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Industry Insights celebrates the 50th Anniversary of
the first fully synthetic motor oil: Motul 300V
For details of the wide range of Motul workshop oils and
other garage products, check out: www.motul.com
Have you ever seen such big changes in the industry as
we are now experiencing?
Being in business for 50 years you have the privilege
of perspective. We have seen lots of changes, this is
something that has always been there, you always have
to develop and evolve as a business. However with the
introduction of electrical vehicles and the potential of
other technologies we are seeing accelerated change
in the landscape of garage equipment. But change is
inevitable, we never shy away from this as a company, we
love the challenge and the opportunity change brings.
What’s Butts plans for 2022, 2030 and further beyond?
We are excited about our relocation to larger premises
for 2022. Our current warehousing facilities no longer
have the capacity to house our ever expanding stock
range. In addition, whilst many other companies may
be scaling back on office space, we are increasing our
space. We believe that the synergy, levels of productivity
and wellbeing that is achieved when people work side by
side cannot be matched in any other work setting and so
we are adapting our premises to accommodate all the
requirements we need to do this as safely as possible.
We are committed to ongoing investment in new
products, to address the requirements of the changing
car park in terms of new types of vehicle and maintaining
our place in the marketplace as a reliable supplier of
quality products, backed by in house engineers and
technical team.
We are always keeping our eyes on the future in regards
to the management structure of the company. Our
upcoming management team is relatively young and that
helps challenge established thinking and concepts and
keep things at JHM Butt fresh and exciting.
What would your one message be to the independent
Garage owner?
Cheapest is seldom best! Choose an established supplier
whose products come from an identifiable manufacturer
and who can provide ongoing support with your
equipment.
Carolyn Bean, Managing Director
and Mark Bean, Managing Director, JHM Butt.
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