CALGARY, Canada, April 23, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pick-n-Pull announces the grand opening of its second store in Calgary at 2724 52nd Street SE, just south of 17th Avenue, on Saturday, April 27th. Pick n Pull is a self-service auto and truck dismantler that has been a part of the Calgary community for 9 years.
Pick-n-Pull sells parts, sells cars and buys cars.. Calgary residents can save up to 90% OFF new auto part prices, on gently used auto parts, by bringing their own tools and pulling the parts they need from a huge selection of vehicles. Tires start at $12.00 and starters and alternators start at $19.99. Pick-n-Pull is a clean and organized store with well-marked rows of easy to find and easy to access vehicles plus free use of wheel barrows and engine hoists. All parts sales include a free 30 day exchange policy and there is an opportunity to purchase a 12 month warranty on select parts.
Pick-n-Pull also offers a Toolkit Loyalty Rewards program where customers can earn points for future purchases. There is a vehicle inventory look up at www.picknpull.com and customers can use the stores parts interchange system to find alternative vehicles that have the same exact parts.
"We are very excited about opening our second store in Calgary," said Tom Klauer, President of Pick-n-Pull. "Our innovative and easy to shop self-service retail stores not only provides the residents of Calgary with huge savings on their auto parts, it also provides a way for the people in the community to recycle their unwanted vehicles in an environmentally responsible manner and get cash for their car. We have been in the self-service auto parts business for over 25 years, operating in 30 markets across the US and Canada, and, we are very proud to add a second Calgary location to our family of stores."
Pick-n-Pull's Grand Opening Celebration will take place on Saturday April 27th from 8:00 am - 6:00 pm - The official ribbon cutting ceremony will take place at 8:00 am. The first 100 customers will get a FREE Pick-n-Pull T-shirt and there will be a contest to enter to WIN a brand new tool chest, no purchase necessary. FREE donuts and coffee starting at 8:00 am while they last, and, FREE pulled pork sandwiches from BubbaQ for the first 100 people in line at 11:00. The CJAY X92 9 street team will be there with FREE giveaways starting at 11:00.
About Pick-n-Pull
Founded in 1987, Pick-n-Pull is one of the largest used auto parts retailers and recyclers of end of life vehicles in North America recycling over 325,000 vehicles a year and serving more than 5 million customers. With 60 self-service stores in the US and Western Canada, Pick-n-Pull offers the best selection of used vehicle parts for cars, vans and light trucks at low prices. Pick-n-Pull is a subsidiary of Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., a global leader in the metals recycling industry that has been in business for over a century.
About Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc.
Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc. is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of recycled ferrous metal products in the United States with 58 operating facilities located in 14 states, Puerto Rico and Western Canada. The business has seven deep water export facilities located on both the East and West Coasts and in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. The Company's integrated operating platform also includes its auto parts and steel manufacturing businesses. The Company's auto parts business, Pick-n-Pull, sells used auto parts through its 60 self-service facilities located in 16 states and Western Canada. With an effective annual production capacity of approximately 800,000 tons, the Company's steel manufacturing business produces finished steel products, including rebar, wire rod and other specialty products. The Company commenced its 107th year of operations in 2013.