A new initiative to help garages demonstrate their green credentials has been launched by the Tyre Recovery Association. The Responsible Retailer program will reward those garages and tyre retailers who manage their used ...
14 May 2013
A new initiative to help garages demonstrate their green credentials has been launched by the Tyre Recovery Association. The Responsible Retailer program will reward those garages and tyre retailers who manage their used ...
16 May 2013
The United Aftermarket Network says it has had a positive reaction to each of its trade shows run so far this year. UAN member Manbat has been present with a stand at each of the group’s shows in 2013, and says the rec ...
14 May 2013
Peter Cox discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a pre-pack deal A ‘pre-pack’ admin is when directors of an insolvent company prepare a sale of all or part of the business or assets before an administrator is ...
11 April 2013
CAT Council member Ed Savage draws some interesting comparisons between the aftermarket and the meat industry. The British public has woken up in recent weeks to find the media informing it that everything was not exactl ...
14 May 2013
As you’ll see in the latest issue of CAT Magazine I was recently a guest of Team Engstler sponsor Liqui Moly at the latest round of the World Touring Car Championship in Hungary. Aside from the sheer spectacle of a WT ...
25 February 2013
An article on dealer-focused website Motor Trader caught my eye this weekend. The article laid out the results of an online investigation in which the Motor Trader team approached 40 dealers through social networking sit ...
08 May 2013
For motorists the journey that parts fitted to their cars will have taken to get to them is pretty unfathomable. For the technicians, factors and parts manufacturers that make up the supply chain, however, it’s everyt ...
08 May 2013
Marina Motors started life as a love story. The former owner of the garage ran a petrol forecourt where he fell head over spanner in love with a young pump attendant called Marina. He named the garage after her and it h ...
23 April 2013
Being SMART with your management is a sure fire route to success, says John Genge There are many definitions of management. Mine is very simple: The job of a manager is to create the environment in which each member of t ...
24 January 2013
You don’t want to get off on the wrong foot with a new member of staff, so Mark Stevens explains how to make sure hiring your first worker works well. Taking on a new employee can be one of the most significant steps t ...
