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SYNETIQ celebrates global safety standard
- 12/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
SYNETIQ has underlined its commitment to safety within the workplace by announcing that its entire management team has attained the IOSH Managing Safely qualification. Meanwhile, its board and directors have achieved IOSH Directing Safely. The IOSH Managing Safely qualification is a globally recognised standard [...] -
FMG achieves PASMA accreditation
- 27/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
FMG Repair Services’s dedicated Technical Training Centre has become a PASMA registered and approved training centre. This means the centre in IMI-accredited site in Goole, which provides vehicle repair courses tailored to new entrants, apprentices and established technicians covering panel, paint, welding, ADAS, [...] -
New report calls for urgent A road action
- 14/12/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A new report has called for urgent action on UK’s A roads to reduce collisions and casualties. The Road Safety Performance and Investment Opportunities, produced by the Road Safety Foundation, has revealed that A roads make up just 13% of the UK road network but account for almost 60% of all fatal crashes and [...] -
Loading injuries cost businesses £3.7bn a year
- 22/08/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
A third of UK van drivers have injured themselves at least once while loading their van in the past year, costing businesses up to £3.7bn annually. According to research commissioned by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, 48% of those who reported an injury had to take more than one day off at a time, with an average [...] -
Defibrillator investment pays off for Baylis
- 13/01/2023
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A £13,000 investment to install defibrillators at each Baylis dealership has proved its worth following a near-tragic incident at its MG showroom in Gloucester. Robert Chamberlayne was visiting the Cole Avenue showrooms when he collapsed. His wife, a qualified nurse, recognised the signs of a cardiac arrest and [...] -
TrustFord invests in life-saving equipment
- 10/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TrustFord is investing around £90K in potentially life-saving defibrillators which will be installed at all locations later this year. The investment includes a WiFi connected Automated External Defibrillator (AED) solution, meaning the devices across the group will be monitored automatically to ensure they are [...] -
Automotive sector ready for Plan B
- 10/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The automotive industry is well prepared to absorb the new Plan B Covid-19 restrictions, as imposed by the government this week. The restrictions call for home-working wherever possible, and stipulates that masks must be worn indoors in a range of situations. Auto Trader’s commercial director, Ian Plummer, [...] -
AW Repair Group commits to EV training
- 13/08/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
AW Repair Group has become the first UK bodyshop group to sign up its entire workforce to Thatcham Research’s EV Ready programme. The EV Ready training programme, which consists of online and face to face learning, will help technical and non-technical staff gain EV skills and awareness. Included are topics [...] -
Consumers back continuation of Covid measures
- 21/07/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Nearly two-thirds of showroom visitors will avoid dealers with no covid-19 measures, despite government lifting restrictions. According to research by What Car?, 63.7% of respondents said they would avoid visiting a showroom if it had no social distancing guidelines, hygiene measures or other Covid-19 safety [...] -
Health and safety good for business
- 12/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Students from the new South Wiltshire University Technical College (UTC), MG Cannon’s Community Group of the Year 2015, visited MG Cannon this month to learn about how good health and safety is good business. Nearly 50 students and their lecturers attended the two 1.5 hour sessions at MG Cannon over two [...]
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