PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (March 3, 2016) — TBC Corp. recently opened NTB Tire & Service Centers outlets in Lumberton and Turnersville, N.J., along with a Tire Kingdom Service Centers store in West Palm Beach, Fla.
The new NTB locations are the brand's fifth and sixth in New Jersey, while the Tire Kingdom expansion gives that brand six locations in the West Palm Beach area, TBC said.
At the ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Tire Kingdom outlet in West Palm Beach are (left to right) City Commissioner Cory Neering; Markus Hockenson, senior vice president of retail operations for TBC Corp.: Tom Martin, service manager; Palm Beach County Commissioner Priscilla Taylor; Chuck Bailey, TBC regional vice president; Mike Roth, district manager; and Bill Shull, division vice president.
NTB offers a broad range of automotive maintenance and tire services to customers at 450-plus retail locations in 26 states, TBC said.
Both the Lumberton store, which opened Jan. 25, and the Turnersville store, which opened Feb. 15, have six service bays equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.
“We're excited about the opportunity to better serve our customers in the New Jersey market through two additional locations,” said Markus Hockenson, senior vice president of retail operations for TBC.
“After much strategic evaluation, we concluded that there was opportunity for us in Lumberton and Turnersville, and we're eager to exceed customer expectations at these locations just like all of our other NTB stores.”
The new NTB stores, at 1627 Route 38 West in Lumberton and 4881 Route 42 in Turnersville, are former Midas Auto Care locations that TBC converted to NTB stores. Both communities are within the greater Philadelphia metro region.
The newly renovated NTB store in Lumberton, N.J.
TBC's new Tire Kingdom location, which opened Feb. 12, expands the brand's network of more than 180 retail locations throughout Florida. It features eight service bays and is equipped to offer customers a full array of tires and automotive repair and maintenance services, the company said.
“Since 1972, we've had the opportunity to serve the communities throughout the state of Florida and we're all pleased to expand the Tire Kingdom brand in the West Palm Beach market to better serve our existing and prospective customers in the area,” Mr. Hockenson said.
The new Tire Kingdom store, at 2770 N. Military Trail in West Palm Beach, is a former Goodyear dealership that TBC acquired and renovated.
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