Ateco Group expands
The Ateco Group, the largest Australasia-owned independent automotive distribution company, has moved to a new headquarters in the Sydney suburb of Lidcombe with new offices, training and warehouse facilities to meet the growing demand for the products of the brands Ateco represents in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa.
“The rapid growth of LDV in Australia in particular, but also the development of Maserati and RAM, has meant that the Ateco Group had outgrown its office and training facility in the Sydney suburb of Waterloo,” explains Neville Crichton, executive chairman of the Ateco Group.
“The new offices, training facility and warehouse in Lidcombe enables the Ateco Group to provide support services for sales and training at a level that will match the growth in sales, meet the demands of a changing market place and provide our staff with a modern, well-designed facility within which to work.”
The Ateco Group now provides products, parts and services to more than 100 dealers across Australia and New Zealand through its new offices in Sydney which complement its New Zealand headquarters in Auckland’s Mt Wellington.
A key element of this service to dealers is providing training and the move to Lidcombe has enabled the Ateco Group to more than triple the space it has available for training. This includes both classrooms and dedicated technical training areas with their own vehicle hoists, tools and equipment.
Typically, the Ateco Group provides up to 40 hours of training per technician for the launch of each new model into the Australian and New Zealand market, as well as sales and marketing training.
The growth in dealer numbers, sales and new models required an entire new training centre to meet the demand for training.
“The multi-million dollar move to Lidcombe represents one of the largest investments Ateco has made in facilities over the last 35 years,” says Crichton.
“But this level of investment is essential to ensure that we provide a benchmark quality of service to our dealers, to the brands we represent and to our customers."
