The Perfect Partnership
Andrew Grant grew up in the Malelane area, a fact that stood
him in good stead when he decided to start Andy’s Auto
Electrical in September 2006. Not that the Malelane folk are
parochial, but they do like to support local businesses.
A
ndrew, an auto electrical
technician by profession,
but also a dab hand at
mechanical repairs, had been
plying his trade in Hout Bay in
the Western Cape, keeping the
cars and boats of the picturesque
and well known tourist mecca in
pristine condition, but the siren
call of Malelane was too strong,
and being homesick he decided
to go back to his roots, together
with his life partner Sharon Hill,
who with the move became his
business partner.
➲ The reception area leaves one in no doubt
that you are visiting an e-CAR workshop
This perfect partnership became
even more perfect when Andy’s Auto
Electrical joined the growing e-CAR
workshop network in May 2013.
With this master stroke, Andrew has now
added e-CAR’s national brand to his
local reputation, and the added benefits
of procurement support from the DieselElectric organisation and diagnostic
equipment and technical training from
Bosch.
Within days of setting up shop in
Malelane the word got out that
“Andy’s back”, and very soon
his workshop was full of people
clamouring for professional
vehicle repairs. His clientele
grew, from Malelane to Nelspruit
and beyond, and from Skukuza
to deep into the Kruger National
Park.
Andrew particularly loves the technical
training because this keeps him
up to date with the ever increasing
technological demands that the modern
motor vehicle places on technicians.
The cherry on the cake was the
high volume of traffic passing
through Malelane, on the N4 to
Mozambique. And despite the
business not being on the main
road, word of mouth does the
trick for the business.
Andrew and Sharon are the
perfect partners, as he looks
after the sales and technical
matters, and she looks after the
financial side.
With this support, Andy’s Auto
Electrical has become the
go to workshop in Malelane,
because it can service and
repair all makes of cars, trucks,
bikes, and as Andrew says,
➲ Whether it’s buses, cars or trucks, Andy’s Auto
Electrical has you covered
“anything that moves”.
To join the fastest growing workshop network in South Africa and to add a new dimension to your business,
contact Wilfried Langenbach at 086 000 3227 (086 000 e-CAR)
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