Speedy Auto Service & Minute Muffler and Brake
Drive Away with ADP
Toronto, January 22, 2007 — ADP today announced it has become the preferred payroll vendor to Speedy Auto Service and Minute Muffler and Brake franchise members, including 48 Speedy Auto Service stores and 104 Minute Muffler and Brake locations across Canada.
Through the arrangement with ADP, Canada’s largest provider of outsourced employer services such as HR, payroll and time and labour management, SMK and its franchise members will receive ADP’s expertise and preferred corporate pricing on its payroll services, plus other value-added employer services such as human resources and time and labour management.
“By outsourcing administrative processes like payroll to the experts at ADP, our franchisees can stay focused on providing courteous, affordable, high quality while-you-wait service that keeps Canadians safely on the road,” said Dorsy Asplund, CEO, SMK Speedy International Inc. and Minute Muffler and Brake.
ADP will offer Speedy Auto Service and Minute Muffler and Brake franchisees a choice of telephone or Web-based payroll processing services, in addition to other time-saving services such as tax filing, year-end tax output and employee forms including T4 statements, Records of Employment and other critical employer services.
“Great Canadian companies with strong brands continue to choose ADP for our employer services expertise,” said Doug Cummings, Vice President, Sales, ADP Canada Employer Services. “Franchise owners and operators are true champions of outsourcing — we’re pleased to handle Speedy Auto Service and Minute Muffler and Brake’s payroll needs so they can keep their businesses rolling.”
About SMK International INC.
Speedy Auto Service and Minute Muffler and Brake are leading automobile service specialists with locations across Canada. Currently, under Speedy Auto Service, there are 50 franchise locations plus over 45 corporate owned stores (to be franchised over the next few years). Minute Muffler has 104 franchise locations. Each store specializes in offering the best while-you-wait service for muffler replacement as well as brakes, shock absorbers, front end repairs, tire sales, road safety inspections and vehicle maintenance.
About ADP Canada
ADP Canada Employer Services (ADP) is the country's leading provider of integrated business solutions that help its 50,000 clients increase productivity, ensure regulatory compliance, improve employee retention, and control costs. ADP's offerings include traditional, Web-based and comprehensive outsourcing products and services such as payroll, human resources management, time and labour management, occupational health and safety, and consulting services. ADP pays one in five Canadians. For more information about ADP call 1-866-228-9675 or visit www.adp.ca
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