A Bit More About Him
Outside of work: Patrick enjoys time with family, travel, or a cold beverage with mates.
Recommended trip: Fiji — “Highly recommend going with your people.”
Favourite vehicle owned: VN Commodore.
Most remote place he’s taken a battery setup: Louth Races, Outback NSW.
Coffee order: Cappuccino, one sugar.
Footy team: Brisbane Lions (Melbourne Storm in the NRL).
If he were a battery: AGM — “Heavy, but ultra reliable.”
About Pat - GV Batteries Shepparton
With eight years in the battery industry, Patrick brings experience across motorcycles, deep-cycle systems, commercial applications, and golf carts. He’s a qualified customer service and sales professional, with a Certificate III in Retail Sales/Management.
At GV Batteries, Patrick’s day is a mix of bookkeeping, quoting, phone calls, ordering, fitments, and customer service — keeping the shop running smoothly and the customers happy.
Expertise
Favourite battery job:
Golf carts. Patrick loves the transformation — “I get a kick out of returning the cart to the client looking like new.”
Common mistake people make:
Thinking higher CCA is always the most important factor — it’s not. Correct fitment is.
Favourite customers to help:
Caravanners and travellers — “Being able to help someone who’s hours from home get back on the road is really rewarding.”
What Patrick Loves About GV Batteries
Patrick loves the return customers who have supported GV Batteries for years. Building long-term relationships is the highlight of the job. Patrick believes the biggest strengths of GV Batteries are the huge product range, drive-through service, and old-fashioned service values.
His approach to helping customers is simple:
Find out what they really need, then advise the best course of action.
A Bit More About Him
Something customers might not know: He served in the military.
Outside of work: You’ll find him gaming with his kids.
Favourite vehicle owned: A manual Ford Laser.
Most remote place he’s taken a battery setup: Hay, NSW.
Coffee order: Cappuccino, one sugar.
Footy team: Essendon Bombers.
If he were a battery: A lithium — “because people don’t understand me!”
About Tank - GV Batteries Echuca
Tank learned everything he knows about batteries from his dad, Pat, who taught him from the ground up. Since then, he’s thrown himself into every part of the battery industry — automotive, deep-cycle systems, solar, marine, testing, diagnostics, fitment… you name it, he does it.
When he arrives each morning, you’ll usually find him with a coffee in hand before jumping straight into helping customers and supporting the team.
Expertise
Favourite battery job:
Working on a 1996 Toyota Camry — not because they’re glamorous, but because they’re “so s#!t, they’re good.”
Advice he wishes every customer knew:
A flat battery isn’t a dead battery.
Common mistake people make:
Looking at the little green light on a battery and assuming it means everything is fine.
What Tank Loves About GV Batteries
Tank’s favourite part of the job is simple: talking to customers. He prides himself on giving down-to-earth advice and making sure people get exactly what they need without the guesswork. Tank believes it’s their drive-through service and genuine care for customers, plus a focus on teaching people rather than just selling to them.
Hall of Fame
Pippa - Age 5 - Part time
Ben - Age 5 - Semi retired
Dusty - dec.
Fritz - dec.
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