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#BE2018 hailed a huge success
- 28/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The bodyshop Event and Awards has been celebrated as a triumph at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, where more than 600 industry leaders and colleagues met to pay homage to the successes of the past year. This was the 22nd staging of the event, and confirmed its position as the industry’s most-respected awards [...] -
#BE2018 winners announced
- 28/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The 2018 bodyshop Event and Awards took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole tonight, where more than 600 attendees gathered to celebrate the achievements of some of the industry’s leading lights of the past year. Hosted by BBC personality Chris Hollins, the gala dinner and awards ceremony is regarded as a [...] -
Thatcham Research launches ecademy
- 28/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Thatcham Research has today announced the launch of a new online technical awareness programme called ecademy. Businesses working in the automotive repair sector can use ecademy to keep employees up-to-date with developments that may have a significant impact on repair processes. ‘The pace of change within [...] -
CV manufacturing declines
- 28/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing declined moderately in August, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 3,685 vans, trucks, buses and coaches were built in Britain last month, a -1.6 per cent fall year on year, representing 59 fewer vehicles. Production for [...] -
UK road fatalities increasing
- 28/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Improvement in Britain’s road safety has stagnated, with the number of people killed and seriously injured on Britain’s roads increasing from 2016 - 2017, according to government statistics published. Figures from the Department for Transport show that 1,793 people were killed in collisions last year, the [...] -
Fix Auto confirms Conference line-up
- 27/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK is set to raise the repair industry’s corporate conference bar with a record number of delegates, sponsors and exhibitors signed up to join its 2018 National Conference. Entitled, ‘Showing the Way’, the event will draw upon the expertise of a raft of carefully-selected, top-flight speakers to [...] -
AutoRaise announces new trustees
- 27/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
AutoRaise has announced a number of significant trustee appointments. The new appointments were made at the first AutoRaise annual general meeting on Thursday, 27 September in Birmingham. The meeting also agreed that founder trustee’s Hannah Crick, Karl Vella and Maria Charlton will become the charity’s [...] -
North/south divide for parts costs
- 27/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
When looking at the most common vehicle repairs, recent analysis by car finance provider Moneybarn has revealed large differences in prices across the UK when comparing car parts against labour costs. Moneybarn has calculated how much drivers are likely to be charged for nine different car repairs at professional [...] -
Endeavour opens new Lotus showroom
- 27/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Endeavour Automotive has opened a new Lotus Cars showroom and service centre in Colchester. Situated in a newly refurbished facility in Fox Street, Ardleigh, next to its current Hyundai Colchester business and north-east of the town centre, the showroom will display the entire Lotus model range and will be staffed by [...] -
Speed bumps cause vehicle damage
- 27/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
According to Confused.com report, more than a fifth of motorists have had damage to their vehicle from speed humps. The site surveyed 2000 drivers and found that 22% had experienced damage to their vehicle when passing over a speed hump. The average cost of repair was found to be £141 per car. Nearly half of [...]