The Swiss Takeover Board (TOB) has ruled the Burkard-Schenker family can accept the offer for its controlling stake in Sika from Saint-Gobain without it having to make an offer to acquire all the shares in the company. The Burkard-Schenker family has historically controlled Sika through a holding company, [...]

Kwik Fit is marking the launch of National Apprenticeship Week 2015 on 9 March with the announcement of 200 new apprentice roles These jobs are being offered at its centres across the UK, providing opportunities for many school leavers to work close to home. Most of the two year apprenticeships are available to [...]

The BBC reports that the government needs to work out how driverless cars will be introduced onto UK roads, an influential group of MPs has said. Liability for crashes and how drivers will be trained and licensed need to be looked at now, according to the Commons transport committee. People also need to be [...]

The IBIS Global Summit 2015 will, for the first time, include commercial breaks – giving delegates a chance to learn about the IBIS partners. Taking place before the refreshment and lunch times, commercial breaks will see partners presenting themselves in unique and interesting ways in just 120 seconds. The [...]

Figures released today by the Finance & Leasing Association (FLA) show that consumer new car finance volumes fell by three per cent in January 2015 This is compared with the same month in 2014, but remained 11% up in the twelve months to January. The percentage of private new car sales financed through [...]

The RAC has uncovered concerning figures showing as many as 60% of drivers have had a bad experience at their local garage The RAC Garage Compare research raises serious concerns over the standard of service from local independent garages across the country, not to mention confusion over costs. Almost two-thirds [...]

Drivers will escape parking fines from later this spring if they only run 10 minutes or less over their allotted time. The Government says it is ‘ending its war’ on the day-to-day lives of motorists with a raft of new measures to help parkers. The new grace period will pertain to all drivers parking in any [...]

Vertu Motors has announced the appointment of a company law specialist with extensive experience in corporate finance and acquisitions. Award-winning Nicola Loose will sit on the group’s operations board and her role will focus on ensuring that the group stays at the forefront of developing compliance matters as [...]

The IAM has responded to the publication of the Transport Comittee's report - Motoring of the future - which was published today. IAM director of policy, Neil Greig said, ‘The next few years could see a confusing combination of computer and human-controlled vehicles on our roads so the legal framework must be [...]

Bodyshop Solutions has announced the launch of its new website membership scheme. A free membership scheme, customers can sign up online at www.bodyshopsolutionsltd.com/newmember, giving automatic entry into its 10 year anniversary prize draw and the chance to win one of seven great prizes. As a registered [...]