Simon Wait

York announces plans to ban cars

York is planning to ban all private cars from the city centre within three years. Councillors have approved plans to ban all non-essential car journeys within the city walls. The […]

Fairchild handed newly-created customer role

CitNOW has appointed Carol Fairchild to the newly-created role as chief customer officer (CCO). Fairchild steps up from her role as commercial director. The new role has been created to […]

PSA, Snap-on strike benchmark Car-O-Liner deal

Snap-on has won a tender for Car-O-Liner benches for 10 European markets. For the next two (plus-1) years, PSA Group’s own Peugeot and Citroen dealerships will be required to purchase […]

U-Pol wins industry marketing award

U-Pol received the Marketing Campaign of the Year Award during the recent 2019 British Coatings Federation (BCF) Awards. The UK’s leading provider of fillers and coatings had cause to celebrate when it […]

SMEs find there’s always room for improvement

Employee training is done differently with the launch of Improve, an online training platform (globally) specifically designed for small and medium sized businesses. Businesses that employ fewer than 250 staff, […]

IBIS China 2019: embracing transformation

The International Bodyshop Industry Symposium (IBIS) attracted a record number of delegates to Shanghai on 4 December as China’s leaders in the collision repair industry gathered to hear exciting new […]

Fix Auto UK launches finance scheme

Fix Auto UK has launched an interest free finance scheme to help customers fund their vehicle repairs. Fix Auto Finance is an interest free credit payment method and allows customers […]

Lookers keeps Glasgow Tigers roaring on

Glasgow Tigers speedway team hopes to go all the way and win the SGB Championship next season after renewing its sponsorship deal with Lookers Volkswagen Van Centre in Baillieston. The […]

SEMA 2019 kicks off with MSO Symposium

The 8th annual MSO Symposium took place at the Mandalay Bay hotel in Las Vegas on the 4 November. The conference, scheduled a day before the start of the SEMA […]

Only one-in-10 new vans feature life-saving tech

Just one-in-10 new vans on sale today features lifesaving technology that is set to become mandatory across all cars and vans by 2022, according to analysis by What Car? Vans.  […]

Best-of-the-best head to WorldSkills UK

Industry body, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), is continuing to champion automotive talent by taking 24 finalists to this year’s WorldSkills UK Live competition in Birmingham on 21-23 […]