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| J.P. Kovak and Stephen Kelleher |
The Grand Opening of Gyro Hyundai on Laird Drive was a gala and well-attended event Thursday evening. The opening of the ultra-modern dealership at the corner of Industrial Street is a proud accomplishment for the Gyro Auto Group of companies and partners J.P. Kovak, Paul Kmet and Jim Krigos. Among the guests was Hyundai Auto Canada President and CEO Stephen Kelleher (inset right with Mr. Kovak). Guests came from across the South Bayview area and Toronto as well. Many of the firm’s over 80 employees attended at the beautiful showroom and service facilities. A magnificent gray Genesis sedan sat in the dealership’s new owner’s bay. This is Gyro’s unique launching pad where owners meet their new Hyundai. A lively band soft-rocked the showroom while guests socialized and snacked on an excellent buffet and offerings from servers all prepared by Andy Elder’s Grilltime specialty shop just down Laird. Gyro likes to remember its 40 years of business in Leaside and the thousands of referral customers who have made it possible. And indeed, Gyro is rightly proud of the transformation it has created on the east side of Laird. As recently as two years ago it was an undistinguished part of old Leaside. Now the new dealership boasts a building full of the latest green technologies. The green roof uses sedum to cool the building and purify air. Permeable pavers prevent excess water runoff and work in tandem with a rainwater runoff capture system which includes a cistern and infiltration bed designed to absorb the first 40 millimeters of rainfall over the entire site. And there is much more. It is worth a visit to Gyro Hyundai to hear about the remarkable building as much as it is to see the sleek Hyundai vehicles.
