BONNE DIRECTION Today, the business sits on 11-acres of land and processes roughly 400 vehicles every week. Gold said the facility consistently rotates the vehicles on site and typically has approximately 1,000 vehicles in the yard at any one time. A big help for Gold and his business has been its proximity to one of North America’s largest markets in Toronto and he’s the first one to admit that. “We’ve survived because of our location and our loyal consumers, there’s absolutely no doubt about that. At the end of the day, when it comes to auto recycling the viability of a business depends almost entirely on location, we’re fortunate that we sit on the doorstep of the third largest automotive market on the continent,” Gold said. “There’s tremendous demand in these parts for a u-pull service. There’s a certain segment of people that understand the value and are more resourceful that we cater to.” He added, “And that’s the bottom line really. The u-pull segment was really born out of people’s willingness and ability to come in and do a little work for themselves. It’s a very, very popular service but there are very few places people can go to now.” While that may be the case today, Vetere said he can see a world where u-pull becomes as popular as it ever was as more and more businesses search for ways to increase their profits. “I think a lot of recycling facilities are looking closely at this model because it’s shown so much promise and success over the past few years. With the price of scrap metals on commodities becoming such a big part of the business recently, we’re all paying more attention to it. This service allows us to get the most out of all of our vehicles. It’s been a great little boost. I expect more and more owners to start jumping on board too.”
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Parts U Pick, owned by Newfoundland’s Auto Parts Network. A number of operators across Canada have found renewed interest from customers in the u-pick model. Le centre Parts U Pick est affilié au groupe Newfoundland Auto Parts Network. Les recycleurs canadiens observent un renouveau dans l’intérêt des clients pour le modèle libre-service.
Il poursuit, « C’est ce fait qui est à l’origine du libre-service, le désir et la débrouillardise des clients à venir investir un peu de temps et de jus de coude pour en récolter les bénéfices. La demande est très élevée, alors que l’offre est très limitée, peu de recycleurs offrent ce service. » Le libre-service n’est pas à la mode, mais Dom Vetere est convaincu que la tendance s’inverse, les recycleurs veulent augmenter leurs ventes, et ils seront de plus en plus nombreux à y adhérer. « Les opinions changent une à une, alors que depuis quelques années, bon nombre de recycleurs ont connu du succès avec cette formule. Les dures réalités du marché des métaux font en sorte que nous cherchons tous des sources de revenues additionnelles, et cette méthode ne fait qu’augmenter le rendement de capitaux que nous avons déjà investis, à partir de nos stocks existants. J’aime bien, et je pense bien que ce service gagnera beaucoup d’adeptes dans un avenir rapproché.
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