REACHING MORE CUSTOMERS
Divisional Director Steve Gray discusses the next steps for the Parts Alliance’s new SCMF branch in Croydon.
Retailer News
THE CHANGING FACE OF RETAIL
After a grim few months on the High Street, we speak to retailers and suppliers in our sector to find how they have adapted.
ACEA DROPS A1/B1 AND INTRODUCES C5
Old specs to be discontinued as new oil sequence is introduced. Our CAT Editor reports the latest.
AUTOMECHANIKA IN REVIEW
Our CAT Ed. Greg Whitaker provides a full review of this year’s Automechanika Birmingham show.
MAINTAINING CUSTOMER RETENTION AT ALL TIMES
Area Manager Vince Blackmore shows us around the LVW Group’s Rollings branch in Wrexham.
CAT Distribution Lives: Ghai Distributor Limited
Rajesh Ghai on why London’s multi-cultural scene has helped sustain Ghai Distributor Ltd ‘s client base
YOUR STAFF ARE YOUR MOST VALUABLE ASSET
Stock rotation and liabilities are one thing, but your company is only as good as the people in it, so invest in them to reap the rewards, urges Mike Owen
CAT Factor Lives: Flying Spares
Ben Handford shows CAT his unusual route to becoming a Rolls-Royce and Bentley parts specialist
CAT Retailer Lives: Moss Europe
As the first in a series of retailers that continue to grow, we visit classic specialist Moss in Feltham who finds retail is ‘booming. One of the newest growth area in retail perversely caters for the oldest part of the vehicle parc. Classic car specialists have been around for years, but it is only relatively recently that car owners could buy parts in a retail environment other than by mail order or from an autojumble
NEWS
Registration now open: UK Ga…Visitor registration now open for the UK Garage and Bodyshop Event taking place at NEC June 5/6...
Movers & Shakers: New C…All the latest changes from across the sector, including new roles, promotions, and retirements...
Autoglym acquires GnG Sales …The wholesale supplier of car care products has marketed and supplied the Autoglym range for over two decades...
Comline Group to move to new…Move hailed as "inspiring new chapter" for UK-based parts firm...
Worry as drivers are ditchin…New research finds that more than a third of drivers are resorting to DIY repairs in a bid to save cash...