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Latest figures show that the first quarter of 2019 was Fix Auto UK’s highest ever revenue quarter since its formation in 2005. Earlier this year, the network announced it had […]

Motorists have been warned that the number of roadside breath tests carried out in June is 50% higher than any other month apart from December.  Police breathalysed 36,041 drivers in […]

Just 30% of British SME manufacturers plan to hire in the coming months. The findings, published in the national Manufacturing Barometer, show that 44% of SME manufacturers had increased their […]

Specialist Motor Finance has appointed Jim Cowell to the senior role of business development manager with the company. Jim joins Chester-based SMF following seven years at Moneybarn where he worked […]

British engine manufacturing fell 23.4% in April, with production for home and international markets down 41.1% and 12.8% respectively. Mike Hawes, SMMT chief executive, said, ‘April’s engine figures show the impact […]

The Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) is supporting 15 UK technology developers in sectors from fuel cells to batteries with £1.1m over the next 18 months. This brings to 101 the […]

Bentley Motors has been named the number one automotive employer for school leavers in the UK for the second year running. The awards – presented by careers guidance company AllAboutSchoolLeavers […]

Ken Smart, executive director of business strategy for McLaren Automotive, has been announced as the new chair of the Composites Leadership Forum (CLF). He takes over from Alex Aucken of […]

Staff shortages in repair workshops have reached crisis point, with more than half of vacancies unlikely to be filled in the near future. This is according to FTA’s 2019 Logistics […]

bodyshop magazine, as the leading UK publication in the industry, is sponsoring a new bodyshop training hub at Automechanika Birmingham 2019. The Bodyshop Training Hub will include CPD accredited technical […]

AutoRaise has received official government commendation after the successful completion of its VDA apprenticeship standard. Sir Gerry Berragan, chief executive at the Institute for Apprenticeships, congratulated AutoRaise on gaining approval […]

ACIS has appointed John Moore as a business development director as part of its national business expansion strategy. John, who began his automotive refinishing career as a panel beater more […]