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Road users’ footage helps police
- 05/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Road users can now submit footage of dangerous driving direct to a number of police forces in England with the help of a new portal. Developed by Nextbase, the National Dash Cam Safety Portal builds on the successes of the Operation Snap campaign in Wales, which was launched initially by North Wales Police [...] -
Motofix apprentices receives awards
- 05/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Motofix has recognised two of its apprentices for their outstanding performance in the Body Repair Industry Apprentice Awards held by the ABP Club in partnership with Audatex and Thatcham Research. The event was designed to showcase the contribution of young people to the body repair industry and the importance of [...] -
AW sets eyes for Derby
- 05/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AW Repair Group is nearing the completion of its second Fast Finish Centre to open in Derby next month. The 6,000sqft advanced bodyshop will handle repairs triaged by AW’s First Response Team at Sleaford, Lincolnshire HQ, where claims are handled and deployed centrally. The fast repair technologies trialled at [...] -
Truck to MINI
- 04/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Absolute Alignment provides installations for use on a wide range of vehicles, from a recovery truck to a MINI. Garages and workshops can use these four-wheel alignment services – for commercial vehicles and passenger cars – with a Bluetooth Pro Wheel Aligner, currently one of Absolute Alignment’s [...] -
Defaqto to launch GAP product
- 04/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
A new Defaqto guaranteed asset protection (GAP) product is being launched across the RAC Dealer Network in Q3 of this year. Created in conjunction with The Warranty Group, now part of Assurant, it is designed to offer GAP coverage commensurate with the standard and ethics expected of the RAC brand. There are no [...] -
Bodyshops team with Gateshead College
- 04/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
North east automotive firms are revving up its skills base by teaming up with Gateshead College to invest in apprenticeships. Big-hitters including Evans Halshaw, Hodgson Motor Group and Premier Truck Hire, along with SMEs such as Springfield Motors, Arnold Clark Body Shop and Durham Motor Services, have created [...] -
Green car parts
- 04/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Not always green in colour, these parts are recognised as being an affordable and sustainable source of original manufacturer parts (OEM). The parts are from cars progressing through the dismantling and recycling process at the cars end of life or following a crash. The main reason for choosing green car parts is [...] -
The robot revolution
- 04/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
With new vehicle technology developing all the time, autonomous vehicles are on the horizon. Many companies are investing in this technology including General Motors, Waymo, Google, and Tesla. There has been much publicised testing with the end goal of making the future driver free. Ford have also thrown their [...] -
Insurethebox sponsors Road Safety Conference
- 04/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
insurethebox will sponsor the 10 annual National Road Safety Conference, demonstrating its long-standing commitment to tackling road safety issues. insurethebox joins other organisations with a mission to understand how risks to road users can be minimized, or even eliminated – and has worked relentlessly to [...] -
Pro-Align sends staff to Missouri
- 04/07/2018
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
20 members of staff from Pro-Align recently headed to Hunter’s head office in St Louis, Missouri for an intensive week of product and service training. Reflecting the growing size of the business, the delegation was the largest ever to have been sent by Pro-Align, with the majority of the group visiting Hunter [...]