Total Tool News & Announcements

Power Up Your Facility: Total Tool Now Offers EV Charging Stations

Dear Valued Customers,

Total Tool is thrilled to announce that we’re expanding our equipment expertise to include a comprehensive range of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations. As the demand for EVs continues to surge, we’re committed to providing the cutting-edge solutions you need to stay ahead of the curve.

Why Install EV Charging Stations?

Investing in EV charging infrastructure offers multiple benefits for your business or facility:

• Attract and Retain Customers/Tenants: EV charging stations demonstrate environmental consciousness and create a desirable amenity that draws customers and top-tier tenants.
• Sustainability: Demonstrate your dedication to reducing carbon footprint and contribute to a cleaner future.
• Revenue: Depending on your business model, you may have opportunities to monetize charging stations.
• Future-Proofing: Stay ahead of the growing demand for EV charging as electric vehicles become increasingly prevalent.

Total Tool: Your Complete EV Charging Partner

We’ve carefully selected our partners to provide you with the highest quality EV charging solutions on the market. Our range includes:

• Level 2 Chargers: The ideal balance of speed and affordability for most applications.
• DC Fast Chargers: Deliver ultra-rapid charging for time-sensitive situations.
• Fleet and Multi-Unit Solutions: Scalable options to support larger vehicle fleets or multi-user installations.
• Smart, Networked Chargers: Advanced management tools for remote monitoring, usage tracking, and payment integration.

Complete Support

• Guidance: Our team will help you navigate the complexities of choosing the right chargers, understanding potential incentives, and optimizing your installation layout.
• Installation: Our technicians ensure code-compliant installation, and proper assembly seamless operation.
• Support and Maintenance: We offer maintenance packages and swift response to any equipment issues, safeguarding your investment.

Power the Future with Total Tool

Ready to electrify your facility? Contact us today! Explore our EV charging station options, learn about potential tax credits and rebates, and let us create a tailored solution that drives your business forward.

For more information – Visit our Electric Vehicle Charging Station page https://total-tool.com/auto-repair-shop-equipment/ev-charging-livingston-energy/, call us at 800-677-8685 or email us at [email protected].

Sincerely,

The Total Tool Team

Upgrade Your Facility with Top-Tier Elevators from Total Tool

At Total Tool, we’re constantly seeking ways to improve the products and services we offer you. That’s why we’re excited to announce our partnership with Custom Industrial Products (CIP) – a leading innovator in the design and manufacture of vertical reciprocating conveyors (VRCs).

Why CIP Elevators?

When it comes to moving materials safely and efficiently between floors in your facility, CIP elevators set the industry standard. Here’s what makes them stand out:

• Reliability: CIP VRCs are built with precision engineering and heavy-duty components to ensure optimal performance and minimize downtime.
• Safety: CIP prioritizes safety, incorporating features like overload protection, slack cable detection, and emergency stop systems for maximum security.
• Customization: CIP understands every facility has unique needs. They offer a broad range of sizes, capacities, and configurations to tailor a solution perfectly for your workspace.
• Innovation: CIP continuously improves their VRC technology, delivering enhanced efficiency, ease of operation, and cutting-edge features.

Total Tool: Your One-Stop-Shop for VRC Solutions

As your trusted equipment partner, Total Tool provides a comprehensive approach to your CIP elevator acquisition:

• Expert Consultation: Our team will assess your facility layout, operational requirements, and budget to recommend the ideal CIP VRC model for your application.
• Professional Installation: Our certified technicians meticulously handle all installation aspects, ensuring code compliance and optimal performance from day one.
• Ongoing Maintenance and Support: We offer preventive maintenance programs to safeguard your CIP VRC investment, along with prompt repair services when needed.

Transform Your Material Handling Capabilities

Whether you’re upgrading outdated equipment, expanding operations, or designing a new facility, CIP elevators from Total Tool offer the perfect blend of durability, performance, and long-term value.

Learn More and Get a Quote

Discover the full range of CIP VRCs we offer and see how they can streamline your workflows. Visit our Parts Elevator (VRC) page https://total-tool.com/auto-repair-shop-equipment/vrc-lifts/, call us at 800-677-8685 or email us at [email protected].

We’re committed to elevating your operations!

The Total Tool Team

Welcome Patrick Rosler to the Total Tool Team!

We’re pleased to announce the newest addition to the Total-Tool family – Patrick Rosler, our new Sales Manager. Patrick brings a wealth of experience in sales, customer service, and project estimation to our team, making him a perfect fit to elevate our already exceptional client experience.

Patrick’s Background

With proven expertise in the industrial service industry, Patrick understands the importance of building strong relationships with customers and accurately assessing their needs. His previous roles honed his skills in sales pipeline management, budget management, and process improvement – all essential assets for optimizing our sales strategy.

What Patrick Brings to Total-Tool

• Customer-Centric Focus: Patrick is dedicated to providing top-notch customer service, ensuring that your dealership’s or collision center’s product, service, equipment, installation and maintenance needs are met with the utmost professionalism and attention.
• Strategic Sales Leadership: His extensive sales experience will contribute to developing effective processes and strategies to ensure a seamless buying experience for our valued customers.
• Strong Work Ethic: Patrick’s reputation for commitment and meeting deadlines aligns perfectly with the Total-Tool tradition of delivering results.

Join Us in Welcoming Patrick!

We’re confident Patrick will be a driving force in further solidifying Total-Tool’s reputation as the premier provider of dealerships and collision centers equipment sales and services.

DealerShop acquires Total Tool, Expanding Automotive Shop Equipment Sales and Service Capabilities

BLOOMFIELD HILLS and CLEVELAND, February 16, 2022 – DealerShop, based in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and Resilience Capital Partners, a Cleveland-based private equity firm, announced today that it has acquired Total Tool, a full-service distributor that sells and services a wide variety of automotive shop equipment in the Northeastern USA.

The expertise of market-leading Total Tool builds on DealerShop’s equipment offering by expanding into new products and includes value-added services such as expert installation, preventive maintenance, spare parts, training, and equipment certifications.

As a result of the acquisition, DealerShop plans to accelerate its automotive equipment sales and service growth in upstate New York, Vermont, Western Massachusetts, and Connecticut.

“The talented and experienced Total Tool team has provided exceptional equipment distribution, maintenance and repair for 40 years,” said Bill Gryzenia, DealerShop’s President & CEO. “We look forward to enhancing our full-service value for all customers by combining Total Tool with DealerShop’s wide array of dealership and collision center offerings.”

“When we were approached by DealerShop, we knew the fit would be ideal for the continued success of our mission after 36 years” said Lou Spada and Kathy Dederick Spada, owners. “Continuity for our employees and customers was the deciding factor in choosing DealerShop to take our business to the next level of success. We look forward to helping ensure a seamless transition for our longstanding dealership, repair shop, school, and transportation authority customers.”

About DealerShop

DealerShop is part of the Leader Auto Resources (LAR) family of companies, which is the largest sourcing partner for franchised new vehicle dealerships in North America, serving over 2,000 dealerships and 270 collision centers across Canada and the United States. DealerShop provides dealers with time-tested solutions in virtually every area for dealerships and collision centers. The company offers a broad range of products and services, including high-volume and private-label products; direct products and services, which provides negotiated rates with the industry’s largest base of certified suppliers; equipment for the buildout or retrofit of new dealerships and collision centers; and training. The company was founded in 1999 with headquarters in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. For more information visit www.dealershopusa.com.

About Resilience Capital Partners

Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Resilience invests in niche-oriented manufacturing, value added distribution and business service companies with sustainable market positions. Resilience provides a flexible transaction approach to accommodate the needs of businesses and sellers.

Since its founding in 2001, Resilience has raised and advised funds with aggregate capital commitments in excess of $675 million on behalf of its global investor base, which includes pension funds, insurance companies, foundations and endowments, fund of funds, family offices, and high net worth individuals. These funds have been invested in 84 companies under 41 platforms in numerous industries.

Total Tool Announces Exclusive Agreement With Rotary Lift, The World’s Leader in Heavy-Duty Hydraulic Lifts

Total Tool Now Holds Distribution Rights For Upstate New York and Vermont

(Castleton, New York) — Total Tool, one of the Northeast’s largest distributors of automotive service equipment for vehicle repair shops, today announced an agreement with Rotary Lifts that names Total Tool Ltd. the heavy-duty distributor for Rotary Lift for most of Upstate New York and all of Vermont.

Total Tool now has exclusive distribution rights for sales, installation, and service of Rotary Lift light duty 2-post lifts and heavy-duty in-ground and above-ground vehicle lifts in a geographic area that spans from New York State’s Orange County to the south, Canada to the north, Utica to the west, and all of Vermont.

The agreement will shorten the purchasing process for municipalities, schools and other public agencies, as Rotary Lift’s heavy-duty lifting products recently became available through the National Joint Powers Alliance (NJPA). The purchasing cooperative allows government agencies to buy competitively priced equipment using a simple purchase order instead of having to individually bid out purchases, a system that can take time and tax resources.

“Our customers will now be able to streamline their buying process through Total Tool with the addition of Rotary Lift’s NJPA-approved products,” said Kathy Dederick, owner of Total Tool.

Total Tool, a woman-owned family business that has operated since 1982, sells automotive repair equipment, vehicle lifts, compressors, wheel-service equipment, alignment equipment, waste oil burners, lubrication systems, exhaust systems and other equipment for automotive repair shops. Rotary Lift, based in Madison, Indiana, is a world leader in the lifting equipment industry.