Carters Tyres Whangarei
Phone: +64 9430 3335
Tyres Brands: Falken, GT Radial, Pirelli, Dunlop, Goodyear.
Address: Cnr Hannah and, Reyburn Street, Whangarei.
Opening Hours: Monday to Friday: 07:30 – 17:00, Saturday: 09:00–12:00, Sunday: Close.
About Carters Whangarei
Carters Tyres Service is one of New Zealand’s most iconic tyre companies. Founded in 1985 by New Zealand businessman Gary Carter, today it has more than 40 branches throughout the country.
What makes this company special and important is that it re-invests all its capital in setting up new tyre stores in different towns in all New Zealand, giving back to the community all the support they have given this company over the years.
Carters Tyres Service is a family business managed by Gary and Matt Carter (son) together, achieving to open new modern tyres stores in recent years.
In addition, the company is specialized in car, truck and agricultural tyres. And it also provides the services of alignment, punctures, wheels and batteries.
Carters Tyres Service are New Zealand´s largest independent 100% kiwi owned and operated serving clients like big trucks companies to the smaller family wagons. For tractor to racing cars, from north to south in the country, the company always has its doors open for customers who need tyres.
Tell us about your business:
Carters Tyres started 33 years ago from a ute and trailer in Auckland. In those days the business specialised in heavy commercial work – heavy trucks and earthmovers. Within six months the business grew by employing three tyre fitters… and from there the business expanded in Auckland. Carters Tyres then partnered with Beaurepairs for work out of town, brought in through national accounts including BP. Beaurepairs then decided to sell up and get out of New Zealand and Carters Tyres bought the business to protect their market.
What made you start a tyre business:
Garry Carter – diesel mechanic by trade – has been in the tyre industry since he was 19. The company he was with in those days, General Tyre Service, was selling up .. and he thought he’d go do his own thing.
Why did you decide to sponsor Rural Exchange:
I think there’s a huge opportunity in farming. It’s very difficult for somebody like myself or any company to talk to farmers. How do you talk to them? Do farmers ring a newspaper? RadioLIVE has put a lot of effort into making sure the right people are fronting REX and that it’s pointed directly at farmers between 5a-7a.
How important is the farming community to your business:
I think it’s massive. Every farmer’s got a car, most have a truck or a tractor. It’s an important part of our business. And what we’re doing with REX is a good opportunity and will definitely increase our business, quite considerably.
Who are your biggest clients:
Fonterra’s our largest transport account in Australasia. Forget the number of trucks they have… it’s about what they do.
Do you have any plans in the future to expand your business:
Two years ago we went into the South Island. We see a lot of opportunity in the South Island. We’ve now got seven branches across the South Island and 34 branches in total across New Zealand.
Anything else you’d like to add:
Carters Tyres in 100-percent New Zealand owned. It’s a family business and I think we need to push that quite hard. Everything we earn gets spent in the local market or returned to New Zealand. It doesn’t go overseas.
Source: https://carterstyres.host.tkr.co.nz/about-us/
Tyres in Whangarei
There are an estimated 57.000 vehicles in Whangarei, which means there are 286.000 tyres in this city.
Whangarei, nicknamed “the winterless North” because of its year-round mild climate, is located north of Auckland. It is the centre of the most important region of the North Island of New Zealand. It is also a subtropical city surrounded by ranches, farmhouses, fertile lands where all kinds of crops are grown next to its deep water port.