{"id":18920,"date":"2018-01-04T13:35:43","date_gmt":"2018-01-04T12:35:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=18920"},"modified":"2018-01-22T13:33:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-22T12:33:56","slug":"new-aftersales-manager-at-pro-align","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/new-aftersales-manager-at-pro-align\/18920","title":{"rendered":"New Aftersales Manager at Pro-Align"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having already established a reputation for providing industry leading levels of aftersales care, wheel servicing equipment specialist Pro-Align has further boosted its credentials in this area with the appointment of a new aftersales manager.<\/p>\n<p>Experienced aftermarket professional Nigel Jacob joins the business from a specialist automotive dealer consultancy where he was responsible for improving the profitability and customer experience at a number of Toyota and Lexus dealerships around the country.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36063 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.autotrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/Pro-Align-Nigel-Jacob-2-HR-web.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"252\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m incredibly excited to be starting this new role,\u201d comments Nigel Jacob, aftersales manager, Pro-Align. \u201cThe company already has a great name for looking after its customers so it\u2019s going to be an exciting challenge taking this up even further to the next level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a qualified vehicle technician, Nigel has also previously worked as a patrolman for the RAC, and aftersales manager at VW, Skoda and Audi dealerships.<\/p>\n<p>In his new position, Nigel will be responsible for ensuring that Pro-Align\u2019s dealer and independent workshop customers continue to receive the very best levels of service, helping them to maximise their profitability and improve efficiency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to welcome Nigel on board and we\u2019re sure that he will become a great asset to the business,\u201d says Paul Beaurain, managing director, Pro-Align. \u201cHe has a phenomenal amount of experience and really understands how workshops operate which I\u2019m sure will help us and our customers massively.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With equipment downtime a major issue for the most profitable workshops, Pro-Align has invested extensively in its aftersales operation which includes 14 service engineers and fully equipped vans, located strategically throughout the UK to provide a rapid response to any equipment issues. 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