Keep the Luddite out of the server cupboard
Mike Owen describes how persevering with obsolete IT equipment can blunt your USP and suggests an upgrade can be worth the hassle. The brave new world in which we do business allows no room for […]
January 2015
The real impact of the holiday pay ruling
Mark Stevens looks at how the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s decision will affect your business and what to do to minimise its impact. Following the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s (EAT) decision in the holiday pay case of […]
CAT’S INSIDE LINE: VAUXHALL ZAFIRA B AND ASTRA H
This month sees us focus on both the Vauxhall Zafira and the Astra H. Both Griffin emblemed vehicles are derived from the Astra chassis, however, one was a popular hatchback tussling with the Ford Focus and Volkswagen Golf for supremacy, while the Zafira became a staple vehicle for those requiring extra space
CAT Wholesale Lives: Linntec
Ron and Stewart Linn talk about their love of car care and why they went from retailer to wholesaler. In this day and age retail businesses are having to change their approach to selling to adapt with society from the norm of 10-20 years ago. With the rise of the internet and a virtual marketplace if you are to survive, embracing it is a necessity
CAT Supplier Lives: Haynes Publishing
Haynes explains why its manuals are still relevant for today’s car owners. Haynes Publishing is famous for its how-to manuals and helping the consumer tinker with their beloved cars, and so following CAT’s visit to its headquarters in Sparkford, we are pleased to report that the market is enjoying something of a renaissance
ROW ERUPTS OVER CATALYST TYPE APPROVAL
Four catalytic converter suppliers have issued a statement regarding the legality of fitting certain products supplied by UK manufacturer Klarius
Announcement from Klarius: Catalytic converter supply
As a result of discovering some administrative anomalies we have immediately suspended all production and deliveries of Type Approved converters while we implement the appropriate corrective actions. Having closely reviewed our production and disassembled some […]
Clarification on catalytic converter homologation
Following recent developments surrounding the homologation of catalytic converters produced by a UK-based manufacturer, four emissions-based manufacturers have issued the following joint press release to clarify a number of key points. Homologation independently as a […]
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