{"id":113728,"date":"2023-08-23T13:58:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T03:58:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/?p=113728"},"modified":"2023-08-23T14:18:56","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T04:18:56","slug":"new-owner-takes-on-torquay-tyre-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/surfcoasttimes\/news\/new-owner-takes-on-torquay-tyre-business\/","title":{"rendered":"New owner takes on Torquay tyre business"},"content":{"rendered":"

A WELL-KNOWN Torquay auto business has had a recent change of ownership.<\/p>\n

Chris Andrews has taken over Torquay Tyre & Mechanical<\/a> from Geoff Cole, who started and ran it for close to a decade.<\/p>\n

Chris has more than two decades\u2019 experience in the automotive industry, most recently starting what is now one of Australia\u2019s largest independent tyre wholesale businesses with a good mate and business partner.<\/p>\n

He briefly retired in 2021 but said a conversation with Geoff charted the next step of his career.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was looking to do something and I wasn\u2019t sure what to do, and I\u2019d known Geoff for close to 25 years – we had lunch and a couple of beers one day, and at the end of it, he\u2019d retired and I\u2019d bought the business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torquay Tyre & Mechanical<\/a> has a combined 85 years\u2019 experience, and the team pride themselves in offering reliable high-quality service with competitive pricing.<\/p>\n

It offers premium quality tyres as well as tyre rotations and balancing, wheel alignments and puncture repairs.<\/p>\n

Two highly qualified mechanics also provide a variety of mechanical services including car servicing, battery replacement and mechanical repairs.<\/p>\n

The team of mechanics and tyre fitters have been here for years and are well known within the community, and are an integral part of the business and its success.<\/p>\n

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\u201cCourtney, my daughter, worked with me at my previous business and she\u2019s going to come on board too, and so it\u2019s going to be a hands-on, family-run business,\u201d Chris said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really important for what Geoff started here close to 10 years ago, and the reputation the business has, to be totally unchanged – same business, same people, just new owners.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torquay Tyre & Mechanical<\/a> has installed a comfortable waiting area in its shopfront, so customers can have their tyres fitted while they wait.<\/p>\n

The business is a proud sponsor of the Torquay Tigers Football Club as well as cricket and netball clubs and sponsor many other community clubs in the Torquay area.<\/p>\n

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Chris said Torquay Tyre & Mechanical<\/a> would look to expand its footprint while continuing to serve its existing loyal customer base.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe work Geoff did is integral and the staff he\u2019s got here are integral – the repeat business is huge, and that\u2019s something that we don\u2019t take for granted, and we\u2019ll continue to do everything that\u2019s right to keep that going.\u201d<\/p>\n

Torquay Tyre & Mechanical is at 24 Baines Crescent, Torquay. Phone 5264 7334 or head to torquaytyreandmechanical.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A WELL-KNOWN Torquay auto business has had a recent change of ownership. Chris Andrews has taken over Torquay Tyre & Mechanical from Geoff Cole, who started and ran it for close to a decade. Chris has more than two decades\u2019 experience in the automotive industry, most recently starting what is now one of Australia\u2019s largest […]<\/p>\n

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