ROCHESTER, N.H. — Sullivan Tire & Auto Service has acquired Country Tire & Service Center in Rochester, expanding its retail reach to 83 points of sale throughout New England, including 16 in New Hampshire.
The eight-bay 9,000-sq.-ft. facility opened Nov. 15 under Sullivan signage.
Sullivan, which launched its Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) last year, said all employees will have the opportunity to continue working at the location, which is being leased.
According to its website, Country Tire & Service Center opened in July 2011 and was owned and operated by Ron Poulin, a former partner in an auto dealership. The shop was opened then with the intent "to provide customers with an alternative to the conventional dealership, quick oil change, or tire store experience."
Paul Sullivan, Sullivan's vice president of marketing, said Sullivan Tire looks forward to serving the Rochester area.
"We will strive to continue to offer the Country Tire customers the same great service they are used to," Sullivan said.
New signage will be installed, and the company said it will do minor renovations over time there while remaining open as the work is completed.
The site also has an Enterprise Rent-A-Car center and Aroma Joe's coffee shop attached to the building.
Norwell, Mass.-based Sullivan Tire also has 21 commercial truck centers; 14 wholesale distribution satellite locations; two truck tire retread plants; two LiftWorks facilities; and five distribution centers, across Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut and Maine.
