Simon Wait

DS Automobiles has announced the appointment of Rob Thomas to a new position as its UK sales director. This is a new senior DS position in the UK and is […]

Here we catch up with one of our Event and Awards sponsors, IBIS’ CEO Jason Moseley, who tells us what he is looking forward to about the event.   What […]

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined -5.9% in July, with 23,309 vans and pick-ups registered, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […]

Direct Commercial Ltd (DCL), and VisionTrack, were announced as the official partner of FORS, co-sponsoring the FORS Members’ Conference 2018. The news was announced to coincide with the launch of […]

AW Repair Group opened its second fast finish centre on 6 August. AW fast finish centres (Derby) is a state of the art repair centre specialising in triaged small to […]

AutoRaise events in partnership with The Vella Group and Blackpool & The Fylde College hailed a massive success. Three AutoRaise showcase events held to raise awareness of AutoRaise and apprenticeship […]

Autotech Recruit has forged a partnership with Ford Motor Company in the UK. The move will see Autotech Recruit placing temporary vehicle technicians into Ford’s authorised repairer network across the […]

NBRA (national body repair association) is a proud partner of the bodyshop Event & Awards 2018. Here, we speak to Chris Weeks, NBRA director, about his thoughts of the upcoming […]

A raft of new appointments has been announced by Leasys where Alberto Grippo has been appointed as chief executive officer. Giacomo Carelli (FCA Bank’s CEO) maintains his role as chairman […]

Vehicle technicians not trained to service electric vehicles (EVs) could be putting themselves at risk, warns Autotech Recruit, as the gap between the number of EVs entering the market, and […]

AkzoNobel’s Lesonal celebrated its 160 anniversary of providing coatings technology to bodyshops. Popular with bodyshops for its performance, and technical support; the system is designed to provide bodyshops with a […]

Volkswagen’s new Touareg will be a key feature at this year’s bodyshop Event, forming part of a strong Tech Talks line-up. VWG’s contribution to the vehicle manufacturer educational programme – […]