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Jardine and AX extend partnership
- 25/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Jardine Motors Group has expanded its 16-year partnership with AX, enlisting the services of AX Innovation to help manage, optimise and protect its dealer fleet. It has implemented a suite of services, including AX Innovation’s dealer fleet management tool, AX Manage, and vehicle protection solution [...] -
FTA announces logistics shortlist
- 25/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
FTA has announced the 58 finalists in the running to win an accolade at the prestigious FTA Logistics Awards 2019, following a record number of entrants this year. The awards, now in their third year, celebrate the companies and individuals who have made a significant contribution to the logistics and supply [...] -
PPG finds Hope within
- 25/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
PPG Refinish has promoted John Hope to national light industrial coatings (LIC) sales manager. He has enjoyed a broad career with PPG spanning 20 years. He said, ‘I started my career with PPG in 1998 and have since been given the opportunity to work my way up and experience different sides of the business. [...] -
EMACS names June winner
- 25/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Phil Stainton of Wilson and Co was the EMACS competition winner in June. He follows May’s winner, Graham Davies. Winners each receive tickets to BTCC events, courtesy of EMACS Bodyshop Management Systems, partner to BTCC race-winning driver Aiden Moffat. To enter, simply email your name, address, which [...] -
ITAS chief completes Ironman for charity
- 24/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Tony Young, managing director of ITAS, completed the incredible challenge that is an Ironman Triathlon at the weekend, raising £2,780 for Plastic Oceans UK. The charity aims to raise awareness of plastics in our oceans and educate people regarding the damage it does to sea life. The Ironman event consist of a [...] -
Six of the best for S&G Response
- 24/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
All six S&G Response apprentices nominated for The Apprentice Academy’s ‘Star Apprentice Awards’ received this prestigious recognition - an astonishing return as only five per cent of all apprentices win this award. Maddy, Jade, Callum, Jasmine, Tate and Richard were nominated for The Apprentice [...] -
Missed MOT tests cost garages £2.89m p/a
- 24/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Dealers are missing out on £2.89m every year due to missed MOT tests. It's been revealed that 144 drivers miss their deadlines every day. This is according to new car buying platform What Car?. Exclusive research by What Car? found 210,886 drivers were caught by the UK’s police forces between 2015 and 2018 [...] -
AMT celebrates customer services award
- 24/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Car leasing specialist AMTT has won a 2019 Feefo Trusted Services award for the quality of its customer service. The accreditation is awarded only to those businesses that meet the highest standards, based on the number of reviews they have collected using the Feefo customer feedback engine, and their average [...] -
TrustFord adds PartsPlus sites
- 24/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TrustFord has announced the official opening of two new PartsPlus sites, as the dealer group nears the completion of its new wholesale parts network expansion. The new sites, in Hull and Lincoln, were both opened on 17 July by Stuart Foulds, chairman and chief executive of TrustFord, accompanied by Dean Kemsley, [...] -
Mazda appoints NIBS as distribution partner
- 24/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Mazda has appointed NIBS Group as part of a joint paint distribution deal to its approved bodyshops in the UK. David Elphick, parts and accessories sales manager for the Mazda network, said, ''We have appointed preferred distribution partners to help support the approved paint partners and the approved repairer [...]