We're Open: Novak's Service Center

We're Open: Novak's Service Center

Novak's Service Center has remained open during the coronavirus outbreak as an essential business.

They've been able to keep their payroll intact and retain all employees so far.

THAT HAS BEENFAMILY OWNED ANDOPERATED FORNEARLY 50 YEARS.NOW,THEY'RE CONSIDEREDESSENTIAL BUSINESSDURING THECORONAVIRUSOUTBREAK.NOVAK'S SERVICECENTER IS A FAMILYRUN AUTO SHOP INMANITOWOC.BEEN IN THECOMMUNITY SINCE1972.

SECONDGENERATION OWNEROF THE SHOP DOWNHERE, JUST A LITTLEMOM AND POPAUTOMOTIVE SHOP.WE'VE EXPANDED INTHE PAST FEW YEARS.WE STILL HAVE THESAME MECHANICSSINCE THE 90S.AS AN ESSENTIALBUSINESS, THEY'VEREMAINED OPENDURING GOVERNOREVERS' SAFER ATHOME ORDERSTHROUGHOUT THECORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC.SO WE DON'T REALLYLOOK AT IT AS ABURDEN.

WE WANT TOMAKE SURE THAT IFYOU HAVE TO GET TOWORK THAT YOURCAR'S FIXED AND SAFETO GET YOU DOWNTHE ROAD AND WHEREYOU HAVE TO GO TO.BUT STAYING OPENDOESN'T IMPLY THATCLIENTS SHOULDTAKE ADVANTAGE OFUNNECCESARYOPPORTUNITIES.THEY'VE SEEN A HUGEUPTICK INAPPOINTMENTS SINCEPEOPLE STARTEDGETTING STIMULUSCHECKS BACK.EVEN THOUGH WE AREESSENTIAL, DON'T PUTUS AT RISK, JUST LIKEWE'RE GONNA TRY NOTTO PUT YOU GUYS ATRISK.

IF ONE OF OURGUYS WAS SICK, WEWOULD HAVE TO SHUTDOWN, BUT SO FAREVERYBODY'S BEENHEALTHY AND WE'VEBEEN STAYING SAFE.WE TAKEPRECAUTIONS JUSTLIKE EVERYONE ELSEIS.

SANITIZING THECARS WHEN WE'REDONE WORKING ONTHEM, BEFORE WE GETIN THEM.

WE'RETRYING TO HELP SONOBODY ELSE GETSSICK.THANKS TOCONSISTENTBUSINESS, THEIRPAYROLL REMAINS INTACT, AND JEREMIAHSTARTED PAYING ITFORWARD TO THECOMMUNITY.WE'RE OFFERING FREEOIL CHANGES TOHEALTHCAREWORKERS RIGHT NOW.WE DONATED $10,000WORTH OF OILCHANGES TO THECOMMUNITY.

WEWANTED TO GIVEBACK, WE DONATEQUITE A BIT TO THECOMMUNITY AND GETINVOLVED WITH ASMANY NON PROFITS ASWE CAN DOWN HEREAT THE SHOP BECAUSETHE COMMUNITY HASTAKEN CARE OF USFOR FIFTY YEARS.from manitowoc, rachelhopmayer, nbc 26COMING UP NEXT...