Pep Boys Celebrates the Grand Re-Opening of Panama City Service and Tire Center
December 09 2019 - 3:48PM
Business Wire
The location is serving customers again after
significant damage from Hurricane Michael
Pep Boys, a leading U.S. automotive service provider, has
re-opened its Service and Tire Center at 712 W. 23rd St. in Panama
City, Fla., more than a year after the store suffered significant
damage in 2018’s Hurricane Michael. The Category 5 storm destroyed
the Service and Tire Center’s bay doors and large sections of the
roof, as well as the store’s windows and exterior. While another
nearby location was damaged beyond repair, Pep Boys Panama City has
been fully renovated and now has 12 service bays with new
equipment, additional car lifts and a new waiting area with
customer amenities. With both tenured and new employees, the
ASE-certified team can perform maintenance and repairs on nearly
all makes and models.
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The local Pep Boys team celebrates the
grand re-opening of Panama City Service and Tire Center. (Photo:
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“The re-opening of the Panama City Pep Boys shows our commitment
to serving customers, and it’s also a representation of the heart
and resilience of the community,” said Brian Kaner, CCO-Service,
Icahn Automotive. “Thank you to our employees and customers who
stuck by each other during and after the storm. The decision to
rebuild in Panama City and be a part of the recovery effort was an
easy one.”
After the storm, the Company organized relief efforts, sending
two Pep Boys Mobile Crew state-of-the-art services trailers to help
with storm-related repairs, including the many tires flat from
nails and storm debris. Pep Boys pros, some brought in from other
locations but many who were facing personal storm-related
challenges as well, worked to fix up to 70 cars on some days to get
the community back on the road. As demand kept up with shops in the
area still closed, Pep Boys Mobile Crew stayed on 23rd Street for
14 months, performing work in the trailer’s service bay and in the
adjacent lot.
“We came together as a team to help each other and rebuild this
store bigger and better, and the Company showed how much it cares
for our team and our City,” said Clinnon Harden, Pep Boys Area
Director. “Our customers are telling us they are so happy to have
Pep Boys back at full strength, and we are excited to be able to
serve them even better than before.”
In addition to sending the Pep Boys Mobile Crew, employees from
Panama City and beyond volunteered to help the community. Right
after the storm, local teams organized a grassroots barbeque and
with donated food, equipment, and time, served hot food and brought
comradery to local residents. Two dozen colleagues from Port
Richey, Fla., worked with their local community to collect
supplies, eventually sending a 26-foot truck of supplies to Panama
City. A corporate giving drive organized for Hurricane Michael
relief brought monetary donations from across the country into the
Icahn Automotive Team Member Charitable Fund, enabling the Fund to
give affected team members grants for emergency funds and rebuild
efforts.
“While the storm was devastating, it brought out the best in our
people and their neighbors, as events like this often do. We are
proud of our team members who gave generously and worked so hard to
help others,” Kaner said.
Pep Boys Panama City re-opening caps a year of expansion and
investment in the Company’s service network and Pep Boys Fleet and
Mobile Crew. Other recently opened locations brings the total
number of Pep Boys service centers to nearly 1,000 in 35 U.S.
states and Puerto Rico. Pep Boys is part of Icahn Automotive,
which, together with national and regional service providers such
as AAMCO, Precision Tune and Jacksonville-based RPM Automotive, is
one of the nation’s largest service networks.
About Pep Boys
Since 1921, Pep Boys has been one of the nation's leading
automotive aftermarket chains, providing premium tires; automotive
maintenance and repair; premium-brand parts and expert advice for
the do-it-yourselfer; commercial auto parts delivery; and fleet
maintenance and repair to customers across the U.S. Pep Boys
operates more than 9,000 service bays in approximately 1,000
locations in 35 states and Puerto Rico, and the Pep Boy Mobile Crew
service trailer, which offers automotive maintenance on location.
Customers can find the nearest location by calling 1-800-PEP BOYS
(1-800-737-2697), by visiting www.pepboys.com, or following Pep
Boys on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.
About Icahn Automotive
Icahn Automotive Group LLC (Icahn Automotive) was formed by its
parent, Icahn Enterprises L.P. (NASDAQ: IEP), to invest in and
operate businesses involved in aftermarket parts distribution and
service. Our businesses have a singular focus: provide premium
automotive parts and services at a great value. Icahn Automotive
today consists of Pep Boys® automotive aftermarket retail and
service chain, Auto Plus® automotive aftermarket parts distributor,
Precision Tune Auto Care® owned and franchised automotive service
centers, and AAMCO Total Auto Care franchised service centers. The
Company also is the licensor of Cottman Transmission and operates
under several local brands. The businesses of Icahn Automotive
total over 22,000 employees, over 2,000 company-owned and franchise
locations, and 25 distribution centers throughout the US, Canada,
and Puerto Rico. For more information, visit
IcahnAutomotive.com.
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Arianna Stefanoni Sherlock, Icahn Automotive 609-969-8349,
asherlock@icahnautomotive.com
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