Extra Mile Award winner: Phil Dowd
Phil Dowd is the winner of this year’s Extra Mile award. Due to his tireless work to get a nationwide network of fuel system cleaning machines up and running on behalf of parent company Randstad. […]
Hemal Mistry
Small Garage of the Year: Bayside Garage
Bayside Garage was crowned the 2015 Small Garage of the Year, and in doing so fought off some stiff competition from 2013’s winner Anglo Continental Cars, Marina Motors, New Delaval Car Sales and Avia Autos. […]
Large Garage of the Year: Weldbank Garage
Dunkirk veteran Tommy Waring started Weldbank Garage in 1956. The business was founded in a big tin shed on the outskirts of Chorley, Lancashire and focussed on keeping the town’s parc of pre and post-war […]
Retailer of the Year: Thompsons Ltd
Thompsons came out on top in the retailer category, however, for Director Julian Thompson simply being nominated for the award was seen as a victory by all concerned. “It came as a big surprise, and […]
Small Motor Factor of the Year: Spartan Motor Factors
Spartan Motor Factors in Wales completed its hat-trick this year, which is no mean feat when you consider the business has only been trading for three years, and one of the three Company Directors Daniel […]
Large Factor of the Year: GMF Motor Factors
One of this year’s most hotly contested categories, the winner of Large Factor of the Year award was GMF Motor Factors. Started 20 years ago in Neath, the chain has grown as a member of […]
Supplier of the Year: Valeo Service
Winning the Supplier of the Year award represents 18 months of hard work for the man who heads up Valeo Service Phillip Everitt and his team in Redditch. It hasn’t been an easy transition as […]
Inside Line: First Line
Clutch The clutch hydraulic system on these popular vans comprises a traditional master cylinder, which feeds a concentric slave cylinder (a slave cylinder and clutch thrust bearing combined, which is otherwise known as a CSC), […]
Marathon appointed WAIglobal’s same day supplier
Marathon Warehouse Distribution has been named as same day supplier of WAIglobal’s WPS branded window regulators and wiper motors to factors across the UK
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 […]
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