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A dismantler at Shroyer‘s Auto Parts gets the job done.

30 // March-April 2019

With hind-sight and forethought, these automotive recyclers share their secrets to improving full-service operations with their peers. By Maura Keller

lthough a decades-old industry, full-service automo- tive recycling is constantly afflux. New strategies, new technology, and new products are entering the fold all the time. As such, today’s recycling industry is offering full-service operators a unique opportu-

nity to evaluate their current methodologies, successes and areas of improvement to boost their bottom line.

Super Service Elgin Super Auto Parts in Elgin, IL has been in business for over 51 years, when the father of Bryan Hoffman, vice president, founded the business in Chicago. In 1969, the company was moved to a much larger facility that afforded future growth. With over 20 acres, Elgin Super Auto Parts boasts seven buildings on the property, including the main office, as well as parts storage buildings and a dismantling center. Combined, the buildings offer the Elgin team approx- imately 50,000 square feet of indoor space. Each year Elgin Super Auto Parts’ 31 employees process 1,500 cars and use the company’s website and eBay presences to generate many online sales.

“Currently our online sales make up about 10 percent of our total sales and that number is growing each year,” Hoffman says. And while the company is involved in a network-buying group, Hoffman believes that given his

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