Lauragais: he opens his car garage on the Castres – Toulouse axis
By Paul Halbedel
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It is a new local service which has appeared in Vendine since September 2022. Aged 41, Patrice Artigalas just opened his son car workshop in the hamlet ofIn Verdazet.
From Lauragais – he grew up in Saint-Pierre-de-Lages and also lived in Lanta before settling in Vendine seven years ago – the forty-something has nearly 15 years’ experience in the field of mechanical.
A shed converted into a car garage
After completing his apprenticeship in a car junkyard and then working at AirbusPatrice Artigalas refused his professional career within various brands of automotive service and repair centers. A career that has allowed him to touch all the specialties of the profession.
For several years, he officiated in the workshops of Faure Auto in Lavaur. Before deciding to take the plunge into entrepreneurship by opening the doors of its own garage on Monday, September 26.
It’s something I had in mind for a while. I decided to start at the end of May and I spent the two summer months preparing for the opening by fitting out my shed with the necessary equipment: lift, machines… I am equipped with electrical diagnostic cases and I support vehicles of all brands for all types of maintenance and repair work.
“Providing a service to the inhabitants of the village and surrounding areas”
By settling in the village where he lives, Patrice Artigalas mainly targets a local clientele. “The goal is to provide a service to the inhabitants of the village and the surrounding area”, he says. An installation that also satisfies the mayor of Vendine, Benoît Serre:
We ask for content to host a small business in the village and especially since it is a service to the person and services that are often difficult to find in rural areas. We hope that this activity will be able to develop. Patrice works alone for the moment. But why not see a job or two in this garage in the future.
Located just a few hundred meters from the Toulouse-Castres axis, the Vendin mechanic could also take advantage of the heavy traffic on this axis. And within a few years of the arrival of the A69 motorway.
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