ISLAND AUTO SUPPLY
Focus on operations
Increasing Complexity Island Auto Supply is rising to meet today’s challenges Island Auto Supply takes the expired “junk yard” image still often associated with auto recyclers, and shatters it into a million pieces with modern technology,environmentally friendly procedures and low prices. The Prince Edward Islandbased business is the largest supplier of used and new aftermarket auto and truck parts, and automotive replacement parts in the province. Dalbert Livingstone and his wife, Tabitha Livingstone, purchased Island Auto Supply back in 2013, though the company itself has been in business for over 30 years. Since then, the couple has taken enormous steps in improving the facility. Bar coding, tablets and draining equipment have been introduced to the business in an effort to improve and develop on the technological side of things.
Perhaps to Dalbert Livingstone the most crucial characteristic of their business is its dedication to the environment. “We’ve really raised the bar in terms of environmental awareness.” According to Dalbert Livingstone,a friend of his initiated a “friendly competition”on becoming environmentally friendly, acompetition that auto recycling facilities across PEI got involved with.“We’re helping keep mercury out of landfills and pollution out of the atmosphere,” said Dalbert Livingstone. There’s no doubt that there are serious benefits to protecting the environment, but Dalbert Livingstone notes that this has positive results in the world of business, too. “It’s been a great marketing tool. We’ve gotten a lot of positive media for our initiatives.”
Dalbert and Tabitha Livingstone.
The Livingstones have also introduced to their consumers the option of buying products online, through Island Auto Supply’s Ebay store. Doing so has many obvious benefits. It makes the buying experience all the more convenient, improves consumer confidence in the products they’re buying and increases the number of potential buyers who are exposed to their business. “Customers can see exactly what they’re buying when they go on our webpage,” commented Dalbert Livingstone. “Purchasing auto parts online was definitely a thing that was missing in this industry—a market that wasn’t tapped into.” For more information about Island Auto Supply, please visit islandautosupply.com.
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