Comments on: National Parts under liquidation http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/ Resource for Car Reviews, News, Advice, Road Tests, Green Cars, Hybrids Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:46:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Phil http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-61435 Phil Mon, 17 Mar 2008 11:31:50 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-61435 I'd only been at Nationals for a few years, the last 2 of which were spent in the call centre in Perth. The way we were treated on those last couple of days was pretty shocking. what wasn't made public, was that not only was the announcement just before payday for the weekly workers, those on monthly pays were also one day away from payday, which hit them even harder. (Fortunately, only 1 WA worker was in that situation) We should have known something was going on when Ivan cancelled his state visit, or when the fax from GE was sent out the day before (but we were told all was normal). Now I've taken a $5k per annum pay cut from a fairly miserly salary to begin with, because I just couldn't afford to be choosy when looking for another job. I'm spending a lot more on fuel as well, so I may as well have lost another $2k per annum at least. Another thing thats been on my mind a lot lately, is the "merger" with Nasons last year. We were told it was a 50/50 merger, that the 2 companies would continue operating side by side. Now Nasons is still running, and Nationals is dead and buried, and Nasons have picked up some of those profitable hard parts that were off limits to them while both companies were running. I hope the ACCC have a really good look at that deal. I hope the directors of ACL can sleep well at night knowing what they've done. I’d only been at Nationals for a few years, the last 2 of which were spent in the call centre in Perth.

The way we were treated on those last couple of days was pretty shocking. what wasn’t made public, was that not only was the announcement just before payday for the weekly workers, those on monthly pays were also one day away from payday, which hit them even harder. (Fortunately, only 1 WA worker was in that situation)

We should have known something was going on when Ivan cancelled his state visit, or when the fax from GE was sent out the day before (but we were told all was normal).

Now I’ve taken a $5k per annum pay cut from a fairly miserly salary to begin with, because I just couldn’t afford to be choosy when looking for another job. I’m spending a lot more on fuel as well, so I may as well have lost another $2k per annum at least.

Another thing thats been on my mind a lot lately, is the “merger” with Nasons last year. We were told it was a 50/50 merger, that the 2 companies would continue operating side by side. Now Nasons is still running, and Nationals is dead and buried, and Nasons have picked up some of those profitable hard parts that were off limits to them while both companies were running. I hope the ACCC have a really good look at that deal.

I hope the directors of ACL can sleep well at night knowing what they’ve done.

]]> By: bluey http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-60674 bluey Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:02:11 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-60674 gidday i have run an auto pro store for 24 years and i really feel for you guys we all do.Greame you hit the nail on the head.on the 12th our buissiness was thrown into total chaos, but we have managed to find alternate suppliers for all of national parts products.Ivan your a ahole rot in hell gidday i have run an auto pro store for 24 years and i really feel for you guys we all do.Greame you hit the nail on the head.on the 12th our buissiness was thrown into total chaos, but we have managed to find alternate suppliers for all of national parts products.Ivan your a ahole rot in hell

]]> By: Greg http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-57456 Greg Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:43:14 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-57456 Hello again Eugene, now that I know it is you. When you get a moment, and if you read this message, can you please give me a quick all at work, which is APS - Automatic Parts Supply on phone number (03) 9465-6622 and I will call you back. Good to hear from you mate. Talk Soon Regards Greg APS Australia Hello again Eugene, now that I know it is you.

When you get a moment, and if you read this message, can you please give me a quick all at work, which is APS – Automatic Parts Supply on phone number (03) 9465-6622 and I will call you back.

Good to hear from you mate. Talk Soon

Regards Greg
APS Australia

]]> By: EUGENE http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-55834 EUGENE Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:29:56 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-55834 Hello Greg, this is the Eugene you know/knew...now also ex National Parts.Yes mate i do know what you meant and you may well be right,i`m thinking you are referring to your comment about "hard parts".....is that correct?. Don`t forget to hook up with some of us next time you are in Sydney. Take care mate Eugene Hello Greg, this is the Eugene you know/knew…now also ex National Parts.Yes mate i do know what you meant and you may well be right,i`m thinking you are referring to your comment about “hard parts”…..is that correct?.
Don`t forget to hook up with some of us next time you are in Sydney.
Take care mate
Eugene

]]> By: Greg (Ex National Parts Melbourne) http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-55479 Greg (Ex National Parts Melbourne) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:18:48 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-55479 Hello Eugene.. This is Greg, Ex Auto Trans National Parts.. If you do not mind me asking, is this Eugene the Eugene I know, and if you are, you will know what I mean by that. If you aren\'t the Eugene I know from the Smithfield Warehouse, I apologise for troubling you. Regards Greg Hello Eugene..

This is Greg, Ex Auto Trans National Parts..

If you do not mind me asking, is this Eugene the Eugene I know, and if you are, you will know what I mean by that.

If you aren\’t the Eugene I know from the Smithfield Warehouse, I apologise for troubling you.

Regards Greg

]]> By: Greg (Ex National Parts Melbourne) http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-55478 Greg (Ex National Parts Melbourne) Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:16:41 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-55478 Hello Eugene.. This is Greg, Ex Auto Trans National Parts.. If you do not mind me asking, is this Eugene the Eugene I know, and if you are, you will know what I mean by that. If you aren't the Eugene I know from the Smithfield Warehouse, I apologise for troubling you. Regards Greg Hello Eugene..

This is Greg, Ex Auto Trans National Parts..

If you do not mind me asking, is this Eugene the Eugene I know, and if you are, you will know what I mean by that.

If you aren’t the Eugene I know from the Smithfield Warehouse, I apologise for troubling you.

Regards Greg

]]> By: EUGENE http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54771 EUGENE Sat, 16 Feb 2008 11:33:51 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54771 I worked at the Smithfield branch for 21 years, i was on annual leave when the announcement was made, i did have the opportunity to catch up with most people late on Tuesday afternoon (12/2/08)but not everyone that i knew at the site. Apparently there will be a bit of a get together on the afternoon of the 22nd of Feb at THE CROWN ON MCREDIE if any of the Smithfield crew happen to read this. I can only hope for everybody`s sake that the administrators get this sorted out swiftly and all the employees get their true entitlements. We can all only wish that some type of law is passed to truly protect the employees entitlements, after all, do we pay our taxes and build up our long service to be treated like this? I worked at the Smithfield branch for 21 years, i was on annual leave when the announcement was made, i did have the opportunity to catch up with most people late on Tuesday afternoon (12/2/08)but not everyone that i knew at the site. Apparently there will be a bit of a get together on the afternoon of the 22nd of Feb at THE CROWN ON MCREDIE if any of the Smithfield crew happen to read this.
I can only hope for everybody`s sake that the administrators get this sorted out swiftly and all the employees get their true entitlements.
We can all only wish that some type of law is passed to truly protect the employees entitlements, after all, do we pay our taxes and build up our long service to be treated like this?

]]> By: graham http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54657 graham Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:35:29 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54657 how on earth could one ivan james stuff up a monapoly ivan james was always on oem man even in the repco days, he never had any idea about the aftermarket. nat parts continued to buy companies but never took the right decisions in writing down the crap stock he was so silly to over pay for mind you you can trace the problems back to the FM days under peter rogers wilson who never once made a profit in all the years he ran FM ,the only company FM acquired that did make a profit was Angus but dick head wilson and his cronnies at the time destroyed that business in 1 year, sadly when he got the chop his cronnies did not and they continued in positions they should never have held so it was the blind leading the blind when you think of all the companies they ACL /FM acquried over the years it really is an absolute discrace you dont just wake up one morning and decide wow the business is in trouble, ivan and the cronnies would have known for over 2 years they were on the rack how on earth could one ivan james stuff up a monapoly
ivan james was always on oem man even in the repco days, he never had any idea about the aftermarket.
nat parts continued to buy companies but never took the right decisions in writing down the crap stock he was so silly to over pay for
mind you you can trace the problems back to the FM days under peter rogers wilson who never once made a profit in all the years he ran FM ,the only company FM acquired that did make a profit was Angus but dick head wilson and his cronnies at the time destroyed that business in 1 year,
sadly when he got the chop his cronnies did not and they continued in positions they should never have held so it was the blind leading the blind
when you think of all the companies they
ACL /FM acquried over the years it really is an absolute discrace
you dont just wake up one morning and decide wow the business is in trouble, ivan and the cronnies would have known for over 2 years they were on the rack

]]> By: someone who cares http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54655 someone who cares Sat, 16 Feb 2008 08:31:32 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54655 If acl had been a public company then more information would have been available for people to understand how the company operates. However, they are a private (and seemingly) secretive company that doesn\'t bother informing its workers. If you do some digging, you find out that acl have been going down the drain for years - it\'s a wonder they lasted this long. I just hope that the workers can get paid their entitlements - it\'s just really tough to lose your job but when you get shown the door and don\'t get paid that is just not fair - something should be done about it. If acl had been a public company then more information would have been available for people to understand how the company operates. However, they are a private (and seemingly) secretive company that doesn\’t bother informing its workers.

If you do some digging, you find out that acl have been going down the drain for years – it\’s a wonder they lasted this long.

I just hope that the workers can get paid their entitlements – it\’s just really tough to lose your job but when you get shown the door and don\’t get paid that is just not fair – something should be done about it.

]]> By: Bugger http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54525 Bugger Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:02:25 +0000 http://www.caradvice.com.au/10299/national-parts-under-liquidation/#comment-54525 I cannot believe how quick it all came down, i had only worked there 7 months (melb branch) and had just made the decision to stick with it after having a job interview elsewhere. The people at the top would have known it was a sinking ship and it is disgusting it was left so long with the real workers being the ones left out in the cold. I have been lucky enough to walk back into my previous employee ( in fact started the next day), i wish all my fellow staff ( missing you all already) the best of luck in thier future endeavours. To you know who, you let hundreds of people down. I hope you say a prayer for them when you go to church. I cannot believe how quick it all came down, i had only worked there 7 months (melb branch) and had just made the decision to stick with it after having a job interview elsewhere. The people at the top would have known it was a sinking ship and it is disgusting it was left so long with the real workers being the ones left out in the cold. I have been lucky enough to walk back into my previous employee ( in fact started the next day), i wish all my fellow staff ( missing you all already) the best of luck in thier future endeavours. To you know who, you let hundreds of people down. I hope you say a prayer for them when you go to church.

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