For: Robertson's Auto Salvage, 2680 Cranberry Highway, Wareham, MA 02571.
Contact: Scott Robertson, Sr., admin@robertsonautosalvage.com, (508)295-9444.

Douglas Lord Moves into General Manager Position at Robertson's Auto Salvage in Wareham, MA, Spearheading the Firm's Expansion of Internet Sales

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Wareham, MA, October 27, 2003 - With only about 10 percent of regional and national recycled auto parts companies having searchable online inventory, Robertson's Auto Salvage in Wareham, Massachusetts is poised for significant industry leadership with the promotion of Douglas Lord into the position of the company's General Manager. A family-owned business since 1969, Robertson's serves all of New England and New York City and occasionally even ships parts as far away as Hawaii or the Philippines. Its market share and revenues are certain to grow now that auto repair shops, mechanics and consumers can search www.robertsonautosalvage.com for the late-model auto parts they need, any hour of the day or night. "As a knowledgeable computer professional with network experience, Doug Lord put our inventory on the Internet, on top of increasing our sales by 20 percent annually since he joined us five and a half years ago," says Scott Robertson, Sr., whose father, Ivan, founded the company by buying a junkyard business near Interstate Highways 495 and 195 in Wareham more than 30 years ago. "Doug also has excellent management ability and the people skills that are important for building long-term employment." Lord has a background in environmental engineering for Fortune 50 companies in addition to having previously owned a salvage yard and an environmental consulting business. Robertson's is one of the largest salvage operations in New England, with seven salespeople, seven operations men either dismantling cars or testing and removing the valued parts, and seven drivers for the company's own fleet of trucks. "I'm sure every business thinks their industry is complicated, but we can't just order more parts that are selling well during a certain time span," notes Robertson. "We can only work with the salvage that is available, attempting to read the tea leaves regarding the component parts that might sell and earn us a solid profit."