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Apollo and Remit drive apprenticeships
- 20/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Apollo Motor Group and Remit Group are driving forward both apprenticeships and gender equality in the UK motor industry. Apollo Motor Group was started in 1985 by Graham Eyles and it has since grown to become the third largest independent accident repair group in the UK. The company employs more than 350 staff [...] -
PSA expanding electric powertrains
- 20/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Groupe PSA is expanding its line-up with new electrified powertrains. Groupe PSA is focusing on building its models on two platforms, CMP and EMP2, which can integrate any of the powertrains of its line-up, internal combustion, electric or hybrid. They allow its plants to produce internal combustion, hybrid or [...] -
Andy Palmer announces apprenticeships plans
- 20/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Dr Andy Palmer, president and group chief executive of Aston Martin Lagonda, announced plans to create the Palmer Foundation, a privately-funded programme to create industrial apprenticeship opportunities for young people in the UK. Andy, who began his own automotive career as an apprentice, has undertaken to fund [...] -
Fix Auto and AkzoNobel continue relationship
- 20/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has further cemented its relationship with AkzoNobel who have recently re-signed its contract to be one of the network’s preferred suppliers. The agreement also secures AkzoNobel’s position for the next three years as diamond and headline sponsor for Fix Auto UK’s Annual National Conference. The [...] -
Farécla painting competition finalists announced
- 19/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The semi-finalists in Farécla's competition for young painters learned which bonnets had been selected for the Grand Final. Five bonnets, rather than the originally intended four, have been selected. Farécla marketing manager David Stokes explained, ‘In discussion with our senior paint technician, Mark Taylor, [...] -
TEC Group assists Enterprise defleet
- 19/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TEC Group has successfully helped Enterprise Rent-A-Car defleet its accident-damaged vehicles. An essential part of fleet management is the repair of de-fleeting vehicles – the process fleets go through to get vehicles ready for auction or resale. De-fleeting vehicles can be one of the more costly areas of [...] -
Cartwright Group announces expansion plans
- 19/09/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Cartwright Group has announced the acquisition of a 26-acre site in north Lincolnshire to create a new flagship base for Cartwright Conversions Ltd. Led by Group MD Mark Cartwright, Cartwright Group build trailers and commercial vehicle bodies at its 38-acre site in Altrincham and Cartwright Conversions operates [...] -
CVs still diesel-reliant
- 19/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Commercial vehicles will continue to run on diesel fuel for the foreseeable future, according to new research from business information provider IHS Markit. It found 66% of new medium and heavy commercial vehicles sold in the US will be fuelled by diesel in 2040, compared to nearly 80% today, per findings released [...] -
Mirka unveils its own training centre
- 19/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Mirka UK has announced the opening of a new state‐of‐the‐art national training centre in Milton Keynes. The investment is part of the company’s ongoing commitment to providing its customers with expert training and development around their high‐quality abrasive, tooling and polishing solutions, enabling [...] -
JLR, BMW announce production changes
- 19/09/2018
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Jaguar Land Rover says it is committed to its UK plants after announcing that about 1,000 workers at its Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham will move from a five-day week to a three-day week between October and Christmas. It said it had invested more than £4bn in UK plants since 2010 to future-proof manufacturing [...]