Our Story

Who would have thought a young lad from Rangiora would now be the owner of NZ Van Spares, New Zealand's largest new and used van and Toyota commercial parts supplier. Rod was always interested in cars, as most young men are, but took this to the next level once he returned from a stint in the UK almost 12 years ago. He took a gamble with his hard earned savings and instead of putting a deposit down on a house, he bought a couple of late model Hiaces and stored them in a friends paddock - the rest is history. He now has 15 staff , with 2 managers overseeing the day to day running of the business . He still stands by the reason for his success  as " If you do something you like and you do it well, you will do well" Rod is now off the phones and is main job is buying top quality vans and Toyota commercial vehicles, so customers have the best selection.

 

"Dismantling is in our DNA" here is Rod(owner) on the tools at his first dismantling job in 1997