The extraordinary growth of Till Automotive Group over seven years can be attributed to the two-way street of excellent staffing and management.
Brad Till said his group of automotive outlets — starting with the purchase of the Geelong site in 2017 — was a family business, with his son working in sales, his daughter as the business manager and his wife in finance.
The other family at Till Automotive comprises his long-standing staff.
“We like having these staff and they like working for us,” Brad said.
“It is important to surround yourself with the best people and simply let them do their job. And you need to be an employer of choice.”
Brad said the company accommodated staff needs, supporting them with such things as school pick-ups, and described the reciprocation as “one nice big roundabout in the swings and roundabouts world”.
“If you are good to your staff, they look after the customers, and you find the business will look after itself,” he said.
It is no surprise then, that from just 12 staff seven years ago at their Geelong outlet, the company has grown to employ 50 people across six sites in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong.
The core business of Till Automotive is trucks.
“And among our stable are Hino, Hyundai and Sinotruks,” Brad said.
“The Sinotruk comes from China and it’s interesting that they actually make one truck every 90 seconds.”
At the Elmore Field Days, Till Automotive will showcase three Mahindra tractors, a Hyundai forklift and three Develon mini-excavators.
A Ford F-150 Lightning electric ute will be a highlight.
Till Automotive also stocks LDV utes and vans and even the iconic Indian Motorcycle, still built by the 116-year-old (and world’s oldest) motorcycle company.
In addition to a small rental business, Till Automotive has two Bendigo Auto Centre branches at Golden Gully — for light vehicle repair, RWC, servicing and airconditioning — and Kangaroo Flat for heavy vehicle and trucks servicing and RWC.
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