25 Years of Business!
Grove Street is Celebrating 25 Years of Serving Franklin Families!
In July, 2023, Grove Street Auto Repair celebrated its 25th anniversary! Owned by Patrick Weidman, Grove Street Auto Repair is a locally owned, full service auto repair shop located at 79 Grove Street in Franklin. The Weidman family and the entire Grove Street Auto team are looking forward to another phenomenal 25 years!
“Your Family Depends On Our Family.” Since 1998, that has been the philosophy of Grove Street Auto Repair. This philosophy includes not only their clients, but all of their employees as well. It is part of their culture, written everywhere in the shop, emphasized during weekly meetings and present every day.
The beginning: For years, Patrick and Bobby worked for an uncle who owned a large auto repair shop in Westboro, MA. In fact, three other siblings also worked at the uncle’s shop performing various duties such as pumping gas, driving a tow truck, bookkeeping and repairing cars and trucks.
In 1995, the uncle sold his shop and both Bobby and Patrick continued to work for the new owner. Tired of the commute, in 1998 Patrick and Bobby decided to “hang their own shingle” and rented a small, old and tired building at 15 Grove Street in Franklin.
Being a part of the community is a big part of operating a small business. Grove Street Auto knows it is important to support local organizations. They sponsor kids’ sports teams in both Franklin and Bellingham, give to the local food pantry, donate gift certificates to the local PTO organizations and raise money for various local charities every year. A few of their favorites are Brakes for Breasts, (learn more at brakesforbreasts.com) and PanCan, (a pancreatic cancer support organization.) These in particular are close to their heart as their mother battled breast cancer twice as well as pancreatic cancer. Both the Pan-Mass Challenge and PMC kids ride bike-a-thons are also critical organizations they support to aid in cancer research. Another favorite is The Santa Foundation, a local non-profit providing families in need with gifts during the holiday season and helping with other needs during the rest of the year.
“I’m very fortunate because we’ve had a ton of support from the community,” Patrick says. “So we try to give back in any way that we can.”
Another way Grove Street Auto engages the community is with their “Ladies Night” and teen driver events. The goal is to demystify the auto maintenance and repair world as well as empower the participants to be able to take care of minor issues like checking their oil and tire air pressure. With the increase in the number of catalytic converter thefts nationally, the next community event will be a Catalytic Converter Identification Program so watch for details to be released soon.
Making sure the customer and community are well taken care of is the priority every day. Patrick would like to thank all the wonderful customers who have supported them for years, and give a special shout out to the group of customers who have been with them since they started in 1998. Together, they have celebrated many life events together, and their friendships are so appreciated.
Family is everything to the Grove Street Auto Repair team. Your family can depend on our family for honest and thorough auto repair. It doesn’t matter if you need preventative maintenance or a more complex auto repair, we will be by your side each step of the way. Schedule an appointment today for service with the ASE-Certified technicians at Grove Street Auto Repair in Franklin. We are located at 79 Grove Street, Franklin, MA, 02038.
