REMOVALS COMPANY PUTS ATS EUROMASTER TO THE TEST
14 June 2013
Lancashire-based removals and logistics specialist Andrew Porter Ltd has called on the expertise of ATS Euromaster to fit and service tyres across its fleet of 150 commercial vehicle assets.
Andrew Porter runs a fleet ranging from 3.5 tonne vans to 40 tonne articulated vehicles and uses Fairport Garages in Adlington, to maintain the fleet.
Fairport Garages is serviced by ATS Euromaster’s Westhoughton centre, located just four miles from Adlington, and the switch to a new service provider has coincided with the move to a 100 per cent Pirelli and Vacu-Lug fitment policy for the Andrew Porter fleet.
Having previously used a local independent service provider, Fairport Garages appointed ATS Euromaster after being impressed by the knowledgeable approach of the team. Also key was ATS Euromaster’s competitive pricing and the ability to provide 24/7 roadside support on a pan-European basis, as the fleet spends a large proportion of time on the Continent.
Fairport Garages found itself putting ATS Euromaster’s European roadside support to the test a little sooner than expected, as three days after signing the new contract a call was received at 3am from an Andrew Porter driver requesting urgent roadside assistance in Calais, France.
David Porter, Director at Fairport Garages explains: “We wanted to ensure we had the best service provider for our fleet in the UK and the fact ATS Euromaster could support us in the event of a tyre failure in Europe was an extra bonus.
“If we hadn’t had ATS Euromaster on board, we’d have struggled to get expert assistance to our driver so quickly. The technician arrived with exactly the right tyre, ensuring our driver was back on the road in no time.”
The Andrew Porter driver called ATS Euromaster’s 24/7 customer support centre in Birmingham, where a member of staff co-ordinated the callout with Euromaster, which operates in 17 European countries.
Porter explains: “Having a company which is easy to do business with is important to us and the team at ATS Euromaster haven’t disappointed. We have a dedicated mobile tyre technician who carries out all of our routine tyre fitting and service work.”
As well as replacing worn tyres, the local ATS Euromaster technician proactively regrooves truck tyres, repairs punctures and turns tyres on the rim to maximise tyre life. He also visits Fairport Garages and the Andrew Porter site on a daily basis to perform tyre safety inspections on any vehicles currently on-site.
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About ATS Euromaster
Birmingham-based ATS Euromaster Ltd is part of the Euromaster Group, which operates in 17 European countries with 11,271 employees in more than 2,000 service centres. Established in Great Britain since 1964, ATS Euromaster has more than 350 centres (a mixture of retail, comprehensive and truck locations), nearly 1,000 mobile service vans and employs in excess of 2,600 people, providing coverage nationwide. It is the largest comprehensive tyre distributor supplying tyres for everything from cars and vans to trucks, coaches, forklifts, farm machinery and construction plant. ATS Euromaster was the first national tyre expert to be accredited by both SAFEContractor and the Contractors Health and Safety Scheme (CHAS), and also holds the Silver Award for Occupational Health & Safety from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents. The company’s technicians are amongst the most highly trained in the fast-fit industry, offering a comprehensive range of products and services including tyres, wheels, fleet inspections, nitrogen inflation, brakes, batteries, shock absorbers, oil, exhausts, fault diagnostics, air-conditioning servicing, scheduled maintenance servicing and MOT testing. Further information is available from www.atseuromaster.co.uk
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