Scott and his dedicated team are focused on providing the best service
By Kirra Livingstone
BEERWAH local of more than 20 years, Scott Scheiwe, is reaching out to his fellow hinterland community as part of his move to Bridgestone Baringa!
Bridgestone Baringa is Scott’s third franchise, but the first brand new outlet he has owned, as he aims to leverage off the booming population growth across Aura and the hinterland
Scott comes from a family of mechanics and as a youngster living in the Lockyer Valley he would rebuild car engines with his dad.
Years later he moved to the Sunshine Coast to pursue a career at Bridgestone.
After working up the ranks Scott purchased the Kunda Park franchise in 2017 and then in 2021 purchased the Maroochydore store.
Despite these successes it was always a dream to start a Bridgestone franchise from the ground up.
“It was scary to open my first franchise from brand new, because it was a lot of money to outlay, but learning from what we bought into over the last couple of stores we thought we could change that and make it better,” Scott said.
“It just runs absolutely beautifully when it’s busy but we got to get that working.
“We didn’t hold back on things that we did, even the little things to make it perfect.” Bridgestone Baringa is your one stop shop, offering a wide range of automechanic services from full log book services, wheel alignments, mechanical repairs, air conditioning replacements and even repairs and road worthy certificates.
Scott stressed that his three franchises are a family run operation that treats their staff like family.
“I wanted to build something up for my kids and so Nathan my oldest is a qualified mechanic, my youngest son Jayden is here and he’s training to be a tyre fitter and wheel aligner,” he said.
“My wife does all the accounts for all three stores. So it’s a real family business.
“We look after our staff and this is what I was always taught, you treat people the way you want to be treated and that’s what we do, they aren’t just a number.”
Now that the Bells Creek Arterial Road is open, it makes it that much easier to get to Bridgestone Baringa.
Just 17km from Beerwah, it is quick and easy for hinterland residents to hop on the new road to get to Baringa.
“We did a flyer drop at about 7000 homes from Baringa to Nirimba to Golden Beach and Little Mountain all around this area and we got three people back from that, so we figured either they weren’t handed out or we are hitting the wrong audience,” Scott said.
“And then we just started getting people from Beerwah, Glass House Mountains, Glenview, Palmview and I realised it was a no brainer to try to target people living in the hinterland and if they are interested, let them know we are here.”
Bridgestone Baringa has a vast selection of 600 tyres in store, with next day delivery from the Bridgestone warehouse in Brisbane.
They also provide tyres for hatchbacks and sedans, to 4WD, small trucks and everything in between.
Bridgestone offers a variety of tyre deals, changing regularly throughout the year, so you are guaranteed to get a good deal all year round.
You can find the friendly team at Bridgestone Baringa at unit 3, 7-9 Edison Crescent, Baringa.
If you would to chat with one of the experienced team members, call them on 07 5208 9444.
kirra@gcnews.com.au