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Volvo apprenticeship winners named
- 23/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Two apprentices from Volvo’s body and paint programme were among the winners at the Volvo Car UK Apprenticeship graduation ceremony. Jack Deakin from Marshall Melton Mowbray and Ben Martin of Rybrook Warrington were named winners of the year one and year two apprentice awards. Rob Lineham said, ‘Jack has [...] -
BASF relaunches renovated training centre
- 22/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
BASF has celebrated the reopening of its renovated refinish centre in Spain. It says more than 2,000 people will benefit from training at this state-of-the-art centre every year. The Refinish Competence Centre is dedicated to teaching bodyshop technicians, distributors and large automotive companies, all of them [...] -
MG Cannon turns spotlight on customer service
- 22/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MG Cannon held its first Customer Experience Conference at The Haynes International Motor Museum, Sparkford, Somerset, enabling the team to meet, share advice, learn from each other, and hear invaluable cross-industry relevant advice from an external speaker. The meeting brought together its customer advisors and [...] -
FLP Group brings Walcom to Bodyshop Live!
- 22/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK-based automotive paint manufacturer FLP Group has signed an exclusive deal with Italian manufacturer Walcom, which is part of the Walmec Group. Walcom has been a spraygun manufacturer for around 70 years, servicing global companies in the auto refinish and coatings industry. Since signing with FLP, Walcom [...] -
Time to buckle up
- 22/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government has announced that it plans to increase the penalty for driving without a seatbelt. It has said that drivers found without a seatbelt stand to be issued with penalty points. The Department of Transport announced this as one of 74 measures to tackle road safety in the UK. Currently, those not [...] -
Crushwatch recovers uninsured cars worth £11.2m
- 19/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
West Yorkshire has seen more vehicles recovered for finance companies than any other area outside London. New figures from automotive data experts HPI reveals that West Yorkshire Police has reunited finance companies with over £840k worth of uninsured vehicles in June alone. The figures are revealed as [...] -
GEM backs graduated driving licence
- 19/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government has announced it is considering introducing a graduated driving licence, which could include curfews for younger drivers. The news has been welcomed by GEM, which says an intermediate stage between learner and licence holder could improve safety on UK roads. GEM road safety officer Neil Worth [...] -
SMMT echoes Brexit warnings
- 19/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The SMMT has welcomed the verdict of the Exiting the European Union Committee report, which warned the UK automotive industry could suffer as a result of a no-deal Brexit. SMMT CEO Mike Hawes said, 'We welcome the Exiting the European Union Committee report and its categorical finding that [...] -
Petrol dominates UK top sellers
- 19/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Petrol powertrains continue to dominate the UK’s top 10 fastest selling used cars with three in every four vehicles sold being petrol driven in June, according to data from Indicata UK. The June insight supports a continued trend which revealed similar figures in April and May, with petrol propulsion responsible [...] -
DVSA publishes updated MOT guidelines
- 19/07/2019
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has issued new advice to MOT workshop managers. This follows feedback that previous information was found to be difficult to use and implement. It has now reviewed the material and compiled it into a concise set of guidelines - Manage your MOT centre. A key [...]