Simon Wait

LKQ signs agreement with John Roberts

Vehicle paint, panels and parts supplier LKQ Coatings has signed a sub-stockist agreement with John Roberts of Indian Queens, Cornwall. The move follows the opening of the joint Euro Car […]

CLEPA: ‘mobility a service in the future’

The EU Commission’s Fotis Karamitsos believes mobility will be considered as a service in the future. The statement came at the welcome event of the CLEPA – European Association of […]

AW celebrates first anniversary

AW Repair Group is celebrating the first anniversary of its Derbyshire branch opened at Markham Vale, near Chesterfield. March 2015 saw the company expand its geographical area with site number […]

UK must act fast on ‘skills famine’

Speaking at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Annual Dinner IMI CEO, Steve Nash, urged guests to urgently consider the skills gap facing the UK economy as a whole […]

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Paints industry boosted by dedicated degree

The paints and coatings industry in Europe has been given a boost with the launch of its first dedicated chemical engineering master’s degree programme. Backed by PPG and the ITECH […]

Recruitment directors

Calling all transport execs

An online recruitment platform has revealed a huge shortfall in non-executive directors from the transport sector. NonExecutiveDirectors.com has 6,000 names on its database but has revealed that just one per […]

Birmingham crash for cash gang sentenced

A crash for cash gang from Birmingham that staged an accident in order to make over £30k in insurance claims has been sentenced at the Old Bailey. The group was […]

Pro-Align sets sights on Dublin

Wheel alignment specialists, Pro-Align is set to open a new facility in Dublin, Ireland. The new premises will provide demonstration and training facilities, enabling workshops to see, as well as […]

Used buyers shy away from hybrids

The new range of plug-in petrol hybrids are going to take some time – if ever – to establish themselves as the ‘third fuel choice’ in the used sector, according […]

Glasurit, welders, bodyrepair

Porsche restoration competition racing ahead

This year’s Porsche Great Britain Restoration Competition marks the 40 year anniversary of the transaxle Porsches – models 924, 928, 944 or 968. With 19 entries from Porsche Centres around […]

Volvo continues education drive

Only four places remain on the Volvo Product Technology Course this month with limited spaces available for the XC90 course in September. With continued high demand, the Volvo Product Technology […]

Axalta earns Daimler supplier award

Axalta Coating Systems was among 10 suppliers honoured by Daimler AG for outstanding performance during the past financial year with the 2015 Daimler Supplier Award. Axalta was awarded in the […]