Andersen Truck and Tractor P/L is a real family affair. Shaun Andersen and his wife Suzanne started the business in 2000 when their son Tom, 19, was a toddler. Tom is now a qualified diesel fitter in their Goondiwindi business, where Suzanne works full-time and “runs the show”. Their team, which includes eight mechanics, repairs…
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Since moving around New South Wales as a child with his dad’s dam maintenance job, Paul Bedford has had his feet firmly on the ground. The engine specialist has been with Tamworth’s Retorque Engine Reconditioning and Engineering since he started as an apprentice in 1995. Now Managing Director, Paul purchased the business, which opened in…
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Bill Gracie’s relationship with DEUTZ has helped him to see the world. Bill, who started a machinery business in his Rotorua garage in 1981, has visited the DEUTZ Cologne headquarters and branches in Singapore, South Africa and Australia. One epic trip took in Cologne, Poland, Russia, Latvia, South Africa and Australia. Bill says that when…
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John and Donna White have run their respected Toowoomba family business, Queensland Fuel Injection Service, since 1984. Originally in a partnership with four staff, John and Donna took over in the mid-1990s and now have seven long-standing staff who have been with them for up to 30 years or more. Their son Travis also works in…
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Women play an important role at DEUTZ Australia Dealer CD Power, which boasts a female CEO and engineers.  With female employees in management, engineering, procurement, stores, manufacturing, finance and administration, CD Power sits well above average for gender diversity in power companies. Appointed in 2016, CEO Nikki Cheesman-Dutton is a rare find as a female…
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Good old fashion service sets Euro Diesel Services apart. Harry Girvan founded the business in 1989 to fill a niche in the Perth market for serviced and reconditioned DEUTZ engines. Initially based in Kalgoorlie after migrating from Ireland, Harry also worked for DEUTZ in Melbourne before becoming a DEUTZ WA dealer. His business offers new…
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Ted Kuhlwind worked for DEUTZ in Germany before moving to Melbourne and marrying his Australian wife Lorna. It was only natural, then, that Ted would sell DEUTZ products in his diesel engine business. Ted established LK Diesel Service Pty Ltd with business partner Lloyd Lang 50 years ago in 1967, after arriving in Australia to…
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James Smith wants to change the perception that quality European products are expensive and lack service support. As Company Director at Blueprint Diesel, a DEUTZ key dealership in East Tamaki, Auckland, he feels Blueprint Diesel is well on its way to changing this perception. James has worked with DEUTZ engines since starting a Mechanical Engineering…
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After selling and servicing DEUTZ engines on Auckland’s North Shore since 2002, Shaw Diesels is set to expand as the second generation makes its mark. Dave Shaw started the business in 1988 with his wife Jenny in their garage. Now in a modern workshop, Shaw Diesels is known for quality diesel engine sales, service, parts,…
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