| 35 EHC Orchard Management EHC Orchard Management employs a team of 55 full time staff, along with 300 staff supplied from subcontractors. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Bainbridge Avenue, P.O. Box 354, Te Puke Ph 573 4262 Email - office@transportservices.nz • COF & WOF Repairs • Onsite Servicing • Call Out Service • Full Servicing • Heavy & Light Vehicles • Repairs & Maintenance • Full Diagnostics - Truck & Trailer Located in the heart of Te Puke, the world’s capital of the Kiwifruit industry, heavy diesel repair and maintenance specialist Transport Services has forged its reputation on strong family values. Transport Services’ origins go right back to the ‘70s, the genesis of Kiwifruit in the region, and has continued to evolve as a specialist diesel provider to a wide range of industry sectors. Paul and Theresa Cooknell have owned the business since 2019, and in December last year made the decision to purchase TNT Engineering which had been operating from Transport Services premises for many years. “Taking the opportunity to add the engineering company to the repair and maintenance business made sense,” says Paul. “We’ve been able to make the transfer seamless for TNT Engineering’s customers due to the relationship that already existed with the original business and retention of the sta . This adds to our policy of becoming a one-stop-shop for our customers.” Paul and Theresa, are supported by a strong team of support sta , fully quali ied heavy diesel mechanics, and apprentices. “We’re a growing family business and like to show those family values. It’s not easy to get a diesel mechanic in this day and age and we like to show how much A one stop shop for diesel we appreciate them. That strong family relationship makes a huge di erence and that seems to come through with customer loyalty as well.” While most business comes from the local Te Puke area, customers are also drawn from as far away as Waihi, Tauranga, Opotiki and Rotorua. The company also operates a 24/7 call out service and regularly visits the Kaimai Range. “We’re predominantly a heavy diesel workshop, servicing and maintaining heavy diesel vehicles and equipment including utes, heavy truck and trailer units, logging trucks, industrial diggers, loaders and agricultural equipment. We also look after a Go-Bus leet and we have a few clients who just have petrol cars.” A lot of the work is based around the Kiwifruit industry, and one of Transport Services’ longstanding customers is EHC Orchard Management, owned by Tom Heeney. “Tom is a Kiwifruit contractor and does spraying, mulching and general orchard management. He has a series of mostly transporter trucks, which we service, issue with COFs and do anything to do with heavy diesel. We’ve worked with Tom for years and years now and have always enjoyed a good relationship with him and his team.” Paul & Theresa Cooknell with their team
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