Autolink Hamilton attributes its ongoing growth to its size and expertise.
experience the journey with us Autolink Hamilton look to grow the wood finishings market “It is all about the right product at the right price provided with the best service,” says Aaron Tutty, Industrial Coatings Manager for Autolink Hamilton. Recently appointed Platinum distributor for the PPG range of paint products serving the Waikato region, Autolink Hamilton is part of the Autolink Group of Companies. Established back in 1984, Autolink has steadily expanded to include operations all round the mid northern region as well as Auckland. It is their size and the fact that they are the biggest distributor of PPG product that gives them their PPG platinum status. Their size and indepth experience in the automotive coatings market means they bring real expertise to the wood coatings sector. “We are well known in the automotive market and this is the first time for us in the wood sector here in Hamilton and is accordingly a new challange for us: developing
the wood paint and stains market in the mid northern region.” says Aaron. The company is well placed with five reps on the road and another nine office staff and warehouse personnel in Hamilton. The Group also has operations based in Tauranga, Rotorua, Gisborne and New Plymouth. Aaron’s role is to develop and grow the wood coatings market amongst the joinery, cabinetmaking, furniture and French polishing trades. “We represent a large international paint and stains company in PPG. They have ably supported all their distributors with their Merlin paint system which offers an excellent weight based colour matching service to our clientele.” comments Aaron. “All our staff are trained in the PPG system. Myself and one other are involved in the all important colour matching process which takes in all paint types using the Merlin software and spectrometer technology utilising a paint mixing room kitted out with a PPG supplied paint rack system. The Autolink Group also provides
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technical advice along with onsite demonstrations and customer training. Our aim is to meet all our customer’s needs. Behind all this of course stands the ultimate technical support from PPG itself.” Its a speedy process too with PPG able to provide a 24 hour turnround for paint supply. Another plus has been the NGR 190 colour stain range. “With the range and the sample kit we can quickly and easily offer our customers a wide range to choose from” says Aaron. “This is complimented by the huge colour matching library PPG has developed since introducing the Merlin system some years ago.”
For further information contact Aaron Tutty at Autolink Hamilton on 07 846 1443 or visit their website at www.autolinkdistributors. co.nz Aaron Tutty