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Renault Clio III

Production years 2005 – 2012

A new family of lightweight, side-load front coil-springs together with a matching

I really like the idea of the Dakar rally. The vast distances might not make the best motorsport spectacle on the box, but I like the idea of the logistics and navigation, of man/woman and machine racing across the desert, keeping themselves going and battling the savage elements.

Tim Richards explores the dangers of failing to protect the integrity of your products down the supply chain and how you can safeguard against them. Exceptional customer service and a strong, recognisable brand identity can create a stellar reputation. Most would agree, though, that a good quality product is critical. In the current environment, can a company simply sit back and let a product move from design to end-consumer without taking steps to ensure the product is tamper-free?

Shettleston Road and Dunlops Auto Shop in Glasgow are celebrating their ruby anniversary together since Fred Dunlop first opened the store at number 1218. His history in the East End of Glasgow actually goes back a further ten years as he actually started work in the area with his father at Macintosh & Dick, a Ferodo distributor

John Genge looks at how to go about recruiting the right people for your job, and make sure your investment pays dividends. Any manager is only as good as their team. If you want your business to succeed, then you must ensure that you recruit, retain and appraise the right employees

TMD Friction has issued a statement regarding the inclusion of its Pagid brake product in Unipart’s comparative test: Braking materials specialist TMD Friction the World’s leading brake products manufacturer, today responded to recent advertising material issued by Unipart Automotive, purporting to set out the results of comparative tests between Unipart’s own brand brake products, TMD’s Pagid products and several other brands

Unipart Automotive (UA) has kicked a hornets’ nest following comparative tests it conducted alongside brake pads from five rival suppliers. The tests were conducted by Quay Brake Testing at the MIRA research facility in Hinckley to demonstrate the quality of UA’s own line of braking products

New servicing propositions from Halfords and Ford are hoping to secure them each a bigger take of the service, maintenance and repair market. Ford has also launched new fixed-price Motorcraft servicing plans for vehicles more than three years old at its 575 locations

LKQ Coatings is the new name for Iris and five distributors of automotive paint and body supplies purchased by Euro Car Parts’ parent company. It has announced that the new name will come into effect by the end of the year. JCA Coatings, MKPE, Sinemaster, BeeBee and Premier will continue trading under their existing names during the transition

Last year’s CAT Award Large Factor of the Year winner Craig McCracken has not been resting on his laurels and we visit him following a rebrand and relaunch