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£1m investment for Fix Auto Rochdale
- 11/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto Rochdale has announced a £1m investment to develop its award-winning repair facility. The company is investing in a state-of-the-art Junair 4-bay MultiBooth spraybooth oven, which will allow the Fix & Go facility to focus on the rapid repair of light to medium damaged vehicles. Work has already begun [...] -
Full speed ahead for Covéa motor insurance
- 11/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Covéa Insurance has launched its direct motor insurance offering under the company’s Provident Insurance brand. Launched initially with Confused.com, the proposition has been built on the company’s expertise in pricing, underwriting, claims and service excellence. Carol Geldard, Retail Distribution Director [...] -
Four years lost to car commute
- 11/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
New research by OSV, an independent vehicle supply professional, has revealed that motorists are now spending approximately four years of their life in their car commuting to work. A further finding from the research shows how workers without an allocated business parking space have to add an additional 20 minutes [...] -
Automechanika Birmingham a sell out
- 11/02/2016
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The inaugural Automechanika Birmingham has sold out five months before the doors even open. All 550 exhibitor spots have been taken, with representatives from 30 countries confirming their attendance at the NEC from 7-9 June. So great has the interest been that the event has moved from one hall to three, covering [...] -
Repair Qube surpasses 300 repair mark
- 10/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Bodyshop entrepreneur and multi-site operator, Steve Peart saw his Repair Qube – a fully modular, pre-assembled repair facility – surpass the 300 vehicle repair mark yesterday (Tuesday 9 February 2016). After a three month 'live' trial period repairing vehicles through the two-bay Repair Qube, situated in [...] -
Google gets government support
- 10/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has given its backing to Google's self-driving car technology. In a letter to the technology giant the NHTSA, which until now has maintained any car without a human driver would not be considered roadworthy, explained its new perspective. NHTSA chief [...] -
HR Owen acquires Bodytechnics
- 10/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
HR Owen has acquired prestige accident repair specialists Bodytechnics based in Slough. The acquisition brings another element to the end-to-end ‘concierge-style’ approach to client care offered by HR Owen and further strengthens its offering beyond sales and service. Bodytechnics was established more than [...] -
BEN sets the challenge
- 10/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
BEN – the automotive industry charity and bodyshop magazine’s nominated charity partner for 2016 – is on the look-out for those who like a challenge on land or sea. BEN’s latest two-wheeled challenge is a five-day, 300-mile adventure taking place from 15-19 June 2016 and is open to all. Cycling from [...] -
Bonner wins Vertu Motors’ award
- 10/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Paul Bonner, bodyshop manager at Bristol Street Motors Gloucester Ford, has been named Bodyshop Manager of the Year at Vertu Motors’ annual management awards. Paul secured the accolade after delivering the strongest financial, customer and colleague satisfaction results yet for the Bristol Road bodyshop throughout [...] -
RMI appoints Jason Moseley
- 10/02/2016
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has appointed Jason Moseley as executive director with the responsibility for the National Association of Bodyshops (NAB) and the Vehicle Builders Repairers Association (VBRA). Jason will provide strategic direction and input to NAB and VBRA, leveraging an improved set of [...]