My dear wife bless her cotton socks, has been battling a cold and laryngitis and for a singer, that’s not good. But being the generous soul that she is, she has shared her ailments with me – gosh I’m grateful.
Because tomorrow I’m MC at the opening of what I consider is a very significant addition to the service industries in Napier.
Roger Greaney, the well known proprietor of City Collision Repairs, has long had a dream of building a world class collision repair facility right here in Hawke’s Bay. And he and Linda have done it.
Now I know that the old fashion panel beaters shops are not very sexy. But this new “state of the art” facility has to be seen to be believed.
No more the dark smelly workshop down an alleyway with the air swirling with bog dust, this facility sits proudly right on the street, clean painted floors, modern dust extracting rub down booths, magnificent sealed painting booths – it is a real credit to Roger, Linda and their team.
And yet it’s more than that. It’s a symbol of the economic recovery. So many businesses have gone into their shell, refusing to spread, not employing staff. In a word, they are scared. Scared to invest capital – scared to take a risk.
And that is why I applaud Roger and Linda Greaney so loudly.
At a time when clearly we are still in recession, albeit there are signs of recovery, they have had the guts to invest in the future, to provide the high class collision repair centre Hawke’s Bay has been crying out for.
It is a symbol of confidence and confidence is what we are lacking in business right now.
Roger and Linda and their team deserve every success with this project. I’ve always said that anyone who puts their capital at risk and works hard deserves success and unquestionably Roger and Linda Greaney have put an enormous amount of capital into this project and have been working seven days a week to bring it all together.
Well done Roger, Linda, Chris and the team at City Collision Repairs.
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