Sustainability News

October 2024

Recycling Tyres for the Community

Tyre stewardship scheme Tyrewise has finally made it with the collection of end-of-life tyres. But what happens once they’re out the workshop door?

September 2024

Toitū and You – Building a Sustainable Business

Building and running a sustainable, environmentally sound business makes smart business sense.

August 2024

Reaching for the Stars

Aspiring to “Do the right thing” is at the core of a revolutionary parts distribution facility at European Motor Distributors.

July 2024

Bringing Batteries Back from the Dead

It sounds like something out of a horror movie or a Stephen King novel, but a ‘Black Mass’ is breathing new life into dead EV batteries.

June 2024

MTA's Bumper Summit Needs You

Keeping bumpers out of landfill and finding a viable recycling solution is something we would all support.

May 2024

Taking Charge of Sustainability

New MTA member Infinitev is all about remaking rather than rubbish.

April 2024

Recycling Trumps Dumping

Oil, steel, polystyrene, soft plastics, hard plastic - all present a problem to recycle. But for motorcycle megastore dealers Cyclespot on Auckland’s North Shore, getting to the nub of the environmental problem has been worthwhile.

March 2024

Future’s bright for solar

MTA member Neil Butterfield’s using the power of the sun to power his Porirua Autocrash workshop.

February 2024

Powering business with EV chargers

Installing an EV charger is one way MTA members can attract and please customers, one MTA member says.

December 2023

Education and Equipment are Key

Blair Wright Group workshop team leader Alex Hensley shares his knowledge on how to keep up with the ever-evolving panel repair sector. He’s been with the Blair Wright Group since starting his apprenticeship 17 years ago and looking for ways to work efficiently and increase business is a main focus for him.

November 2023

Tooling up for Tesla

Call it a leap of faith. Call it an eye for an opportunity. But for MTA member Chris Greaney taking on a Tesla repair contract has been a bold move that’s paid off.

October 2023

Building a Workshop for the Future

In the heart of suburban Karori, Wellington MTA member Craig Fair has designed and built the greenest possible automotive workshop from the ground up.

September 2023

Carbon Neutral Crusader

Being the most sustainable carbon neutral workshop in the country is Glenn Thorley’s Holy Grail. But the Hamilton repair shop owner is on a crusade to prove it’s not only achievable but profitable too.

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