Exhausts manufacturer Bosal will have to pay more than £500,000 plus costs to workers who have won court action against redundancy packages paid to them in 2007.
The Lancashire Evening Post (LEP) reports that 55 former workers launched legal action against Bosal for breach of contract after they did not get their full redundancy pay when the Bamber Bridge plant was shut in 2007.
It’s the fourth of July and that means only one thing, it’s Independent’s Day. No, we’ve not spelt anything wrong, we’re re-naming July the fourth as Independents’ Day here in the UK. We feel the UK independent automotive aftermarket needs to be celebrated and be proud of its achievements in the past year.
Last month saw the good looking and popular Ford Fiesta put under the microscope, giving us plenty of opportunity to discuss fault finding and diagnosing common issues. This month our friends in the market have turned their attention to the equally popular Vauxhall Corsa.
Politicians tell us the Games will bring in billions, but Richard Shortis of the Shortis Group wonders who will actually see the benefit. Here he wonders whether the effect of the games will actually damage business.
Goodwood is filled with lots of vehicle manufacturer/race team noise and nostalgia, but what sort of aftermarket flavour does it have? This year’s show gave aftermarket suppliers a chance to mingle with the great British consumers at one of the UK’s best motoring events.
Just 58 percent of independent garages are using a website to promote their business, a study by the Independent Garage Association has found. The report, says the IGA. shows that while the aftermarket is slowly beginning to take advantage of online business the uptake is still slow.
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