The Bowater Motor Group may be coming up to 80 years old, but is every bit a modern business focused on delivering you state of the art vehicles mixed with an old fashioned and refreshing commitment to service where we put your experience at the heart of all that we do. 

September the 28th 1945 marks the date Raymond Bowater opened the doors on his automotive business and the beginnings of The Bowater Motor Group came about. Four generations later BMG is stilled owned and operated by the Bowater family and filled with a long serving, experienced team committed to your motoring and mobility needs.

You cannot buy neither time or experience. The same can also be said for a reputation. It is hard earned and gained through a commitment to getting things right and leading the way. We invest heavily into the regional community, and believe that a strong and healthy region will lead to a strong and healthy business.

We have a wide range of products and services, and business located across the region enabling you to customise your individual motoring needs and access everything you may need.

We recently developed a Value Statement which we carry with us in everything we do. It is a lens through which we look at important decisions, and how we run all of our various businesses. 

Kindness is at the heart of everything that we do. At our core we are still a family business, made larger by those on the team that become part of our BMG family, and larger again by the community we have been a part of for 4 generations.

It is our wish to treat everyone with the kindness of family, embracing unconditional care and respect for all, and providing guidance and support for those that need it to thrive.

A happy and healthy community enables us to enjoy a happy and healthy business.

Effective. We value being effective and strive to have a positive impact on all those we encounter along the road.

It is important that we make a difference and that we contribute excellence to everything we do.

Everyday is an opportunity to improve. To learn, to grow and to excel. Every moment is a chance to show leadership through a commitment to being effective in every action we take.

We take ownership of our decisions and make them with purpose.

Innovative. We value the ability to foster a spirit of self improvement. It is important that we lead by example, embrace change and be bold when faced with new challenges. We are open to new ideas and new possibilities, whilst integrating sustainability and care for our environmental future.

This takes many forms and we encourage a sense of independence and accountability to solve problems, challenge the status quo, and create innovative solutions.

We are moving forward with respect and learning from our past.

The next generation of the Bowaters online experience is underway! Our previous website went live in 2012 and evolved over the years, but now we are leaping into new layers of technology to enable you to access much more information. This is a lengthy process, so expect new features rolling out over the coming months. 

Check out our BMG socials, where you can keep up to date with what's happening across all of our businesses and community partnerships. 

PO Box 160
Nelson 7040