Simon Wait

Toyota adds centralised parts supply contact

Toyota (GB) has announced that the majority of its Toyota and Lexus Centres are able to support emergency and critical workers, including NHS staff, across the UK, however they will […]

Farécla postpones bonnet painting competition

Farécla has postponed its 2020 Apprentice and Student Bonnet Painting Competition until next year in light of the coronavirus crisis. The closure of colleges and some bodyshops, and with many […]

Independents ‘valued more by crisis-hit customers’

Fixter, the UK’s first end-to-end online car maintenance service provider, has revealed national survey results which show that essential businesses, such as independent garages, are valued more than before the […]

TrustFord mobilises to aid essential workers

TrustFord has announced additional initiatives to further support NHS staff, other key workers and essential fleets during the coronavirus crisis. The company’s mobile servicing vehicles, normally used to support large […]

LKQ names senior adviser for regulatory affairs

LKQ Europe, a subsidiary of LKQ Corporation, has appointed Hartmut Roehl as a senior adviser for government affairs. Roehl (pictured) will advise the European market leader in independent vehicle parts […]

Repair industry’s going gong crazy

Due to the coronavirus outbreak affecting every sector in collision repair, bodyshop magazine has decided to postpone the only independent industry awards until later in the year, with the new […]

FTA launches online operator licence training

FTA, the business group representing the logistics sector, has launched an online version of the Operator Licence Awareness Training Course (OLAT) to ensure operators can continue to receive vital compliance […]

Technology versus imagination

The Professional: By Mike Monaghan This month’s bodyshop covers all aspects of technology and how it clearly has and will continue to advance our world and our daily lives. My […]

The Interview: Karl Vella MBE

Vella Group executive chairman and Lancashire native Karl Vella, 60, shares some of the wisdom he has gleaned during his 40-plus years working in collision repair. Tells us about your […]

Last chance for bodyshop Live! 2020 awards

There is still time to enter the bodyshop Live! 2020 awards and 30 under 30: rising stars, but not a lot of it – the nominations window for both initiatives will […]