AutoZone Signs on In Support of the FutureTech Success(SM) Initiative to Fuel Future Technician Workforce
October 12 2017 - 5:15PM
AutoZone, Inc., (NYSE:AZO), the leading retailer and a leading
distributor of automotive parts and accessories, has signed on as a
national corporate sponsor of TechForce Foundation’s FutureTech
SuccessSM campaign, an industry-wide initiative to fuel the future
pipeline of transportation technicians by repositioning the image
of the profession and providing middle- and high-school students
and their parents with the resources and opportunities to foster
hands-on, tactile intelligence.
Since its creation, the initiative has rallied the support of
many corporate and association partners, the latest being AutoZone,
which, in addition to its retail operation, has an extensive
commercial sales program that provides commercial credit and prompt
delivery of parts and other products to local, regional and
national repair garages, dealers, service stations, and public
sector accounts.
“We are proud and eager to build the FutureTech Success campaign
with the TechForce Foundation and fellow sponsors,” explains Mitch
Major, Vice President, Commercial Support, AutoZone and President,
ALLDATA. “We appreciate their vision and strategic leadership in
engaging young people in communities across the U.S. in the
automotive industry.”
Since 2011, AutoZone has been a generous benefactor of the
Foundation, funding scholarships and grants for students pursuing a
technical education. The investment in FutureTech Success
demonstrates the long-term commitment to students’ development and
careers.
FutureTech Success seeks to inform and inspire young people who
have the aptitude to thrive in the field of transportation tech,
empowering them to pursue greatness in a career they may have never
before considered. There are many individuals with the talent and
passion perfectly tailored to careers as technicians, and the
industry is in need of every last one of them it can get.
“We so strongly believe this initiative has the potential to
revolutionize the industry, but it can only do so with the right
tools and support,” expresses Jennifer Maher, CEO, TechForce
Foundation. “By signing on as a sponsor of FutureTech Success,
AutoZone is providing a vital component of that support to ensure
the success of the initiative, as well as declaring a commitment to
the industry’s future.”
TechForce Foundation and AutoZone look forward to the impact
this partnership will have on both the industry itself, and the
lives of the FutureTechs who will help it thrive.
About TechForce FoundationTechForce Foundation
is a nonprofit, 501(c)(3), with the mission to champion students to
and through their technical education and into careers as
professional technicians for the transportation industry. TechForce
Foundation awards more than $1 million in scholarships and grants
annually to students facing financial hardship so they may obtain
their post-secondary technical education. Additionally, TechForce
leads the FutureTech Success campaign, an industry-wide initiative
to drive tomorrow’s workforce of technicians by inspiring,
supporting and connecting middle- and high-school students and
their influencers with the resources to support their technical
education and career development. For more information, visit
www.techforcefoundation.org.
About AutoZone (NYSE:AZO) As of August 26, 2017
AutoZone sells auto and light truck parts, chemicals and
accessories through 5,465 AutoZone stores in 50 states plus
the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico in the U.S., and 524
stores in Mexico, 26 IMC branches and 14 stores in Brazil for a
total count of 6,029.
AutoZone is the leading retailer and a leading distributor of
automotive replacement parts and accessories in the United States.
Each AutoZone store carries an extensive product line for cars,
sport utility vehicles, vans and light trucks, including new and
remanufactured automotive hard parts, maintenance items,
accessories, and non-automotive products. Many stores also
have a commercial sales program that provides commercial credit and
prompt delivery of parts and other products to local, regional and
national repair garages, dealers, service stations, and public
sector accounts. IMC branches carry an extensive line of
original equipment quality import replacement parts. AutoZone
also sells the ALLDATA brand diagnostic and repair software through
www.alldata.com. Additionally, we sell automotive hard parts,
maintenance items, accessories, and non-automotive products through
www.autozone.com, and accessories, performance and replacement
parts through www.autoanything.com, and our commercial customers
can make purchases through www.autozonepro.com and
www.imcparts.net. AutoZone does not derive revenue from
automotive repair or installation.
AutoZone Contact Information: Media: Ray Pohlman
866.966.3017 ray.pohlman@autozone.com Financial: Brian Campbell
901.495.7005 brian.campbell@autozone.com
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