ABD GROUP
NEW NAME, GREAT SERVICE WITH A BIGGER COVERAGE - BUT STILL 100% KIWI
You know you have done things the right way when your trading name is no longer fit for purpose, and that’s
the position that former Auckland Bearing Distributors limited found itself, now rebranded to ABD Group.
“We do so much more, and we
are now set up and dedicated to
servicing more than just the north
island,” says managing director,
Grant Burrell.
The company was established in
1977 as a distributor of Nachi brand
bearings, but today has in excess
of 30,000 product lines in stock
covering 10 locations throughout
New Zealand with branches in
Auckland (Glenfield, Wiri, Panmure,
Otahuhu), Hamilton, Tauranga,
New Plymouth, Wanganui and
Christchurch.
“We are a 100% New Zealand
owned and operated company,”
says Grant. “We proudly compete
against the major international
suppliers.”
‘Compete’ is an understatement. It
does more than compete. This is
not only a Kiwi company that ‘can’,
so ‘could’ and ‘did’, but it’s an internationally
respected operation that
continues to do things the right way
with an always present under-lying
value based on excellence.
“We’ve been on a major growth
curve for six years,” says Grant. That
curve has indeed been significant,
with the operation expanding from
two branches in 2013 and 21 staff
to today, 10 branches and 50-plus
staff.
“We are now a very industry focused
company that is strong in technical
ability, has strength in its brands,”
says Grant. The recent acquisition
of i-Trans and Bearing Wholesale
does not only compliment but
also expands the existing range of
quality brands under the ABD Group
umbrella.
PROFILE OF SUCCESS
“We are the largest New Zealand
owned and operated company in
this area of expertise. i-Trans adds
immensely to the power transmissions
range of ABD’s business. We
are now very well rounded.”
Along with the success, a strong
Kiwi culture runs throughout the
veins. “We have many long servers.
We don’t want to be a large
corporate, we want to do things the
right way with the right brands and
continue to provide the right advice,
service and products to all of New
Zealand.
100% NEW ZEALAND
OWNED & OPERATED
AUCKLAND | NEW PLYMOUTH | HAMILTON | CHRISTCHURCH | TAURANGA | WANGANUI
38 December 2019