BM Catalysts is celebrating after winning its category in the Family Business Awards. Announced at a ceremony in Leicester the award recognises manufacturing excellence at the firm. With a 30-year history and the third generation […]
Credit ratings agency Moody’s says aftermarket revenues could be under threat from rising fuel prices in Europe. The company says that as motorists continue to use their cars less the demand for service items and spare parts could fall, impacting on aftermarket revenues.
Three years ago Andy Fox lived in London working in IT recruitment. Today he operates the successful iAutoUK garage in Coventry and wants to franchise the name across the country. With a target of over […]
Halfords has hit back at the SMMT Â following its successful ASA complaint over an Autocentres advert and told the society not to stand in the way of consumer choice. The SMMT complained about an online […]
Halfords Autocentres has been told that an advert on its website claiming customers could save up to 50 percent on main dealer pricing must not appear again in its current form. The ruling from the ASA upholds a complaint made against the company by the SMMT.
This year marks the 15th anniversary for performance specialist Revolution Motorstore. The outfit won our Retailer of the Year Award in 2010, but in truth it’s a mix of heady Halfords parts and busy tuning […]
In a special guest CAT Council appearance Adrian Hill of Morris Lubricants and Ken Clark of Rozone warn that when it comes to battery and oil products, some items in the market just don’t stack up.
Jim Mazza has challenged the aftermarket to raise its game for the future. The Groupauto Managing Director says the industry needs to react to the conditions it is currently facing. Mazza says that the growing threat from VMs and franchises, rather than galvanizing businesses into action, seems to have dulled the wits of the independent sector.
Webasto has donated one of its heating units to the Help for Heroes charity. The Air Top Evo 3900 will be fitted into a specially adapted minibus which is used to transport recovering patients at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre in Headley Court.
JCA Coatings has announced the move of its Autoparts business, currently based in Reading, to Slough. The company says the move will give the business better transport links and more room to grow.
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