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MOUNT SHOP In 2003 a warrant of fitness rule change made engine mounts a check item and Mount Shop was born.
H
indsight being the wonderful thing
Henderson followed just a year later.
says Hemi. It is called the Mount Shop after all.
it is means that eight outlets and
Being a Westie, Hemi has cars in his DNA and
Extending Mount Shop’s sales offering to
15 years of successful trading
Mount Shop sponsors several motorsport
commercial transport and machinery equipment
later, Hemi’s decision to open
events. “I came from the auto electrical side of
was inevitable, having always stocked product
Mount Shop in Kelston, the
automotive, and then owned a Japanese engine
aimed at that industry. “We stock a lot of
industrial hub of Auckland’s inner West, has
importing business before starting Mount Shop,”
engineering products and mounts suitable for
been fully vindicated.
he says. Now with eight locations servicing the
commercial operators, roading contractors,
“Those changes to WOF rules around engine
transport and light car customers in Whangarei,
off-highway equipment and machinery, so we’ve
mounts meant that all we had to do was supply
Henderson and Penrose (Auckland), Hamilton,
always appealed to this part of the market –
great product and get everything else correct”,
Lower Hutt, Napier, Palmerston North and
and we have product not just for an individual
says Hemi, almost certainly understating things.
Christchurch as well as employing 20 people,
vehicle, but for the wider business also,” says
Mount Shop rapidly became a go-to supplier to
Mount Shop has an outlet everywhere they are
Hemi.
the passenger and light commercial automotive
needed.
Their Mount Shop team prides itself on its
trade, for all manner of mounts, suspension
Marketing has always been a big focus for
service, knowledge, and being able to always
parts, piping, and silicon hoses, and they now
Mount Shop. “Branding and marketing has
offer the latest ranges. A lot of Mount Shop staff
also offer product for the heavy vehicle industry.
always been very important for us because we
are long-term employees which helps ensure
The addition of a heavy commercial product
don’t have sales reps on the road – ours is a
you’re dealing with similar people each time you
includes drum, engine, cab, gearbox and hanger
demand-based product; people call us when
visit or call. As Hemi says, “Good staff are a very
mounts, and bump-stops, trans-mounts, shackle
they need something, so our strong Mount Shop
important part of the company, as one person
bushes and universal mounts. The commercial
branding together with exposure in magazines
can only do so much.”
range is an adjunct to their passenger range.
and our catalogue reminds people that we are
To appreciate the sheer breadth of the product
Originally from Levin, Hemi worked in the auto
always there.” Running the business, Hemi
range you need to check out the website
electrical trade before opening Mount Shop.
and his team like to keep it simple. “We run it
(address below) or contact your local Mount
Business started well, and the move across West
working on the KISS philosophy [Keep It Simple
Shop direct – Google ‘Mount Shop’ followed by
Auckland to larger warehouse and offices in
Stupid], I see no point in complicating things,”
the town (listed above) for phone numbers.
Mount Shop Limited: P: 0508 86 66 86 | E: henderson@mountshop.co.nz | W: www.mountshop.co.nz
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