It’s not very often I get to write about something turning twenty, let alone a company that started from the humble beginnings of one man’s idea of turning his job/passion of car audio in a life long career.
Being ABTEC’s twentieth year in business I thought it was such a great milestone for not only Ashley ‘MAD BASS’ Burrell but for ABTEC as a whole so I just had to write something in celebration!
Since Ashley wouldn’t let me use a real photo of him and Darryl I borrowed the one below and ‘adjusted it a touch’.
When Ashley started ABTEC in NZ he was only twenty seven years old already with eleven years behind him in the car audio & alarm industry. Ashley’s younger brother Darryl was the first on board the ABTEC train and has been a major involvement in ABTEC ever since, doing a large majority of the installs while running the workshop in Lower Hutt.
Note the ABTEC Brothers below standing next to the third ABTEC company vehicle ever, a NEW (At the time) Toyota Corolla.
How things have changed in the last twenty years! Not only has the technology in car audio changed significantly but so has ABTEC as a company as well, with everything from the people over the years to the types of products and services provided.
There are only two things that haven’t changed over the years and that is Ashley’s passion for music and providing the best quality of service that is humanly possible.
Note below our ‘SOUNDS ALIVE’ motto, the meaning behind this which is a reference to having your car audio come alive or sound alive as Ashley has put it. I personally love the ‘SOUNDS ALIVE’ motto because when I listen to music in the car I like to have that rock concert experience or feel the music, and if you have sat in my car while I listen to my music you would know about what I mean about feeling the music.
As the future approaches us so does many challenges, with these challenges comes new opportunities, with new opportunities comes growth. And on the note of growth ABTEC has now got to the point of establishing itself at its NEW & IMPROVED premises in Petone.
And what a time to be doing so too on our twentieth birthday!
I’d like to close this off by saying a big Thank You to all the Customers, Suppliers, Friends & Family that have supported us in the last 20 years and we all look forward to providing our goods/services during the next 20 years too!