Clinched MOM (FMM) vehicle fleet grooming project

Awarded contract by MOM for Vehicles grooming services

Aha Auto Image has been awarded the contract by Ministry Of Manpower – Foreign Manpower Management Division, the works to groom her fleet of 18 vehicles including saloon cars and passenger vans. The tender notice was released in the month of August 2006 via Gebiz website – the government’s one-stop e-procurement portal.

Aha Auto Image is pleased to learn that it has beaten off some competitions to clinch this very significant project. To gain trust and confidence from a government body in its services is something Aha! has always endeavor to achieve. This is yet another significant achievement todate.    

    The scope of works include the polishing and sealant application on the exterior paintworks. Aha! had since delivered 6 no. of vehicles fully done up to the expectation of MOM – FMMD. 

Embark on the extra miles

Grooming of Exploratory Overland Expeditions Purpose-Built Vehicle

from original post dated 16th Nov 2006

Aha Auto Image undertakes the challenge of re-conditioning the purpose-built UK registered Scania truck for Exploratory Overland Expeditions. The company – Exploratory Overland Expeditions is a private owner-operated organisation based in Oxford, UK. Co-owners, Mr William Thomson and Karen Brown, are a couple in their 30s and for the last 7 years have been organising and running overland trips in Africa, South America, Middle East and Asia. They were here in Singapore for a week to await transit to Australia, their last destination of the expeditions that took them more than 20 weeks since April this year started off from London. With the purpose-built 4×4 truck, they have since traveled overland to Germany, Turkey, Czech Republic, Austria, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Turkey, Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Tibet, China, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Malaysia.

One of the objective of stopping-over in Singapore has been to re-condition the purpose-built Scania truck to remove foreign mud/soil that the custom and immigrants of Australia has imposed on foreign vehicles that want to enter Australia. The requirement of the Australia custom on foreign vehicles wanting to enter Australia to be foreign mud/soil-free is a pain to Mr William Thomson, as their vehicle has been through such rough road conditions that has taken them from Europe to Southeast Asia. 

After days of enquiring and sourcing for a cleaning company to undertake the tedious job of re-conditioning their vehicle comes in vain, they hit upon Aha Auto Image through recommendation of Scania Singapore. A great challenge indeed for Aha! to undertake such tedious and large scale re-conditioning works that require special attention to remove foreign mud, which is all over! After some deliberations, Aha! decided to take up this job.

The cleaning/re-conditioning jobs took Aha! 2 days to complete with the helps of Mr William Thomson and accompanied friend. The jobs include the washing/cleaning/vacumming of interior cabin which consists of 28 fabric seats, cabinets, storage compartments, cockpit areas; and washing of exterior including using high-pressure water jet on undercarriage, tires, rims, engine compartment, cargo compartments and attaching structures. On top of that, Aha! also undertake the cleaning of the items kept in the vehicle such as vehicle spare parts, camping equipment, utensils, tables, chairs, benches and etc. The objective was to free all items and vehicle parts from any foreign soil or mud.
Mr William Thomson expressed his appreciation and gratitude to Aha! for the hard works put in and for the job well done. Aha! feel great sense of satisfaction despite the extra efforts and the adverse conditions (in the open under sun and rain) faced in carrying out the job. Well, isn’t it what Aha! has always emphasized – to go the extra mile in their service provision? Indeed, Aha! has gone the extra mile to provide a solution that not many wants to or dare to take up. Well done Aha!    

Aha! Spirit of Enterprise

Aha Auto Image co-founder, Anson Seow, nominee of Spirit of Enterprise 2005

Anson Seow, for his enterprising spirit to strike out on his own has won some admirations from the public and was nominated among the 107 entrepreneurs to feature in the Spirit of Enterprise award 2005. Though not being among the eventual 40 honorees awarded, he took pride and satisfaction for the recognition of his inspirational effort to startup on this own with 2 other partners, the company – Aha Auto Image.

A book – Even More Inspiring Stories From Singapore’s Entrepreneurs titled “It’s my life!” by the Spirit of Enterprise (SOE) was launched in the month of Sept during the award presentation dinner held in the presence of guest of honor, Mr President S R Nathan. 

This book featured excerpts of the views of the Nominees on their entrepreneurial journey in the interviews given by the SOE. Aha! is pleased to be featured in this book and following is a part extracted from the book.

For more details about SOE, you may visit her website at http://www.soe.org.sg/. To read on the inspirational story of Aha Auto Image’s road to startup, you may find it in the interview questionnaires and answer by Anson Seow at http://www.soe.org.sg/soevote/public/nomineedetail.php?nid=445    

A new milestone….

Aha Auto Image received good verdicts from Simply Her…..

 

Aha Auto Image mobile car grooming services has been endorsed by “Simply Her” as one of her recommended grooming company to go for car detailing needs. The latest May issue of Simply Her magazine, has road-tested several mobile car grooming services and have what to say here with rating of 9 out of the possible 10!

from original post dated 19th May 2005

The journey continue….

Reaching out to car owners

In our affords to extend our unique concept of auto paint restoration services to more car owners, we will be in the month of August, advertising our services in Motoring magazine. In addition, we had also in OneMotoring website, advertised our services under the member’s special promotion column. Members of OneMotoring enjoy 10% discount off our service retail prices. Limited period only, so hurry! Get a discount e-coupon via OneMotoring website http://www.onemotoring.com.sg/publish/onemotoring/ en/motoring/members_area/promotions/10_off_car_grooming.html to enjoy that great offer.

New Service additions

Aha Express Shines Mobile grooming and Paintless Dent Repair services have also been a major hit since their inclusions to Aha’s range of services in the later part of June and in the month of July respectively. With these two new inclusions, Aha Auto Image is able to broaden its service coverage that will meet most car owners’ needs ranging from scratch, chips, bumper scuff, dents, windshield crack repairs to full grooming services. All on mobile working at customers doorstep!

Go the Extra mile

Aha even goes the extra mile to provide busy customers the added services of sending their cars to designated workshop for major repair and delivery to customers doorstep upon completion of repair. This is a free service extends to customers who have major body work damage that are beyond Aha’s capability of repairing on mobile. “We see such needs from some customers who are tied down by their busy schedule, as a gesture of appreciation of engaging our services, we wish to go the extra mile of providing our valued customers this service just to save them the trouble and time. As we, Aha truly understand car owners’ agonies having to face such circumstances.” This is in line with Aha’s eternal commitment to providing the convenience and hassle-free service to Aha customers.

From original post dated 8th Mar 2005

The Aha! journey begins

Aha Auto Image’s customers base is expanding three-fold!

Ever since Aha launched his services on 1st June 2004, tlil now, barely a month of operation, Aha has undertaken more than 40 jobs already ranging from scratch, chips paint touch up, bumper scuff repair,windshield repair to grooming services. Not a bad result for a new startup indeed.

“Customers’ satisfactions are our motivation!”

    There are services even engaged by repeat customers who have been and remain our loyal supporters. Aha is very pleased to know that these customers have some good words of mouth for our prompt, polite services and reasonably good workmanship which is not totally limited by the constraints of working fully on mobile. Not to mention our prices which is just as reasonable and value for their money!

Seeking continuous Improvement

    Customers like our unique service provide out of mobile which they think is an added value. We provide the convenience and hassle-free mobile services that no other similar services or company can hold a candle to when mobility is concern. This really make us proud and honored to be precedence in this field. We are seeking continuous improvement in our service provision as well as workmanship in our repair work. We commit to providing quality customer-oriented services which on the other hand, offer at a lower cost so as to transfer the benefits of a lower price to our customers.  

From original post dated 19th Oct 2004

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