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In memoriam: Tony Lowe

The industry is this week remembering a highly respected colleague, who sadly passed away last week. Impact Repair Centre managing director Tony Lowe served the industry loyally for nearly 40 […]

IAAF welcomes new member

The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has welcomed Wessex Truck & Trailer Supplies to its membership. The independent commercial vehicle specialist parts supplier has a team of 17 people with […]

Class of 2020 welcomed to Goodwood

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has welcomed 18 new apprentices to its programme. The class of 2020 means that more than 150 young people have joined the programme on two to four-year […]

Clock change could lead to workload spike

Repairers could see an extra 10,000 jobs in the next fortnight after the clocks went back an hour over the weekend. This is based on figures from the Department for […]

CV Show set for April

The Commercial Vehicle Show has been confirmed for 13-15 April 2021 at the NEC in Birmingham. The show will be the first opportunity in two years for businesses in the […]

Leeds bodyshop completes £1.2m upgrade

D Gawthrope ACR has completed a huge investment to its bodyshop at Knottingley, near Leeds. Managing director Dean Gawthrope has invested more than £1.2m to upgrade the 15,000 sqft site […]

Monday sales event added to schedule

BCA has introduced a new online weekly Monday evening sales event. The new event will start at 5pm on 26 October, and then take place every Monday evening subsequently. This […]

AX recognised for Covid response

AX has won a prestigious honour at the annual UK CXA Awards. It collected the Employee Experience in the Crisis accolade due to the measures it took to ensure the […]

Drivers daunted by the dark

With the clocks set to go back this weekend, it’s been revealed that 29% of UK motorists are nervous about driving in the dark. That is the equivalent of more […]

Used car market buoyant at auction

The used car auction market is in a better place than it was this time last year, with figures rising in September in first time conversion rate, percentage of original […]

Used car demand continues to rise

Demand for used cars is 15% higher than it was at this time last year, coinciding with a decline in sales of new cars. This is according to new data […]

Apollo earns national apprenticeship accolade

Apollo Motor Group has been named in the top 100 companies for apprentices. It finished 67th in the prestigious UK’s Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers, placing higher than the likes of […]