Transmission Lab

We are very sad to hear of the passing of Jamie Lennon 💔
Jamie was the first technician to join our team and was alongside us through the early days of business ownership and covid.
He was a skilled technician, as well as an intelligent and kind person.
We are so sad for Jamie’s family and our thoughts are with them as they farewell him today.
Rest easy Jamie, we were lucky to have known you.

|| Meet the team ||

Jamie – Technician / Professional Problem Solver

Jamie is one of the smiling faces that you might see popping out from under a bonnet when you visit the workshop.

Having been born in Whangarei and growing up here, he originally pursued a career in Computer IT. After finding that his technical problem solving brain was useful when it came to mechanics, he began an apprenticeship at Honda Cars Whangarei.

After becoming fully qualified he moved to Auckland for a while, extending his knowledge by working at Newmarket Honda, Skoda, and eventually becoming Foreman at Northshore Honda.

However, home was calling and most recently Jamie had been working at Pacific Motor Group before deciding that transmissions were the next step in his journey.

Jamie has a lovely wife and daughter and they will be welcoming another baby to their family over Summer. Jamie brings a great energy to the workshop and we know that our customers will enjoy his contribution to Transmission Lab!

~ Christmas Giving ~

If you’re one of our trade customers or have had a lot of work done at Transmission Lab throughout 2021 you might be waiting to see what we are going to send you for Christmas - usually chocolates, biscuits, doughnuts or something delicious!! Well, this year they aren’t on their way I’m sorry 😬

2021 has been a hard year all round and there is a LOT of struggle in our community. Instead of spending money sending you all a treat we wanted to put it to work for others on your behalf 💗 so this is what we did today to spread some love, happiness and Christmas joy on behalf of everyone who has supported our little business this year 🥰 you made this magic happen!

We bought $300 worth of groceries from pak n save and went and filled up the Pataka Kai stalls in Raurimu Avenue and next to the shops in Otangarei (side note: the one in OT was completely empty when we arrived so if anyone else has the urge to give, it will be so appreciated in that community)

Once those were filled up we hit Kmart and filled trolleys with kids toys, cat toys and dog toys.

We delivered the childrens toys to the Salvation Army who will distribute them with their food parcels to families who are needing some help with Christmas gifts to make the day special for their children.

We delivered a huge box of cat and dog toys to the SPCA to help keep their puppies and kittens busy and entertained.

We also paid forward 10 surprise coffees at The Office Cafe in Maungatapere and 8 surprise coffees at Serenity Cafe in the Town Basin 🤩 just to give people a little Christmas joy.

We really hope you enjoy seeing how we used our Christmas gift budget to spread the kindness a little wider and further this year on your behalf.

Thank you for helping us make it happen 🎄🎁💝

Team Transmission Lab
Mike, Steve, Jordan, Bonnie and Amy

Ps. Would you like your chocolates back next year?? 😂