Fyfes in Focus

Coleraine Branch is now open!

Tue, 11 Aug 2020 14:09:34 GMT

On 3rd August we finally opened our seventeenth Fyfes Branch, located in Coleraine – allowing us to stock our ever growing range of car parts and engineering supplies, improving levels of service, range and availability for all our customers in the Coleraine area.

Covid-19 unfortunately delayed the opening of this branch which was due to take place earlier in April of this year with Fyfes service levels returning to what they were before covid-19, now seemed to be the right time.

The Fyfes brand has went from strength to strength since the first shop opened in 1915 – back then only selling shoes. Now the Fyfes brand proudly boasts 16 branches in Northern Ireland (Fyfes Vehicle & Engineering Supplies) and 1 in the Republic of Ireland (Fyfes Car Parts Ireland), along with just under 200employees and nearly 100 vehicles on the road. With a customer-focused business approach, products and ranges in stock are regularly reviewed to ensure Fyfes have got everything the market needs - we continue to bring Fyfes CLOSER TO YOU!

The Fyfes fleet is already a common sight on the roads around Coleraine and beyond. The branch holds extensive stock and is backed up with numerous daily deliveries from the Head Office in Ballymena; Fyfes Coleraine has everything you require.

By employing local staff with extensive experience in the local area, Fyfes Coleraine will revive the local market offering a better service for our local customers.

Fyfes continues to provide customers with a first-class service, allowing us to remain Northern Ireland’s largest motor factor. We hope our success will continue for years to come.

Contact Carlin or a member of the Coleraine Team for more information about our products, special offers, van delivery times & delivery areas.

Phone today on 02870350200

Fyfes wins contract to support NWRC

Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:06:30 GMT

Leading automotive and engineering distributor Fyfes Vehicle and Engineering Supplies has recently been awarded the contract to supply bespoke equipment to North West Regional College (NWRC) to service their Springtown and Greystone sites.

Offering a range of vehicle components, tools, consumables and engineering supplies, Northern Ireland’s largest motor factor has steadily grown its team of specialists for both tools and welding, relied on by high-profile customers in the area such as NWRC for its wealth of industry experience and technical expertise.

In Springtown campus, Fyfes supplied the latest CNC alloy refurbishment machine, along with the PowerTec Miracle body repair system, the latest spot welder for boron metals, and a plastic welder for different bumper plastics.

For the Limavady campus Fyfes provided a range of the latest vehicle diagnostics systems, including pass-thru machines. Also delivered was a 3-D wheel alignment machine, Hubscan Dynometer, and the ADAS car camera system.

On today’s modern vehicle anyone carrying out the latest repairs which have sensors on bumpers, doors, tailgates, etc will need to invest in or utilise someone who has an ADAS camera system to set up sensors again, or they will fail to reach the required regulations.

Fyfes also organised, in both campuses, comprehensive training packages provided by technical support teams from each of the contract suppliers. In addition, Fyfes supported the Greystone campus with a technical evening, with the contract suppliers’ main technical personnel on hand to demonstrate and answer any questions arising from the equipment.

Local garages were also in attendance to familiarise themselves with an ever-changing automotive environment.

Tony Fyfe, Managing Director, said: “We’re delighted to be supporting the next generation of technicians and aftermarket professionals through supplying our equipment and technical expertise to NWRC.

“Throughout this process Fyfes, yet again, demonstrated their ability in supplying products tailored to suit their customers’ specific requirements.”

Trading in Ballymena for over 100 years, Fyfes Vehicle and Engineering Supplies Ireland now boasts 15 branches in Northern Ireland along with a depot in Drogheda operated by sister company Fyfes Car Parts Ireland.

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Fyfes Yuasa Training Day

Thu, 04 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT

Fyfes staff stay ahead of the curve on new Yuasa battery technology

Fyfes Vehicle and Engineering Supplies Ltd’s branch managers and areas sales managers successfully took part in a GS Yuasa training afternoon.

The training, held at the Ballymena head office training room, was carried out by GS Yuasa training manager Ian Newham and covered a number of critical issues surrounding batteries and future technologies.

The presentation began with the impact of emissions reduction and how this is affecting battery technology, before it moved on to technology and terminology, empowering the Fyfes team to enhance their understanding of the various technologies and how to deal with technical issues and reduce warranty issues, such as through incorrect application choices.

The team also gained insight into Yuasa’s “Always Check The Battery” scheme, which enables workshops to routinely test a vehicle’s battery every time it goes in for service or repair work. The Yuasa Battery Check covers three key criteria including specification, battery state of charge and battery state of health, while also offering useful tips such as why batteries fail.

Tony Fyfe, Fyfes Managing Director, said: “It’s important that our team are fully aware of the emerging technologies and how to communicate these to customers. We stock the widest range of batteries across our branch network so it’s essential customers have access to the right battery first time for a specific application.”

The Fyfes training day was covered in the specialty press by both Autotrade.ie and Garagewire

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