12 Clitheroe Advertiser and Times, March 22nd, 198i


It’s service that counts most


leading


IT’S not only the car you can rely on when you buy from leading Volvo dealers Hindle and Walker — for facts show the ser­ vice is among the best in the region. For the second time in


the last three years, the company has won the Alex Price Award for outstanding customer service among Volvo dealers in the north west.


Hindle and- Walker showroom are offered a total Volvo package:


Motorists visiting a ' • Quality servicing


and repairs • Local emergency


recovery • A comprehensive


parts stock • Volvo insurance


scheme • A special used-car


fa c i l i t ie s for the purchase of new or used cars.


warranty scheme • Competitive credit


Mr Ian Rogers, gener­


al manager at Black- bum, puts the success down to the fact that most of the company staff are long serving.


“When customers


return they recognise various members of staff and over the years this has helped to build up such a high reputation,” he said.


is an established fact that the Volvo franchise has the highest retention


He points out that it


of repeat business in the UK.


the entire franchise are known as the Volvo family and I think this kind of attitude works extremely well.


“Dealers throughout Friendly “Our customers know


they are getting a first- class product. We simply back that up with a first-class, caring ser­ vice,” adds Mr Rogers.


“When any of our cus­


tomers come in they know they won’t be con­ fronted by a stranger but by an experienced, professional member of staff they recognise.”


Mr Rogers says he


prefers to conduct busi­ ness in a friendly, family atmosphere.


“We sit down infor­


mally with them, have a drink, ■ and chat about their requirements,” he says. •


Assisting. Mr Walker


at the Blackburn dealer­ ship are John Birch, ser­ vice manager; Alan Ban­ nister, parts manager;


and sales executives Keith Middleton; Paul Ridehalgh and Margaret Stone.


However, in all, there


are more than 100 staff at Hindle and Walker, all having attended specialised Volvo train­ ing courses at the staff tra in in g cen tr e at Daventry.


ago, it is now regarded as one of the finest tra in in g c en tr e s throughout the motor in­ dustry in the UK.


Opened two years m m m m


THERE’S always a wide selection of new and used Volvos at the showroom near the Brownhill roundabout on the main road from Clitheroe to Blackburn


Spacious


ship, in its modem new premises at Brownhill Garage, while being the most recent addition to the group’s activities, is cjuite capable of fulfilling its commitments to pro­ vide the very best in customer, care and atten­ tion.


The Blackburn dealer-, AN ADVERTISING FEATURE


Still great value for money


. The bright, spacious showroom has an excel­ lent display of the Volvo range from the 340 DL. Prices start at £4,991 and go up. to £13,648, the cost of the luxurious 760 GLE.


Expansion Hindle and Walker


first began trading in 1969, dealing only in used cars. Three years later the firm was awarded a Volvo franch­ ise at Accrington and the following year a second d ea le r sh ip opened in Bolton, closely followed by another in Preston.


that Hindle and Wal­ ker’s customer care ap­ proach is successful and the firm looks set to con­ tinue as Lancashire’s top Volvo dealer. .


It is quite obvious


THE general manager of the Brownhill Garage, Blackburn, Mr Ian Rogers (extreme left, with from the left) service manager John Birch and sales executives Kejih Middleton and Paul Ridehalgh


Concessionaires first im­ ported Volvo cars into the UK. Since then the style and range of Volvo has .changed but the emphasis on reliability, quality, safety and value for money has not. As part of the growing


VOLVO has given more than 25 years of care and attention . to discerning motorists. It was in 1958 Volvo


Volvo dealer network, Hindle and Walker’s com­ mitment to providing the Volvo owner with the ser­ vice he or she expects has always remained top priority. The first Volvos to


its debut as part of the ' 120 se r ie s and soon proved popular.' In August 1966 the Volvo 144 was presented to the public and was later ac­ claimed as perhaps the safest car on the market and voted “Car of the Year.”


. The new generation of.


Volvos appeared in 1974 — six versions of the 240 and two of the 260. New models also came out in 1975 — the Volvo 66 being a move into the market for smaller family


cars. In 1982, the culmination


arrive in Briain were the popular 121/122S saloons, but perhaps the most memorable of the early Volvos was the sport P1800 two-seater coupe, which appeared in 1961 and was identified with television’s “The Saint,” starring Roger Moore. In 1964, the forerunner


of today’s highly success­ ful estate car. range made


of 10 years’ development work and Volvo’s largest- ever financial investment resulted in the Volvo 760 range of e x e cu t iv e saloons.


For 1984, Volvo offers a complete range of quality hatchbacks, saloons and estates, but no matter which model you choose, Hindle and Walker are- the Volvo people in Black- bum. 1


Clitheroe 22S2U (Editorial), 22323 (Advertising). Burnley 22331 (Classified) —


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Clitheroe 2232i (Edi


BRILL AFTE


AFTER two yea. John Thompson


. after a brilliant d on Saturday’s Go


Waddingt


home missions was at Waddington Met Church on Thui evening, under the manship of Mrs Lodge. The speaker v


For missions The sum of £4


member of the Blac branch of the Sama: Sunday School sc sang two songs, ; pamed by Mrs P. I and Mrs W. Fisher charge of the brin buy-stall. Joanne Howard a


L. Baines took the tion and refresh were served by the The Rev. C. F thanked everyon their support.


Clayton-le-


,Witnesses Forty-seven me


of Clayton-le-Dale \ six visitors fron Copster Green In. witnessed the ha over of their joint . yard survey by pre


Mrs Jean Ratcliffe. The Vicar of St


Church, Salesbun ceived the record, thanked those com for all their efforts. A film on the w


the RSPCA was sho Mrs Beech, whc thanked by Mrs 0 and an evening out Blackburn Arts Clu arranged. The jumb made £125.15.


Appreciate


A LETTER is bein from Whalley P Council to thank f village bobby No Ireland for his good PC Ireland, who stationed at Whall five years, has r after 26 years i Force.


, £100 dama


VANDALS caused of damage to an i nated sign at the Tandoori Restau Whalley Road, Clith


Mi ( l i VOLVO Audi 100 Rover 2300 Ford Granada 2.3L Volvo 240 DL Saloon


WE INVITE YOU TO VISIT OUR SHOWROOMS £8,772 £8,697 £8,316 £7,720


TO VIEW OUR 19841 RANGE


WE’RE ALSO LAST ON THE SCRAP HEAP The 1984 Volvo 240 Saloon now has power steering, central locking and a five speed gearbox as standard fittings., ,


But they’re far from being its only advantage over the competition. It lasts longer than any other car around, with an average lifespan of 19.3 years. And with its rigid steel safety cage and crumple zones, it protects you better than most other cars.


We hope this will steer you in the direction of our showroom, where you can try one out yourself. ORDER DURING MARCH AND BEAT THE PRICE INCREASE Mercedes 200 T £10,750


Ford Granada 2.3 L Estate £8,608 Volvo 240 DL Estate


£8,250


GAS CE Ideal for the sma


hung boiler with b thermostat and ho thermostat. Additi Other systems a


All designed and r guarantee ofsatisf For more details


showroom qr ring extension 6959.


NOR


WROUGHT Iron gate: - s tock, o r to orde quality, b e s t prices, te rm s . *— B. Rourke L td ., The Forge, 48 sh ire S tre e t, Burnle: 22841.


STAG F u rn itu re , this range is available f a t o u r usual com prices. — Hornby an The New Shop, 2 S t r e e t , B u r n l e y . 32011.


CHUBB tw o to ta l ele t i l l , u nm a rk ed and s till u n d er gua genuine reaso n fo r c o s t £ 3 5 0 , w ill £ 2 6 0 . — Te l. Cli 25720 shop hours. SIX new m ir ro rs, 3


TILESI TILES! TILES, o n d i s p la y ' by C Cosmic, Pilkington, th e , Nelson Hire a Centre. — 68, Man R o a d , N e l s o n . 695304.


1 7 in . , 3 3 4 in . h ig h e s t q u a l i ty b edged mir ro r in lar~ f ram es. Shop pric* o u r price £18 each. Bacup 878373.


KITCHEN UNITS, si w ith w o rk to p s , dish* Carron Capri cooke~ good condition; Wa~ d r e s s in g u n i t , as O ffers. — Tel. Cl 22634.


SOLID PINE 3 f t. bed from £40. Also doub and bunk beds, pit o ak kitchens all a t c tive prices. — Davi Y o rk S tre e t, Clither- 26816 anytime.


ONE lounge unit, 581 1 8 in . wid e, 68in. w ith cocktail cabinet display and base cupt £ 8 5 o .n .o . — Call Hayhurst S tree t, CH o f te r 5 p.m.


SHEEPSKIN, SUED le a th e r skins fo r sal< s ilk and woollen sh o u ld e r pads, threa to n s , etc. — Tel. 25664,


A L LSO R T S MART, q u e s , c u r io s , br ie and C.B. acccssorie


KIDDIWINKS fo r n< u s e d n u r s e ry equi p a r t-ex ch an g e cons Access/Visa. — 97: I R o a d , P a d lh a m . 75050.


o r sell, s talls avallob 10 to 5 . — Dockray Colne. Tel. 863724.


SPECIAL OCCASION engraved crystal, pe sp o r tin g o r business — C ry s ta l Galler j Briercliffe Road, B Tel. 59603.


K N I T T IN G M A CH co n ed y a rn s , pure f rom — The Dal C en tre (Kathleen Klrkgate, Settle. Tel pay less fo r the best.


. e ry service availab R o b e r ts Fuels Ltd, 76711,


NO MAINS GAS? W use Rogas? Storage Installation and bul


\ POTATO scales and w in good condition, £


ICE BOX suitable pic caravan etc., £2.50. C lith ero e 41379. .


.. condition, high heel, kn ee length, £3. . Cli th e ro e 26357.


BOOTS, ladies, black e r , hardly worn, v e


Tel. Padiham 74979.;


NEW ZEA LAN D pon su ita b le ] fo r 14.2hh £ 1 0 . .— T e l. Bla 47803.


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