Saline's Briarwood Ford completes remodeling, grand re-opening set

By Sarah Rigg Special to Washtenaw Now

Briarwood Ford, 7070 E. Michigan Ave., in Pittsfield Township, recently completed a major remodeling and renovation.

The dealership was founded in 1986 in downtown Saline, later moving to its current location. The business is co-owned by Steve Whitener and Eddie Hall.

We started in late June and had about 30 people in portable office trailers from late June until about Oct. 24 or 25, Whitener said. Our target date was Thanksgiving, but we ended up back in about a month early. Everybody is back in the building now, and everybody is glad about that.

The renovation includes a bit of extra room, with the dealerships showroom being expanded 22 feet in length, Whitener said.

Weve been here 26 years and weve done some cosmetic work to keep it fresh, but its our first major remodel, he said. The front of the building, the showroom and offices are almost 100 percent new.

All the walls, carpet and furniture are new, and each employee has a new desk and storage areas.

We also updated the customer lounge, the restrooms all the customer touchpoints are 100 percent new, Whitener said. Its a great thing for the customers but also for employee morale. We have almost 80 employees here, and a lot of them have been here 15 or 20 years or more, and its nice for them to walk in and have a new desk and office space.

The main aim of the remodeling project was to update the look of the building, but some technology upgrades were also included.

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