The Bowater Toyota team strike gold at recent Toyota Dealer Awards, for the 5th time!

The successful Parts Team from Bowater Toyota. Kieron Reilly (Manager), Gorden Palmer (Richmond), Emma King-Turner (Nelson), Gary Fitzgerald (Motueka) and Barry Roach (Nelson).

It has been quite an amazing year for the very busy Parts Department at Bowater Toyota covering the top of the south and beyond. They have seen unprecented growth over this time, and  have realised some excellent opportunities in a very competitive environment. But mostly they have been extemely busy making sure that all that need Toyota Genuine Parts get them on time and for a great price. 

This service, and their excellence is not limited to just the Nelson and Tasman area. The team have been able to help customers all over the country as their networks, and skills, mean that they are able to source parts that others find more difficult.This has meant the Bowater Toyota Parts Department has built up an even bigger network, and greater abilities to help even more customers.

All of this hard work has been rewarded with the presentation at the recent Toyota Dealers Awards of the 2013 Toyota Parts Excellence Cup, recognising the outstanding effort the team have put in to be able to support their customers like no others in the country!

Bowater Toyota CEO Tony Bowater with Toyota NZ CEO Alistair Davis

Last weekend, in Auckland, Toyota NZ held it's annual Dealer Conference. It is a chance for dealers to all get together, share some stories and be a part of the annual awards ceremony.

This year Bowater Toyota was very successful again and scooped several major national awards.

Bowater Toyota CEO Tony Bowater was very honoured to represent his hardworking team in Auckland, visiting the stage on 4 separate ocassions. The major awards for the dealership were the national 2013 Parts Excellence Trophy and the 2013 New Vehicle Excellence Cup. The Bowater Toyota Dealership was also runner up in the Service Excellence Cup, as well as runner up in the Dealer of the Year award.

In addition to these prestigious awards, Bowater Toyota also received recognition with the Toyota Platinum Award, an award that is given for outstanding excellence in all areas of the business, and the Triple Crown Award (being the top sellers in passenger, commercial and overall new market share within our region).

The accolades however did not stop there. The following morning at the post awards breakfast Bowater Toyota were singled out again and held up as a shining example of how dealerships could be actively engaged in contributing to the local community.

This was a very humbling moment said Bowater Toyota CEO Tony Bowater as "all the company was doing was returning the favour and supporting the community just as they supported the business".

When it comes to having heart, Bowater Toyota has got plenty, and even plenty to spare!

We were recently approached by Shane our friendly Anchor milkman and Steve Steele to lend support to a group of keen locals involved in the @ Heart Charity Run in aid of raising money for At Heart - charity that supports Kiwi children and families affected by CHD (congenital heart defect), right through their life. Another local milkman Trevor Nicholls stepped up to the plate as an additional driver and the Bowater Toyota sponsored entry was born!

Trevor Nicholls receives the keys to the aptly named Super Windy from Bowater Toyota CEO Tony Bowater.

The plan was to enter a car into the Charity run from Auckland all the way back to Nelson over the course of a week, fund raising all of the way.

Of course we jumped on board, with a recently traded 1998 Toyota Corolla Super Windy the recipient of some stylish signwriting from Mark and the team at The Signman.