{"id":815,"date":"2018-05-02T12:43:02","date_gmt":"2018-05-02T00:43:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/?p=815"},"modified":"2019-02-19T12:46:28","modified_gmt":"2019-02-18T23:46:28","slug":"abtec-nz-celebrates-25-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/abtec-nz-celebrates-25-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Abtec NZ celebrates 25 years?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>How to best celebrate 25 years of business success and customer loyalty was never going to be a big challenge for Ashley Burrell, owner of Abtec Audio Lounge, the Petone-based automotive and home audio company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The experienced industry player has hit on a winner idea with a generous giveaway of state-of-the-art American audio speakers worth a massive $10,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To be in to win the handmade Cornwall speakers entrants simply have to visit www.abtec.co.nz anytime in May and click on the Promos button and leave their details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve been told this is madness, I\u2019ve talked to the big industry companies and they say there\u2019s never been a give-away anything like this before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of loyal customers and this $10,000 give-away is our giving something back \u2026 there\u2019s going to be one very lucky person out there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI have always liked old school stuff with stereo equipment and nothing comes near the sound of these things,\u2019\u2019 Ashley says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reaching the quarter-century mark comes at a poignant time for Ashley and the family audio business which operates from its purpose-built building on the corner of Hutt Road and Riddlers Crescent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FB-Promo-May18.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"846\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FB-Promo-May18.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FB-Promo-May18.jpg 846w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FB-Promo-May18-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/FB-Promo-May18-768x535.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 846px) 100vw, 846px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 25-year celebration giveaway will also serve as a way for Ashley to recognise the contribution made by his mother, Yvonne, to Abtec from its very start to the present day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unfortunately Yvonne is battling serious health issues and while Ashley is helping in every possible way with her care he also wants Abtec\u2019s celebrations \u2013 which will include his mother drawing the name of the lucky winner on June 5 \u2013 to serve as recognition of her contribution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhile we are being positive it\u2019s been a shock for us all and I\u2019m hoping this will be a nice part of what is an important time.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ashley laughs when he remembers how his mother gave up the dining room when he was setting up the business in their Whitby home in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThen we took over a bedroom and later even jacked up the place to build a workshop underneath, amazing really. For the whole 25 years she\u2019s been our biggest supporter and an important contributor, from doing the banking to mail outs \u2026 she\u2019s done it all.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_7521.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" src=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_7521.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_7521.jpg 640w, https:\/\/hifihq.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/IMG_7521-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Ashley\u2019s son Jeremy now part of a loyal Abtec team also including his wife Narelle and brother Darryl, it means three generations of Burrells are involved, a point of pride and for the 52-year-old business owner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a real family affair and we\u2019ve got a lot to celebrate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of loyal customers and this $10,000 give-away is our way of giving something back.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to best celebrate 25 years of business success and customer loyalty was never going to be a big challenge for Ashley Burrell, owner of Abtec Audio Lounge, the Petone-based automotive and home audio company. 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