The Garage 336

Introducing . . .
Services Provided:
There’s no short answer to that. Back in 2015, our American
parent company, Integrated Supply Network, which, by
the way, is America’s largest independent automotive
tool & equipment specialist, entered the UK; acquiring
four businesses over a period of roughly two years. These
businesses gave us an immediate foothold in what are
currently our 3 core business areas; specialist tools for
technicians, garage equipment sales, and service, which
includes workshop design and build, equipment installation
and training, routine service and maintenance, MOT bay
management and emergency breakdown services.
Those businesses were J&S Products, which trades
as ToolTruck, Hofmann Megaplan, Tyre Bay Direct and
AMN Garage Services (now ISN Garage Assist) but, more
importantly, it gave us the people capable of driving the
business and matching the ambition of that on the other
side of the Atlantic.
Years in Business:
Well, obviously, ISN Europe has only been around since 2015
but Integrated Supply Network was established in the USA
in 1985. All four of the businesses that now make up ISN
Europe are, of course, well established in the UK.
Where you are based:
ISN Europe is based just outside the Village of Kimbolton,
near Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, which is where most of
the admin team operate from but ToolTruck still operates
out of Norwich. Our team of over 60 installation and service
engineers are located all over the country though.
Companies Biggest Success:
Ha ha! That’s definitely still to come. Our biggest
achievements include staying fully operational all the way
through the last two Covid disrupted years, and successfully
integrating the four businesses and their people at the same
time.
What’s the Future for ISN Europe:
Sustained and steady growth. The foundations are in place,
we have the resources and we have a fantastic team to
bring everything together. As the vehicle parc shifts towards
electric propulsion, we’ll continue to develop the range
of products and services we offer to support the UK’s
automotive workshops for their current and future needs.
One question you would love to be asked:
Of all the brands you have in your armoury, is there one that
you see as being the most powerful?
Answer to the above:
It’s got to be Hofmann Megaplan. Alongside Hofmann, we
do own other great machinery brands, including Redback,
Atlas and Atlas Platinum, so we’re able to provide really
good quality garage equipment no matter what your budget;
but Hofmann has a reputation for ultimate quality and a
heritage going all the way back to 1931. Hofmann built its
reputation on wheel balancers and tyre changing machines
but the range now includes vehicle lifts, compressors,
wheel alignment, ADAS, MOT bays, truck and mobile fitting
equipment. We even have a range of equipment specifically
designed for Electric and Hybrid Vehicles. Hofmann
equipment will never be the cheapest and we will never
apologise for that, because we strongly believe it’s the
best – and, in our opinion, ‘cheap’ and ‘best’ have yet to be
combined.
ISN
T: 01480 884 885
W: isn-europe.co.uk
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