1 800 Radiator Franchise Transferred to Local Management
Posted on: 05/09/2006
New franchise owner to focus on customer relations and service.
This Monday 1-800 Radiator transferred ownership of their Dallas outlet to local entrepreneur Art Navarro, making the location the sixth 1-800 Radiator franchise in Texas. By converting their corporate locations to franchise ownership 1-800 Radiator ensures comprehensive, community-oriented service to their customers.
The auto parts supplier began its franchise program in 2004. Since then they have opened seventy-five franchises in the United States and Canada. Local businessmen with unique backgrounds and business styles manage each of these warehouses. Each of these men and women cater to the specific needs of their communities while offering 1-800 Radiator's basic service namely, the speedy delivery of competitively priced radiators to the auto repair shops and individual do-it-yourselfers that order them.
Art Navarro, the new manager of the Dallas location was an experienced attorney before deciding to go into business with 1-800 Radiator. "It might sound glamorous," Navarro says of his legal experience, but after thirteen years as an attorney he "just wanted a change." When Navarro came across the 1-800 Radiator franchise opportunity it proved to be the perfect fit. The business processes, purchasing power and other business resources available to the franchisees, impressed him. Navarro also expressed confidence in the corporate backing that 1-800 Radiator offers.
"Once we learned about the company, its history, and the terrific people who work there, I became convinced that this could be a very good opportunity for us."
1-800 Radiator supplied Navarro with comprehensive training covering the basics of the radiator market, warehouse management, and training on the company's proprietary software. This software enables the franchisees to easily track their sales, their inventory, and their pricing. With 1-800 Radiator he also has access to the nation's largest radiator inventory. Dallas' customers benefit from the company's buying power, lifetime warranty, and broad selection while working with a local business owner who has their interests at heart. As Navarro masters the basics of the business he intends to spend the majority of his time "building customer relationships."
The Dallas 1-800 Radiator location opened under Navarro's management this Monday, August 28, 2006.
1-800 Radiator is an auto parts distribution franchise and the largest independent parts distributor in the nation. The 1-800 Radiator business model provides retail and wholesale customers with radiators delivered to their doorstep in a matter of hours at competitive pricing. They offer their services through their online outlet, www.radiator.com, and through franchise locations across the country. To their franchisees, 1-800 Radiator provides unprecedented technological and practical support.
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