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Advice
- How tax funds can be used to improve your business - (0)
- Why pothole damage is booming business for garages - (0)
- How to tackle garages’ apprentice issue? - (0)
- Batteries: why size is not an indicator of compatibility - (0)
- How to become ‘king of the business jungle’ - (0)
- Debt recovery and the aftermarket - (0)
- Mediation v Employment Tribunals: why it’s best to avoid the courts - (0)
- Why Greenwashing is a worry for automotive - (0)
- Dealing with the cost of living crisis as an employer - (0)
- Garages targeted in banking scam - (0)
Aftermarket Lives
- Let’s tackle the automotive talent crisis once and for all - (0)
- Event Preview: What to look for at Automechanika Birmingham - (0)
- Aftermarket Lives: On the parts journey - (0)
- Site visit: The discovery of Atlanta - (0)
- CAT Awards 2023: Pics and winners in detail - (0)
- Aftermarket Lives: A new spin on used cars - (0)
- NEW LIFE FOR DEAD BATTERIES AT ECOBAT - (0)
- MAINTAINING CUSTOMER RETENTION AT ALL TIMES - (0)
- CAT Garage Lives: JY Classics - (1)
- CAT Distribution Lives: Ghai Distributor Limited - (0)
Analysis
- The rising risk of cyber attack in automotive - (0)
- Is manual gearbox decline a worry for aftermarket? - (0)
- Older workers are the key to aftermarket’s staff shortage - (0)
- Can UK oil market survive with 1000 brands? - (0)
- Is brake skimming better than disc replacements? - (0)
- How employers can stop being caught out by National Minimum Wage issues - (0)
- Fraud is on the rise: how to spot it, how to stop it - (0)
- Strikes: what they mean for employees and employers - (0)
- Why pothole damage is booming business for garages - (0)
- Do job applicants have to disclose criminal records? - (0)
Article
- Worry over extreme costs of replacement LED lighting units - (0)
- Movers & Shakers: New manager at First Stop - (0)
- Juratek awarded Premier Data Supplier status by TecDoc - (0)
- Garage fined thousands for dire state of staff toilets - (0)
- The rising risk of cyber attack in automotive - (0)
- Is manual gearbox decline a worry for aftermarket? - (0)
- How timing gear servicing and repairs present trade opportunities - (0)
- Price uncertainties: Can suppliers protect themselves? - (0)
- Autoglym acquires GnG Sales as it expands into Australasia - (0)
- Comline Group to move to new headquarters - (0)
Business
- Worry over extreme costs of replacement LED lighting units - (0)
- Price uncertainties: Can suppliers protect themselves? - (0)
- How tax funds can be used to improve your business - (0)
- Is brake skimming better than disc replacements? - (0)
- Autotech Group announces a host of leadership changes - (0)
- Why pothole damage is booming business for garages - (0)
- Parts in Motion bought by Alliance Automotive Group - (0)
- Major top-end restructure at Ring Automotive - (0)
- How to tackle garages’ apprentice issue? - (0)
- Costs, taxes and energy bills are biggest worries for garages in 2024 - (0)
CAT Awards 2024
- IN PICTURES: CAT Awards 2024 - (0)
- Winners crowned at CAT Awards 2024 - (0)
- CAT Awards 2024 shortlist - (0)
- CAT Awards 2024: Tickets sold out - (0)
- CAT Awards 2024: Shortlist to be announced in December - (0)
- CAT Awards 2024: Andy Palmer announced as guest speaker - (0)
Comment
- Can we hear it for the four-day week? - (0)
- Comment: Battery leasing – baking in problems or better care of resources? - (0)
Community
- Aftermarket worker crowned Marshal of the Year after life-saving incident - (0)
- New EV-focussed government-funded course launched - (0)
- Costs, taxes and energy bills are biggest worries for garages in 2024 - (0)
- Factor Sales joins IAAF - (0)
- Kwik Fit officially joins IAAF - (0)
- LKQ Euro Car Parts picks up award for driver safety - (0)
- Comline Auto Parts sponsors Luton Town Football Club - (0)
- Parts firm recognised by Chancellor for 70 years of service - (0)
- LKQ completes takeover of GSF Car Parts owner Uni-Select - (0)
- Pneumatics firm PLC’s charity event raises thousands - (0)
Diary
Editor's choice
- IN PICTURES: CAT Awards 2024 - (0)
- Winners crowned at CAT Awards 2024 - (0)
- CAT Awards 2024 shortlist - (0)
- CAT Awards 2024: Shortlist to be announced in December - (0)
- CAT Awards 2024: Andy Palmer announced as guest speaker - (0)
- Dirty vehicles one of the top reasons for MOT refusals in 2023 - (0)
- Aftermarket split on 2030 ICE ban delay – full reaction - (1)
- Mediation v Employment Tribunals: why it’s best to avoid the courts - (0)
- Employees have rights when businesses transfer - (0)
- Why eBay is banking on “unique” Certified Recycled Parts - (0)
Factor & Accessory
- Juratek awarded Premier Data Supplier status by TecDoc - (0)
- Autoglym acquires GnG Sales as it expands into Australasia - (0)
- Comline Group to move to new headquarters - (0)
- GSF opens third new branch of the year - (0)
- Sixty new London-based staff recruited by GSF, some poached from rivals - (1)
- Aftermarket worker crowned Marshal of the Year after life-saving incident - (0)
- GSF opens new Wembley branch as it plots further London sites - (0)
- ELTA to stock Lucas bulbs at all Halfords stores - (0)
- ‘Reinstate tax breaks so aftermarket can prepare for EV era’ – IMI - (0)
- GSF announces new-look leadership team - (0)
Features
- Worry over extreme costs of replacement LED lighting units - (0)
- The rising risk of cyber attack in automotive - (0)
- Is manual gearbox decline a worry for aftermarket? - (0)
- How timing gear servicing and repairs present trade opportunities - (0)
- Price uncertainties: Can suppliers protect themselves? - (0)
- Older workers are the key to aftermarket’s staff shortage - (0)
- How small workshops can thrive from combustion car end - (0)
- Can UK oil market survive with 1000 brands? - (0)
- How tax funds can be used to improve your business - (0)
- Is brake skimming better than disc replacements? - (0)
Garage and Servicing
- Garage fined thousands for dire state of staff toilets - (0)
- Worry as drivers are ditching garages to make repairs at home - (0)
- UK Garage and Bodyshop Event 2024: new features and training hubs - (0)
- IGA hits back at claims Indy garages can’t compete with dealers - (0)
- Garage Hive relocates to new purpose-built site - (0)
- Final call: Suspension warning for MOT testers as deadline approaches - (0)
- Indy garages ‘struggling to compete’ with dealers when it comes to repairs - (0)
- Mechanic sacked after “ripping guts out” customer’s car on test drive - (0)
- Aftermarket skills gap one of the worst in UK - (0)
- GSF opens new Wembley branch as it plots further London sites - (0)
Insight
- TPS roll out price drop on Quantum Oil barrels - (0)
- HELLA Academy launches with IMI approved ADAS training - (0)
- Braking solutions: EV Kit - (0)
- Snap-on to bring new revolutionary products and services - (0)
- Unlocking trade show success: strategies to engage the right community - (0)
- Problems solving Lambda and air mass sensors - (0)
- MAM Software’s top tips for navigating the ecommerce landscape in 2024 - (0)
- Let’s tackle the automotive talent crisis once and for all - (0)
- Alliance Automotive Group (AAG) becomes distributor of game-changing UniClutch brand - (0)
- BM Catalysts supports growth of SCRs with new technical video - (0)
Interview
- “The world is not running out of rubber” – Continental Tyres’ UK tech boss - (0)
- LKQ’s Andy Hamilton on Covid, supply chain issues, and what’s next - (0)
- Employing illegal workers can be costly - (0)
- Q&A: Craig McCracken - (0)
- Turning lead into Platinum - (0)
- Interview: Mandhira Kapur and the UK’s newest parts distributor - (0)
- Archive Interview: Paddy Hopkirk MBE - (0)
- RICHARD WELLAND INTERVIEW: RIDING OUT THE STORM - (0)
- ARCHIVE INTERVIEW: NIGEL MORGAN - (0)
- ARCHIVE INTERVIEW: CHRIS SWAN AND THE HIGH-RISK STRATEGY - (3)
Legal
- Price uncertainties: Can suppliers protect themselves? - (0)
- Debt recovery and the aftermarket - (0)
- Know your law when it comes to apprentices - (0)
- Employees have rights when businesses transfer - (0)
- Why Greenwashing is a worry for automotive - (0)
- Dealing with the cost of living crisis as an employer - (0)
- Garages targeted in banking scam - (0)
- Fraud: Beware the opportunist - (0)
- Social media and the workplace - (0)
- Employing illegal workers can be costly - (0)
News
- Worry over extreme costs of replacement LED lighting units - (0)
- Movers & Shakers: New manager at First Stop - (0)
- Juratek awarded Premier Data Supplier status by TecDoc - (0)
- Garage fined thousands for dire state of staff toilets - (0)
- Registration now open: UK Garage and Bodyshop Event 2024 - (0)
- Autoglym acquires GnG Sales as it expands into Australasia - (0)
- Comline Group to move to new headquarters - (0)
- Worry as drivers are ditching garages to make repairs at home - (0)
- UK Garage and Bodyshop Event 2024: new features and training hubs - (0)
- vGroup International acquires Pick Pack Despatch - (0)
People
- Movers & Shakers: New manager at First Stop - (0)
- Aftermarket skills gap one of the worst in UK - (0)
- Autotech Group announces a host of leadership changes - (0)
- New EV-focussed government-funded course launched - (0)
- Campaign launched to highlight aftermarket’s repair role - (0)
- TPS unveils future-proofing electrification plan - (0)
- Euro Car Parts boss named new LKQ European chief - (0)
- Hella to take full control of Hella Pagid brake parts firm - (0)
- BM Cats acquires new Nottinghamshire factory - (0)
- GSF Car Parts sold: Euro Car Parts founder takes top job - (1)
Product
- Juratek awarded Premier Data Supplier status by TecDoc - (0)
- Fraudsters guilty of selling knock-off aftermarket parts in UK - (0)
- INVESTIGATION: Thousands using near-ineffective tyres on UK roads - (0)
- TPS unveils future-proofing electrification plan - (0)
- TMD Friction completes sale to German-based Aequita - (0)
- Additive use rises due to “overpriced” fuel - (1)
- JLR partners with eBay in parts push for classic models - (0)
- LKQ Euro Car Parts launches unlimited mileage warranty - (0)
- vGroup International’s new driver packs ’emphasises environmental consciousness’ - (0)
- SMP Europe moves development fully in-house - (0)
Recruitment and Retention
- Autotech Group announces a host of leadership changes - (0)
- Parts in Motion bought by Alliance Automotive Group - (0)
- Major top-end restructure at Ring Automotive - (0)
- Dealing with the cost of living crisis as an employer - (0)
- LKQ Corporation acquires commercial parts distributor Digraph - (0)
- Car dealership team doubles in size after taking on closed rival’s staff - (0)
- New ownership for wheel servicing specialist Pro-Align - (0)
- Can we hear it for the four-day week? - (0)
- Automotive vacancy rates start to fall - (0)
- Staff ‘poaching’ leaves garage owners coy about technician numbers - (0)
Special Feature
- How small workshops can thrive from combustion car end - (0)
- How tax funds can be used to improve your business - (0)
- Know your law when it comes to apprentices - (0)
- HMRC changes tax laws for sole traders and partnerships - (0)
- Social media and the workplace - (0)
- Data protection: new laws on the way - (0)
- A question of degree - (0)
- Site Visit: Checkpoint Mold - (0)
- Feeling burnt out at work? Watch out for the signs - (0)
- Site Visit: SMPE Nottingham - (0)
Strategy
- Price uncertainties: Can suppliers protect themselves? - (0)
- Automotive training and the way of the future - (0)
- Batteries: why size is not an indicator of compatibility - (0)
- Employees have rights when businesses transfer - (0)
- Dealing with the cost of living crisis as an employer - (0)
- Social media and the workplace - (0)
- A question of degree - (0)
- Being a Director comes with responsibilities - (0)
- Site Visit: SMPE Nottingham - (0)
- Bringing new products into range – how to get a feel for what is going to be ‘the next big thing’ - (0)
Supplier
- vGroup International acquires Pick Pack Despatch - (0)
- Sixty new London-based staff recruited by GSF, some poached from rivals - (1)
- Aftermarket worker crowned Marshal of the Year after life-saving incident - (0)
- Aftermarket firms that’ve failed to pay living wage named - (0)
- ELTA to stock Lucas bulbs at all Halfords stores - (0)
- GSF announces new-look leadership team - (0)
- Hella to take full control of Hella Pagid brake parts firm - (0)
- BM Cats acquires new Nottinghamshire factory - (0)
- GSF Car Parts sold: Euro Car Parts founder takes top job - (1)
- JLR partners with eBay in parts push for classic models - (0)
Trade Associations
- New IAAF vice-president named - (0)
- ‘Reinstate tax breaks so aftermarket can prepare for EV era’ – IMI - (0)
- Campaign launched to highlight aftermarket’s repair role - (0)
- Factor Sales joins IAAF - (0)
- Self-employed workers can claim ULEZ charge – HMRC - (0)
- IAAF shortlisted for prestigious award - (0)
- Expanded ULEZ will impact garages, says IGA - (1)
- LKQ completes takeover of GSF Car Parts owner Uni-Select - (0)
- Tyre industry faces ‘perfect storm’ of events - (0)
- OESAA to sponsor Automechanika Garage Awards - (0)
Training
- Know your law when it comes to apprentices - (0)
- LKQ pledges to upskill 1000 more technicians ‘before Christmas’ - (0)
- BCA relaunches vehicle appraisal training programme - (0)
- Site Visit: Checkpoint Mold - (0)
- Euro Car Parts among winners at IMI Awards - (0)
- CAN-Phantom holds advanced diagnostics training - (0)
- OESAA announces free training days - (0)
- ‘Platinum’ tier added to LKQ Academy - (0)
- NGK launches training portal with Our Virtual Academy - (0)
- BMW Academy anointed IMI ‘Centre of Excellence’ - (0)