectors, with his most
recent previous role at HDA Truck Pride, where he held the position of Chief
Commercial Officer for the US, Canada and Europe. He has also worked for The
Timken Company, Honeywell International and Fram.
“I’m
excited to have Tom onboard,” said Bruno Vallillo. “With his experience and the
great team in North America, we can accelerate the growth of the business,
while also improving customer satisfaction.”
“I
look forward to the opportunity at Dayco to lead the aftermarket team and
leverage the heritage, strong OE position to drive continuous improvement and
customer satisfaction.” said Tecklenburg.
Earning
a bachelor’s degree in Accounting from The Ohio State University and a master’s
degree in Business Administration from the University of Dayton, Tom also holds
an Automotive Aftermarket Professional (AAP) certificate from the University of
the Aftermarket.
About Dayco:
Dayco is a global
leader in the research, design, manufacture and distribution of essential
engine drive systems and aftermarket services for automotive, truck,
construction, agriculture and industrial applications.
Through our expertise
in transferring power quietly and efficiently, Dayco has emerged as the leading
global system solutions provider for hybrid electric vehicles.Dayco’s 100+ years of experience in drive
systems allows us to equip all customer applications around the world with the
most effective drive systems to meet customer specific performance
requirements. Dayco’s world class global distribution network services the
aftermarket industry with a full offering of kits and products to meet each
local market’s need. We accomplish this with a dedicatedglobal team that respects one another,
shows humility through continuous learning and acts like owners in everything
we do.
Dayco
has more than 40 locations in 22 countries and over 4,500 associates.
For more information about Dayco, visit the company's website at www.dayco.com.
Suggested
Image Caption:Tom Tecklenburg brings 30 years of
automotive and commercial vehicle experience across both the original equipment
manufacturer and aftermarket sectors to his new role of Dayco Aftermarket Vice
President, North America.
October 23, 2019 - NEW ROTARY WHEEL SERVICE
EQUIPMENT RANGE NOW AVAILABLE FROM BURSON EQUIPMENT
One of Australia’s leading automotive workshop
equipment suppliers, Burson Equipment, exclusively offers automotive repairers
a totally new level of wheel service equipment excellence with the new Rotary
wheel service equipment range.
The new Rotary wheel service equipment range brings the world’s latest
technology, build quality and productivity boosting wheel service products to
Australia’s automotive repairers and wheel / tyre specialists.
Rotary has forged a well-earned reputation for total quality across the decades
with its unparalleled range of outstanding lift products, making it the world’s
most trusted in that field. The same dedication to total quality, reliability
and industry leading technology can be found with the Rotary wheel service
product range of wheel balancers, tyre changers and alignment systems from
Burson Equipment.
The Rotary wheel balancer range offers a balancer for the vast majority
of wheels and workshops from the smallest to the largest. The Rotary tyre
changer range is one of the most comprehensive in the industry and the
company’s premium quality wheel alignment machines allow technicians to
complete accurate alignments in as little as 15 minutes, ensuring significant
increases in workshop productivity and profitability.
Manufactured in Italy, Burson Equipment’s outstanding new Rotary wheel
service equipment range includes:
Rotary R348 Electronic 3D Wheel Balancer
Automatic sonar rim width
measurement
Automatic distance and diameter
input via internal data arm
Automatic AluS programs
Auto stop of the wheel to the
unbalanced position
Automatic program features for
car, light truck and motorcycle wheels
Fast 6 second cycle time
Electric brake system
Durable weight tray with ample
storage for wheel weights
Accommodates rim widths from 1.5
inches to 22 inches and rim diameters from 10 inches to 30 inches
Rotary R355 Electronic 3D Wheel Balancer
All of the features of the R348
model with automatic AluS1, 2, Start, Start 1 & 2 and Dynamic
balancing programs
Integrated laser blade for
weight placement positioning
Integrated LED internal wheel
lighting system
LCD monitor with linked keyboard
Interactive inputs to guide
technicians through all phases of the balancing process
Multi-user functionality
Rotary R441 Automatic Tyre Changer
Fully automatic operation
Pneumatic tilt back and clamping
system up to 24 inches diameter
Pneumatic PLUS83H low profile
bead pressing device and bead breaker system
Two speed turntable controlled
by rotation pedal
Pedal operated tubeless tyre
inflation system
Spring loaded hexagonal shaft
with pneumatic locking device
Removable pedal unit
Plastic jaw and mounting head
protectors
Heavy duty construction
Rotary R643 High Performance Wheel Changer
Top of the range pneumatic tilt
back machine with all features of the R441 model plus up to 26 inches
external clamping capacity
Double acting bead breaker
system
Heavy duty horizontal shaft on
tilt back arm to ensure maximum rigidity
Extra-wide heavy duty cabinet
Rotary R1060 8-CCD Wheel Alignment System
Multi-axle 8-CCD passenger car
alignment system with an Australian and international vehicle database of
more than 90,000 vehicle makes and models
Wireless infra-red transmission
among measuring heads
Bluetooth transmission between
measuring heads and the control unit
3D animated instructions
Automatically measures lowered
vehicles
Quick run out compensation
Customer databank capacity up to
20,000 jobs
Three point alloy clamps with 8
to 24 inches rim capacity
LCD monitor and Windows based PC
operating system
Turntables, steering and brake
pedal locks
Completely mobile console
housing
Optional STDA14 calibration jig
Rotary R1080 3D Wheel Aligner
All of the features of the R1080
model plus the ingenious “Bay Saver” tower free system to maximise
workshop space
Exclusive and light weight 3D
targets utilising solid vision technology through high resolution fixed
cameras for high precision
Automatic lift level
compensation
Remote control ability using
integrated keyboard
LED repeaters for easy
under-vehicle reading of adjustment process
Fast 8 second alignment readings
Optional STDA113 calibration
jig.
As per the entire Rotary wheel
service range, this outstanding wheel alignment system is manufactured in
Italy
According to Burson Equipment National Sales Manager, Jim Santef, there
is no doubt that the new Rotary wheel service equipment range represents an
entirely new level of wheel servicing efficiency and productivity for
Australian automotive repairers and wheel / tyre specialists seeking to future
proof their businesses.
“The most successful automotive workshop owners and managers are not
just seeking replacement wheel service equipment, they are seeking an
investment towards the long term future success of their businesses. Our new
Rotary wheel service equipment range offers the latest technology along with
the peace of mind of many years reliable service,” Mr Santef stated.
To find out more and to take a closer look at Burson Equipment’s new
range of industry leading Rotary wheel service equipment products, contact your
local Burson store by calling 1300 287 766 or visit Burson Equipment
online.
September 17, 2019 - CAPRICORN INSPIRED TO HELP BY MEMBER’S FIGHT WITH
PROSTATE CANCER
There are more than 20,000 very important reasons
why Australasia’s largest automotive cooperative, Capricorn, has made a
dedicated effort to accept donations to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of
Australia.
Following the highly
successful Capricorn Cares Farmer’s Drought fundraising initiative conducted
last year, Capricorn is dedicating this year’s Capricorn Cares effort to
increase awareness and collect donations from its vast Member base towards
Prostate cancer research.
Prostate cancer is one of the
most commonly diagnosed cancers in Australia, affecting one in seven men. One
of those 20,000 plus men diagnosed last year was Capricorn Member, John Spicer
from John Spicer’s Mechanical Repairs in NSW. Like many men, John never thought
about Prostate Cancer until a routine blood test revealed that he was suffering
from it.
“I never thought about
prostate cancer at all, but I needed to get my Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
and cholesterol tested every year as part of my medicals needed for my speedway
racing. And it was this very simple blood test that showed something was going
on” John said.
The impact of the disease
made it clear, it’s not just a men’s cancer. It’s a family’s cancer that
impacts wives, children, mothers, fathers and friends too.
“My four adult children were
extremely shocked and wanted to help out in any way they could. I was initially
diagnosed in September last year and I was ok until I had my first radiation
treatment. I came back to the office and it hit me - I have cancer.
“My wife took over running
the business with a friend to keep our customers happy so I could rest after
treatment every day. But I found that I really couldn’t leave the business full
time as I had to still do the rego checks and vehicle diagnosing,” John said.
John was more fortunate than
most. By getting the simple PSA blood test every year, he was able to catch the
disease early. And while he’s not out of the woods just yet, it’s clear that
getting tested has significantly increased his chances of making a full recovery.
“By the time symptoms show,
that usually means it’s too late. I’m not “all clear” at the moment, but after
treatment my PSA levels have halved.
“I want to retire in a few
years and enjoy travelling and fishing with my wife. But that wouldn’t be possible
without getting tested. I can’t stress it enough. Early detection is a must.
Just do it.” John said.
September is prostate cancer
awareness month in Australia and New Zealand, making it an apt time for this
very special Capricorn Cares awareness and fundraising campaign.
For the sake of your wives,
your children, your friends and the other people in your life, ask your doctor
for a PSA blood test this month. Even if your doctor says you don’t fit the
likely profile, getting tested early is the best way to track changes in your
PSA levels in the future, that can indicate the presence of the disease.
The Capricorn Cares
fundraising campaign is accepting donations to the Prostate Cancer Foundation
of Australia. To donate, Members should login to capricorn.coop and complete
the donation form.
All donations are entirely
tax deductible and 100% of all funds raised from this Capricorn Cares campaign
in Australia will go directly to the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia.
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
PROSTATE CANCER
• In Australia and New
Zealand, Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men.
• More than 20,000 men are
diagnosed with Prostate cancer in Australia and New Zealand every year.
• Studies have shown high fat
diets and the consumption of processed meats and alcohol can also increase the
risks of cancer.
The Prostate Specific Antigen
Test (PSA Test) is a simple blood test and the most common screening tool for
the early detection of Prostate cancer. It might be the most important test
you’ll ever do, but the reality is, too many men put it off until it’s too
late.
For more information about
Prostate cancer visit prostate.org.au.
September 13, 2019 - TIMING CHAIN KITS JOIN
THE VAST DAYCO AFTERMARKET RANGE IN AUSTRALIA & NEW ZEALAND
Dayco, a leading
engine components and drive systems supplier for the automotive, industrial and
aftermarket industries, introduces a new range of premium quality Timing Chain Kits to the
company’s vast Australasian automotive aftermarket product range.
This new range of direct-fit Dayco Timing Chain Kits
bring the benefits of the company’s world class design and engineering expertise in toothed belt power
transmission systems along with Dayco’s in-depth knowledge of functional
requirements.
Combining this
expertise with the total quality and reliability hallmarks of the Dayco brand,
ensures that automotive repairers and parts re-sellers across Australia and New
Zealand can offer technicians outstanding quality replacement Dayco Timing
Chain Kits to suit a wide range of popular local, Asian and European vehicle
makes and models.
In designing the new Dayco Timing Chain kits, a system logic was followed, to
ensure that all of the elements required for replacement, that is; the chain,
hydraulic tensioner, sprockets and guides are included with every kit.
Additionally, Dayco has guaranteed that all elements of each Timing Chain Kit
comply with the technical requirements of each single component. This provides
maximum functionality, silence in operation and promotes longer transmission
life.
The main advantages of the new Dayco Timing Chain Kit range include:
Synergic
design of each entire kit (chain, guides, tensioner, gears and seals)
High
robustness and proven reliability on test benches and in vehicle fleet
testing
High
strength steel, precision machined tensioners to ensure reduced internal
clearances for optimum control and management of the timing chain tension
High
strength plastic guides manufactured with glass fibres for additional
strength.
High
strength moulding steel or sintered steel manufactured gears with specific
heat treatments applied for the hardening of the toothed area surfaces
To find out more
about the new Dayco Timing Chain Kit range visit www.dayco.com, call Dayco
Australia customer service - 03 9794 4466or contact your Dayco Distributor.
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Image Links: (A selection of new Dayco Timing Chain Kits and
packaging)
September 10, 2019 - BURSON AUTO PARTS PLAYS ITS
PART IN PROTECTING THE ENVIRONMENT
Australia’s preferred trade supplier of automotive
parts, tools and equipment is playing its part to protect the environment
through parent company Bapcor Limited’s partnership with Greenfleet.
Greenfleet is a leading environmental not for profit organisation that
seeks to protect our climate by restoring forests through carbon offsets and
donations. This outstanding Australian organisation has restored more than 500
native bio-diverse forests since 1997, planting more than 9.2 million native
trees across both Australia and New Zealand.
Burson Auto Parts’ fleet of almost 1,000 vehicles across the country are
carbon offset through Greenfleet, forming one of several major carbon offset
initiatives being made across the immense Bapcor group of automotive
aftermarket companies.
Burson Auto Parts is also taking part in a tree planting program that
contributes to offsetting the carbon emissions of its national vehicle fleet,
an integral part of Bapcor’s Greenfleet commitment that contributes to the
planting of new bio-diversive forests in Australia.
In fact, Bapcor’s contribution to date will assist in vegetating an area
covering more than nine times the size of the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG).
According to Bapcor Chief Executive Officer, Darryl Abotomey, “We are
delighted to be partnering with Greenfleet to support native Australian local
reforestation projects that provide a wide range of environmental benefits.
“Our partnership with Greenfleet forms part of Bapcor’s strategic
commitment to reducing its carbon footprint and taking action on environmental
sustainability,” he added.
Sustainability is an important part of this Australian owned company’s
growth strategy. Both Burson Auto Parts and the entire Bapcor Group are proud
to be taking effective and directly measurable action through their partnership
with Greenfleet.
September 5, 2019 - 180 STORES PLUS - BURSON AUTO PARTS NEEDS YOU!
This
media release initially was distributed to promote Australia’s Burson Auto
Parts reaching the milestone of the company’s 180th store. Such is
the pace of Burson Auto Parts’ national store network growth that the total is
now in fact 183 stores and growing each week.
These stores cannot best
serve Australia’s automotive trade without great teams of people at the
counter, on the phones and on the road - so now more than ever, opportunities
exist to commence, continue, or a make a career change that has exciting future
prospects with Burson Auto Parts and its parent company, the immense Bapcor
Group.
A total of 11 new Burson Auto
Parts stores were added to the company’s national network in 2019, forming part
of almost 60 new Bapcor Group sites that were added to the Australian
automotive aftermarket company’s unparalleled national footprint over the past
12 months.
This strategic growth is
providing local employment opportunities ranging from store staff, delivery
drivers and local store management, with the company’s size and growth also
providing exciting long term career ascension opportunities across regional
zone management, category management and executive management levels.
The 180th Burson
Auto Parts store to open its doors was the Murwillumbah store, located in north
eastern New South Wales. This branch, along with a further four new sites in
the region, has grown Burson Auto Parts’ footprint in the state significantly.
Store 181 was Mansfield (QLD), Store 182 is the Emerald (QLD) store and the 183rd
Burson Auto Parts store is located in Wangaratta (VIC).
According to Craig Magill,
Burson Auto Parts Executive General Manager, “Our targeted growth continues to
ensure that we provide fast, reliable and geographically convenient service to
our loyal trade customers across the country - which is always our primary
focus.
“Our growth also makes this
the right time for people involved in the automotive aftermarket industry, or
people seeking a start in this industry, to join us as we continue our
unprecedented expansion in line with all of the automotive trade and retail
companies that are a part of the Bapcor Group,” Mr Magill stated.
To find out more about Burson
Auto Parts and the career opportunities that are available with this proudly
Australian owned and operated company, visit www.burson.com.au.
Suggested Caption:Burson Auto
Parts has now reached more than 180 stores nationwide and is continuing to
grow. Now is the right time to join the Australian company as it continues its
unprecedented expansion. 180th Burson Auto
Parts store (Murwillumbah NSW) crew members pictured.
