Simon Wait

Mirka names new sales manager

Mirka UK is expanding its ART sales team with the promotion of Steve Smith to national sales manager. The appointment is part of the business’ ongoing investment in the auto […]

New calls for vehicle safety

Members of the Transport Committee of the European Parliament have adopted a non-binding resolution asking for new vehicles to include a range of life-saving technologies. Automated Emergency Braking, Intelligent Speed […]

Carglass visits Symach

Carglass executives have visited Symach’s operations in Bologna, Italy to learn more about the Italian equipment, which has recently been installed in five branches in Belgium. The visit saw new […]

Paint calculation changes explained

Following industry ‘noise and confusion’ regarding the changes made to paint calculations, Audatex and its third-party data partner, AZT have issued statements to clarify the changes. A statement from David […]

Payback success for IFB

Following a series of confiscation hearings, gang members previously convicted for their roles in a large scale ‘crash for cash’ scam in Derbyshire have been ordered to pay back £37,493.96 […]

PE appoints new MD

Ralf Maurer will join the management of PE Automotive GmbH & Co KG as managing director and take over chairmanship from 1 March 2018. The move sees the business take […]

AkzoNobel and L&I continue momentum

AkzoNobel and L&I Eaton ARC Ltd’s partnership continues and has seen the business grow from a single accident repair centre to nine in just seven years. Its ninth site, which […]

Aviva to acquire Irish insurer

Aviva plc has reached an agreement to acquire Irish insurer Friends First Life Assurance Company dac for a cash consideration of €130m. As a result of this acquisition, Aviva will […]

Allianz UK faces ‘unusual’ losses

Allianz UK’s Q3 results highlighted an ‘unusual number of large losses’ totalling £46m across its commercial property, fleet, liability and private car accounts. It also revealed a current year impact […]

Vintage collection for Ben

Ben’s vintage and classic vehicle tour of Ascot and Windsor Great Park has raised over £6,000 for the charity. This year’s event saw entrants set off from Ascot golf club, […]

Autoglass agrees TCR exclusive

Autoglass Specials has become the exclusive provider for vehicle glass repair and replacement services to ground support equipment (GSE) supplier TCR UK. The three year national agreement with TCR UK, […]

Fix enhances Scottish reach

Fix Auto UK has announced another addition to its bodyshop network in Scotland with the launch of Fix Auto Fife. The development has been made after Michael and Paul Paton, […]