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Aliwal North is a town that's steeped in history and plays an important role in the rural area of the Eastern Cape bordering the Free State at the banks of the Orange River. The company started around 16 years ago and is driven by organic in-house growth to be able to draw vehicles in that have been damaged in accidents from areas as far as Queenstown, Colesberg, Middelburg, De Aar, Barkly East and right up to Bloemfontein.
General Manager, Riaan Oelofse, who was part of the group who started the original company, has an IT communications background and will openly tell customers it's all about the quality of the final repair. The N6 Panelbeaters philosophy is one of getting all our vehicles back to their original condition. That has powered N6 - part of the Liebro Group, a family business - forward to complete our recent impressive upgrade. Situated on the very busy N6 arterial road between Bloemfontein and East London, the demand for a dynamic expansion was brought on by the previous operation which reached levels of overcrowding. This made it tough to continue business and resulted in a demand for a larger building. Christo Liebenberg from Liebro Group, has a magic touch in property development and we moved to buy an old cheese factory. This is a new revitalised work station for N6 Panelbeaters and we carry out a large number of vehicle repairs every month. |
What sets the us apart is that systems are in place to manage every aspect of the car in repair. Output on each days production is set everyday on the computer production list. There is also a large electronic screen in the production hall so everyone can see what's got to be finalised. There is also a regular updating system for staff training that sees our whole team of some 30 staff in a state of fully understanding what our objectives are. To prove this, the reception area has a list of approvals for approved repairs from over 15 major manufacturers.
We operate a Doctor Smash management system as well as the Audatex system for vehicle quoting and assessment. The story of " 'n boer maak 'n plan" even extends to N6 via the Liebro Group being builders and property developers. We made their own sandstone bricks for the construction of the new building. Anyone can quickly see that no expense has been spared in the new building and operation standards.
BASF, have for the full 15 years, been the refinish company of choice at N6 Panelbeaters and the Glasurit waterborne system is now in full use.N6 also boasts double output special Zenith high work rate spraybooths. On the gala opening evening in normal rural business fashion, over 280 local dignitaries, clients and insurers all came to the launch of the new venture in fine style. Hyundai were here to present us with their latest annual manufacturers approval certificate where they reached 98.5% satisfaction. This really says it all about our dedication and service delivery. We operate a type of process partnership with in the Eastern Cape with a host of insurance companies too.
So with all things being equal, it's not difficult to see why N6 Panelbeaters are posting record business levels. Our attention to detail also sees the towing operations bringing back vehicles for repair from as far as Lesotho with a 7 ton roll back and a 4X4 recovery specialist tow unit on offer. We also employ four specialised qualified panelbeaters to effect the perfect repairs.
N6 Panelbeaters are now located in our 2500 square metre repair centre. We have a link to the front offices and assessment bays and really do look the part of the most professional collision repair shop in the country. We are here for our clients on call 24/7 to overcome collision repairs in this distant road going repair market in the turnkey, self planned and newly build premises in Olivier Street, Aliwal North.
We operate a Doctor Smash management system as well as the Audatex system for vehicle quoting and assessment. The story of " 'n boer maak 'n plan" even extends to N6 via the Liebro Group being builders and property developers. We made their own sandstone bricks for the construction of the new building. Anyone can quickly see that no expense has been spared in the new building and operation standards.
BASF, have for the full 15 years, been the refinish company of choice at N6 Panelbeaters and the Glasurit waterborne system is now in full use.N6 also boasts double output special Zenith high work rate spraybooths. On the gala opening evening in normal rural business fashion, over 280 local dignitaries, clients and insurers all came to the launch of the new venture in fine style. Hyundai were here to present us with their latest annual manufacturers approval certificate where they reached 98.5% satisfaction. This really says it all about our dedication and service delivery. We operate a type of process partnership with in the Eastern Cape with a host of insurance companies too.
So with all things being equal, it's not difficult to see why N6 Panelbeaters are posting record business levels. Our attention to detail also sees the towing operations bringing back vehicles for repair from as far as Lesotho with a 7 ton roll back and a 4X4 recovery specialist tow unit on offer. We also employ four specialised qualified panelbeaters to effect the perfect repairs.
N6 Panelbeaters are now located in our 2500 square metre repair centre. We have a link to the front offices and assessment bays and really do look the part of the most professional collision repair shop in the country. We are here for our clients on call 24/7 to overcome collision repairs in this distant road going repair market in the turnkey, self planned and newly build premises in Olivier Street, Aliwal North.
