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Waregrain raises money for hospice
- 10/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The sun shone brightly on a fifth annual charity golf day run by the Waregrain Group which raised £750 for the Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading. Waregrain Group, part of ACIS, held this year’s event at the Players Club, in Chipping Sodbury, with golfers of all ages and abilities joining in from the company and [...] -
Glasurit develops refinish solution
- 10/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
BASF's designers presented their new colour trend collection for the automotive industry: Keep it Real. While it will still take a while until the new automotive colors are used for OEM production, BASF's Glasurit brand is already working to ensure that a refinishing solution is available in time for the production [...] -
Digraph opens second branch
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Digraph has opened the second of its 16 new UK branches in Manchester, as the commercial vehicle (CV) factor accelerates its rapid expansion. The new branch, situated on the Guinness Road Trading Estate, occupies a 26,000sqft site, which includes a mezzanine level. The branch stocks an extensive range of original [...] -
Rolls-Royce appoints Melanie Evans
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Rolls-Royce has appointed Melanie Evans as head of sales channel development and customer relations from 1 August 2018. She will be based at the home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West Sussex. Melanie joined Rolls-Royce in 2011, initially as dealer marketing and digital manager, progressing to head of commercial [...] -
RHA welcomes Grayling’s proposal
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The RHA welcomed transport secretary Chris Grayling’s proposal for a major uplift in EV charging infrastructure, setting an example towards the adoption of ultra-low emission vehicles. Commenting, RHA chief executive Richard Burnett said, ‘Of course we want clean air and we welcome this boost to encourage [...] -
GT redesigns Estimate
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
GT Motive has released the latest version of GT Estimate, its cloud-based graphical estimating system, and has revealed more details of its plans to bring choice and competition to the UK repair industry. GT Estimate has been redesigned from the ground up to deliver ‘the freedom to estimate’ on any device all [...] -
Suzuki opens new training centre
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Suzuki GB has announced the opening of a £1.5m purpose-built, training centre in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Officially unveiled by Rosie Winterton, deputy speaker for the House of Commons and MP for Doncaster Central, the 36,846sqft facility, which is managed and operated by Bosch, will be used for the delivery of the [...] -
Fix Auto announces speaker line-up
- 09/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Titled Showing the Way, Fix Auto reveals its six-speaker line-up for this year’s UK National Conference. Floyd Woodrow, who at 22 was one of the youngest soldiers to be selected into the SAS before rising to the rank of major and receiving the second-highest award for gallantry for his services while in Iraq as [...] -
From rags to riches
- 06/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Dacia formed in communist Romania in 1966 and acquired the basic design and tooling of the Renault 12. Known as the Dacia 1100, 37,546 were produced. An enhanced version with a more powerful engine and twin headlamps, the 1100S was produced in limited numbers for the police and used in motor racing. This is how the [...] -
Prasco take part in REAL Rally
- 06/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Prasco UK’s managing director Kelvyn Waugh and purchasing director Darren Egan have helped to boost the REAL Rally coffers by more than £800 after taking part in last week’s two-day drive through north Wales. The Doncaster duo, who got into the spirit of the fun-filled event by staying true to Prasco’s [...]