• Book now for Bodyshop’s summer networking BBQ

    • 23 January 2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Bodyshop magazine is inviting the collision repair industry to get together with colleagues, suppliers, customers and other stakeholders at a networking function that will kick off the biggest show in the UK automotive aftermarket – Automechanika Birmingham 2023 The Bodyshop Magazine Summer Launch Party will take [...]
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  • Entries flooding in for Bodyshop Awards 2023 and 30 Under 30

    • 12 January 2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Nominations have been flooding in for the Bodyshop Awards 2023 and Bodyshop magazine’s 30 Under 30: Rising Stars initiative Just five weeks after the official opening, we have received dozens of submissions across the 18 award categories, including the technician and apprentice categories, and for 30 Under [...]
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  • Rising costs named number one challenge in 2023

    • 10 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    A Motor Ombudsman poll of independent garages and franchise dealer workshops has revealed that rising operational costs, taxes and energy bills are set to be the biggest operational challenge for 90% of businesses in 2023 This is a marked increase on the 64% of respondents who stated in the same study that paying [...]
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  • Fall in fuel prices not sharp enough

    • 10 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Fuel prices fell 9p a litre in December, but the RAC believes the decreases do not reflect much lower wholesale prices Its Fuel Watch data found that petrol prices fell by 84p last month while diesel came down by 94p However, with wholesale prices down considerably since mid-October, the RAC believes petrol [...]
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  • IMI warns of EV training slowdown

    • 6 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    New Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) data shows 16% of sector now IMI TechSafe qualified - but the pace of upskilling is slowing as the economic downturn impacts training budgets The first nine months of 2022 saw more than 11,500 technicians undertake the training and qualifications required to obtain IMI [...]
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  • Automechanika Birmingham 2023 to be biggest yet

    • 5 January 2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Automechanika Birmingham has revealed its biggest ever bodyshop programme for 2023, with three new stand-out features now announced The much-anticipated event will host its very first Paint & Spray Live, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience demonstrations first hand at the show and see the [...]
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  • January 2023 issue of Bodyshop magazine is out now

    • 23 December 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The January 2023 digital edition of Bodyshop magazine is available now, live and online on the wwwbodyshopmagcom website At the same time, the print edition is on its way to current bodyshop subscribers To download your FREE digital copy of this special edition featuring articles on planning for the next 12 [...]
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  • Save the date: Bodyshop Awards 2023 and 30 Under 30

    • 23 December 2022
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The 2023 edition of the Bodyshop Awards and 30 Under 30: Rising Stars will take place alongside a reimagined Bodyshop Expo on Thursday, 28 September 2023 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole in the grounds of the National Exhibition Centre To celebrate our return to the Midlands, the Bodyshop Expo will be transformed [...]
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  • Car production ends year on upward trend

    • 23 December 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    UK car production grew for the second consecutive month in November, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) It reported that production was up 57% to 80,091 units, meaning output has grown in six of the past seven months However, November’s performance was still down 441% from the [...]
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  • GT Motive announces 2023 price freeze

    • 22 December 2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    GT Motive has announced it is freezing its estimating prices for the whole of 2023 Executive director David Vella said: “It’s been a very successful year for us here at GT Motive, but we’re fully aware of the current environment and economic pressures our customers are facing These challenges will be here for [...]
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