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THOROLD AUTO PARTS
Global Spotlight Thorold impresses at IRT Thorold Auto Parts & Recyclers has had a good year. Owner and operator Frank Serravalle and his team couldn’t be more proud of their work at the tenth International Roundtable on Auto Recycling, held in Niagara last Autumn. As one of the two official yards opened up to the delegates from around the globe. “It was an honour to represent what it means to be a progressive recycler in Canada,” says Frank. “It was a thrill to see industry leaders from all corners of the globe see our facility in action.” It should come as no surprise that Thorold was selected, along with Millers Auto Parts, to represent the best of the Canadian auto recycling community. The 2 sq km operation, which has ten dismantling bays, conducts all crushing on site.
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Frank Serravalle, owner and operator of Thorold Auto Parts.
“We’re processing about 3,000 vehicles a year and with that volume it just makes sense to make the investment to do our own crushing,” says Frank.
With such a tremendous number of vehicles to process, Frank has also added a full-service mechanical shop with three full-time technicians. While the addition allowed Frank’s less technically savvy customers to buy more difficult-to-install parts, it impressed many of the delegates who were not used to such service being provided by a recycler. “It really compliments our parts sales business,” says Frank. “Actually, we’ve seen it increase parts sales, as well as parts sales often increasing the mechanical business. Our mechanical customers are buying more parts, and our parts customers are more often asking us to install them as well.” For more information, please visit thoroldauto.com.