Chamber Spotlight: Experience Integrity
By Kevin Martin, Kindersley Chamber of Commerce
That’s the slogan for Integra Tire in Kindersley. And they mean it! Kyle Adamson and his crew live and breathe integrity and customer service all day, every day 365 days a year.
The Integra Tire we know and love today has undergone some changes over the years. Kyle’s dad, Wade, started at what was Astro Tire in January of 1986 working in the shop. After a while it morphed into General Tire which became Tirecraft in 1994. Wade was asked to become the store manager in 2000. In 2003 he became a 50/50 owner with Tirecraft. In approx 2007 Wade bought out his partner and renamed it Adamson Tire for about a year before becoming a part of the Integra Tire umbrella in June of 2009.
As one might expect, they don’t just do tires but they do do them well. Semi truck tires account for approx 50% of the business. Ag and farm vehicles do about 20% and the remaining 30% is passenger vehicles and light duty trucks (PLT).
Also, they have mechanics on duty that can look after front end work, brakes, driveline, etc. plus tire rotations. Mechanics seemed to be in short supply and for 2 years there was no mechanic on duty. Now, things are much brighter and better and busier.
Young Kyle (he’s 32), is in the process of buying out his dad as we reminisced about his early days. He started his career at 12 yrs old coming in to the shop and pushing a broom on the weekends. At 14 he was helping out the manager more and more and by 15 was full-time during the summer which followed being the new assistant manager in 2009. Wade knew he could count on Kyle but it wasn’t always easy being the owners son.
March 31st, 2019 was when Wade officially retired from the day-to-day running of the shop. He still stops in from time to time to sit and chat with customers who have been loyal for many years.
Kyle is most proud that during this world pandemic that he was able to keep the doors open and keep his staff employed. He knows how much they are counted on day in and day out. Now that seeding is taking place, they are counted on heavily in case something goes wrong.
Last month Integra Tire had a food drive and they collected 415 pounds of groceries and $1,565.00 for the Kindersley Food Bank! Kyle believes in giving back to his community and it shows. Integra Tire Kindersley is locally owned and operated and hire only local staff. If something does happen to go wrong, they make it right. As the saying goes, “The buck stops with me”.