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Harmony Hyundai going big on service work
GREGG CHAMBERLAIN gregg.chamberlain@eap.on.ca
!ere will always be a demand for new and used cars in the world. But the founder of Harmony Hyundai in Rockland sees the future for his business interest in upgrades and repairs for his clientele. !e local car and truck dealership will undergo a major expansion to its premises next year. !e $750,000 project is focused on increasing the number of service bays at the dealership from the current "ve to 13 because, Madhu Bhatt explained, the future for automotive sales and service is in the service. “Service is the name of the game,” Bhatt said. “Over the next "ve to 10 years, people will be keeping their cars longer because they’re more e%cient.” Bhatt foundedHarmony Hyundai close to two decades ago. He still is one of the main shareholders in the business and holds the vice-president’s post while his son, Parth Bhatt, is now president and the main ope- rator and organizer. Madhu Bhatt noted that analysis of the car-buying sector indicates that people are trying to keep their exis- ting vehicles longer and a dealership with a reputation for providing goodmaintenance service has a better chance of getting repeat car sales in future from its clientele. !e goal for the Harmony Hyundai ser- vice expansion is tomodify and enlarge the
Madhu Bhatt stands outside of the soon-to-expand service area at Harmony Hyundai.
rear portion of the existing part of the main building and have the new bays open and ready by autumn of 2016. Bhatt said a “very conservative” estimate of the expansion will mean at least seven more sta$. Priority on contracting for the actual expansion work itself will focus on out"ts in the Clarence- Rockland area. “We’ll be looking at local builders to put this project together,” Bhatt said.
New jobs program for youth Prescott-Russell young adults looking for work have a new service to help them find jobs. The Employment Services Centre of Prescott-Russell (ESCPR) announced that the Youth Job Connection Program (YJC) is now in place to assist youth, ages 15 to 29, with job hunting. The program provides advice through job counselling and also participation in workshops and preparation activities with local partners. Youth learn personal management skills which will help them get and keep a job. Participants are matched with employers for on-the-job training and practical work experience. Both youth and local businesses who want to take part in the YJC program are urged to contact the ESCPR. – Gregg Chamberlain
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