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My name is William Stanley, and I was born and currently live in the community. I own Stanley's Shop in King William, VA, and I thank you for visiting our website.
All of us here at Stanley's Shop in King William know choosing a repair shop to keep you and your family safe on the road is an important decision. You can trust we take that responsibility very seriously, and you can rest easy knowing we have the experience to back up our promises.
I got started in the business early in life, although I didn't realize it at the time. As a young boy, I loved seeing how things worked, and I would spend hours taking things apart and rebuilding them. I’ve been working on bicycles, cars, trucks, motorcycles, and lawnmowers since I was a kid. My mom relied on me to keep the household in good repair, and I developed a good work ethic early in life. I learned the importance of responsibility when I was fifteen and started a grass-cutting business. I had to keep my mowers running because my customers relied on me, so I learned everything I could about them so I could keep them working.
After high school, I had a wonderful opportunity to work on a farm for a beef cattle farmer in Rockville, VA. This man founded a large and well-known nationwide transportation company. He understood the value of a dollar. He reached his level of success, in part because he knew how to get every mile and the maximum life from his equipment. He rarely bought anything new, so we worked on everything before we used it. I didn't realize it at the time, but this training was priceless! We repaired everything on-site - engines, air conditioners, tractors, little trucks, big trucks, air brakes – anything mechanical. I also learned how to weld and how things worked electrically.
Then I worked in the equipment rental industry as a mechanic for Mechanicsville Rental and later Neff Rentals (now owned by United Rentals). Here, I worked on and delivered all types of construction and home-use equipment, such as brush chippers, lawnmowers, skid steers, stump grinders, tractors, man lifts, and scissor lifts. I later worked as the company's road mechanic, where I serviced equipment and provided emergency repairs in the field 24/7. I worked my way up and became the service manager, where I was responsible for a twelve-million-dollar equipment fleet in the Richmond area. I had three drivers and five mechanics working under me, so I learned how to train staff on the importance of great customer service. At Neff, we worked on anything used in construction - from fifteen-pound chipping hammers to sixty-thousand-pound excavators. Equally important, I learned how to run a business because of my purchasing, billing, customer relations, and scheduling responsibilities.
After years of gaining this valuable experience, I decided to take my skills back to the King William community I loved so much. That’s how Stanley’s Shop got started in 2011. I saw the need for a locally owned shop that wasn’t part of a large impersonal franchise where clients never knew who they were going to be working with from year to year. I value knowing my customers and working in the community where I live.
The shop has grown since we opened, and now we have a staff of experienced, well-trained mechanics and office personnel who ensure our clients get excellent service at a fair price. My clients know they can trust us to be there for all their automotive and equipment-related needs.
I take a personal interest in King William County, and you can count on Stanley’s Shop because you can count on me.
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Stanley's Shop Auto Repair in King William County