Stocks has moved into bigger and more accessible premises in the garden city and marked the occasion with an open trade day, where they also met racing drivers Greg Murphy, Paul Manuell and Richard Moore, whose cars are sponsored by the company.
“While our previous facility was outside the red zone and undamaged, it had become too small for us and we needed a much larger building to meet the growing demand for our products and services throughout the South Island,” says Bill Strand, managing director of STOCKS.
“It shows our confidence in the future of Christchurch and, indeed, the whole of the South Island.”
The opening of the new distribution centre coincided with the Ruapuna round of the V8 Super Tourers round and Strand says it was great to be able to have Greg, Paul and Richard attend, along with their cars and impressive race transporter, adding: “Our customers really enjoyed meeting the drivers and seeing our new facilities and three lucky trades people also had their names selected from a draw to experience hot laps in the racing Commodores, so that really made their day.”
Strand says the new building at 15c Byron Street, Sydenham, has a warehouse that is three times larger than the previous location and it now means Stocks can carry a full range of suspension parts in Christchurch, rather than just a top selection. This will lead to an improved delivery service of products to customers.
