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Meet MACS member, Tim Cartwright
of Cartwright's Garage
E
ven in a tropical paradise and perhaps especially
in a tropical paradise, vehicle air conditioning
is a necessity. Meet Tim Cartwright of Cartwright's Garage in Nassau, the Bahamas.
Cartwright's Garage has been in business since the
early 1960s when Tim's Dad founded the business. They
moved to their present location in 1981. Tim says even in
the temperate Bahamas, summer is still his busiest season
and he estimates that while he offers full service and parts,
which account for 50% of his overall business, he is still
performing 30% A/C repair and 20% radiator repair. They
have 18 employees working in parts sales, vehicle repair
and four service bays.
Cartwright's also does mechanical work on boats and
aircraft. Tim says broken electrical wiring in A/C systems
is the repair he finds the most challenging.
Tim joined MACS in 2011 to keep up to date with
changes in the industry and to know when new parts and
tools become available. He says: "When customers see
my MACS membership certificate, it inspires their confidence in our shop." To learn more about refrigerant recovery and recycling, Tim also earned a Section 609 certificate in 2006.
When it comes to mobile A/C tools, Tim says he could
not live without his A/C gauge set and has just purchased a
scan tool. His next investment will be a new leak detector.
We asked Tim what he thinks about refrigerant changes
and he says his preference as a business owner would be to
only deal with one, not multiple refrigerants.
Tim has been active in the family business since he was
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six-years-old and works every day with his wife Maryalice
at the shop. When he retires he hopes his son Lucas will be
the next generation owner of Cartwright's Garage.
Like many shops on the mainland, Cartwright's Garage's biggest business challenge is finding good technicians and keeping them updated and trained. Most of
their training is done online and Tim has visited the U.S.
for MACS conventions and purchased the MACS Modern
A/C textbook to further training. "Make sure you become
trained well before getting into business," Tim emphasizes
in conclusion.
If you happen to be in Nassau on a get-away, stop by
and visit with Tim and his staff. ❆
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of ACtion Magazine - June 2017
Outlook
Service Port
Leonard's Law
Virtual View
Cooling Corner
Member Profile
Today's Technicians need to be Forensic Scientists
VQ/Audi LIN-Bus
MACS APP
Industry News
Association News
New Products
Last Watch
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Outlook
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Service Port
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Leonard's Law
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Virtual View
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Cooling Corner
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Member Profile
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ACtion Magazine - June 2017 - Today's Technicians need to be Forensic Scientists
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