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| FPB backs call for rise in fuel duty to be scrapped [03.07.08] |
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| Bodyshops operating vehicle recovery and distributors have been harshly hit by the hike in petrol prices. The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is backing a call for the Government to acknowledge that spiralling fuel prices are harming businesses in the UK, including many small firms. more
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| Motor insurance fraud up by 70% [03.07.08] |
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| Dishonest motorists who see insurance as a way to clear their debts or make money face a nasty surprise.
Figures released today by the ABI (Association of British Insurers) show that last year insurers uncovered 24,000 fraudulent motor insurance claims worth £260 million, or £5 million every week. more
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| Audatex unveil new resource on its website [02.07.08] |
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| The Audatex Technical Committee has unveiled a new information resource on its website which is available to all users of Audatex claims solutions and services. The resource is designed to resolve technical matters relating to Audatex’ products and services. more
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| Euro NCAP slams carmakers for failure to fit ESC as standard [01.07.08] |
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| Euro NCAP today has released the updated results of its EU-wide ESC availability survey that uncovers the disparities in which ESC is offered to car-buyers across the European Union. more
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 Bodyshop Magazine’s Industry Event is the most prominent and influential convention of the year. For 11 years this event, with its unrivalled list of guest celebrities, has been host to the industry’s finest and recognised the industry’s elite. more
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| Going for growth [01.07.08] |
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| Autotech has three of its four sites in Slough and a strong focus on expansion. Heather Grant talks to Duncan Leftley, MD, Autotech about its acquisition trail, Kitemark, and management of costs. more
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| Keep ’em lean! [01.07.08] |
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| Distributor GB Refinish Supplies has launched the Lean Painter competition, which is designed to promote optimum paintshop efficiency. Here, we meet this year’s winning ‘Lean’ painters. more
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| Delivering change [01.07.08] |
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| Improvements in skills provision for body repairers
should be applauded, says Chris Macgowan, but there
is still a large amount of progress yet to be made. more
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| INDUSTRY INTERVIEW: GETHYN DAVIES [01.07.08] |
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| Heather Grant talks to Gethyn Davies, Managing Director, Brown Brothers Distribution, about PPG’s acquisition of Brown Brothers and restructure of the company, the effects of consolidation, the increase in fuel prices and the advantages of a paint manufacturer owning its own distribution network. more
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| IBIS provides global interchange [08.11.07] |
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 317 people attended the eighth International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS), held at the Montreux Palace Hotel in Switzerland in early June. The IBIS debate centred on vehicle safety systems and their impact on reparability, skills resourcing, write-offs, and how ‘lean thinking’ can improve the repair industry.
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