Customer Story
Automotive
"KPA finds items that we correct and the overall emphasis on safety in our operation has made the difference."
Client Profile
Beck Automotive Group is a family-owned group of five auto dealerships in Florida that started with a single location in the 1980s. Today, the business encompasses a wholesale parts store, a stand-alone repair facility, a car wash, and a collision center, managed by approximately 340 employees.
Challenge
The addition of repair, car wash, and collision facilities brought new OSHA and EPA compliance challenges. Fixed Operations Director Craig Alexander, who has been with the company since the 1980s, oversees these operations.
A critical moment came during a 2008 dealership acquisition: “Three months into the buy-sell deal, we ran into an EPA issue with an old detail bay in the back of the building,” Alexander recalled. “We didn’t know anything about it, and at this point, we owned the building. We were going to have to dig out a bunch of soil and do soil sampling. It turned into a mess.”
Solution
That’s when they turned to KPA. “Hannah [from KPA] just jumped right in,” Alexander said. “She said, ‘I’m going to take it from here. I’ll be your contact point.’”
“Not much involvement was required from us at all.”
The result? No soil excavation was needed – just testing. Beck immediately recognized KPA’s value: “We realized that hey, we’ve got a good relationship here with someone who can take care of us, who is very knowledgeable, and obviously has much bigger resources than we do.”
Result
The partnership has yielded significant benefits:
- Regular site inspections with actionable feedback
- Improved safety awareness and culture
- Comprehensive training program
- Easy access to compliance documentation
- Proactive compliance monitoring
“KPA keeps us abreast of what’s up-and-coming,” Alexander said. “It allows me to go to my team and let them know, ‘This is what’s trending out right now. This is what inspectors are looking for.'”
With KPA’s help, Beck has built a strong safety culture.
“Our managers take safety seriously because we do.”
