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Green merger on the cards

Salvage and dismantling companies Motorhog, Car Transplants, FAB Recycling and DH Systems have confirmed a merger is set to for March 1. Together, they will create SYNETIQ, a service provider […]

Volvo names new sales director

Volvo Trucks has named Phil Wilkes as new used truck sales director. He joins from Volvo financial services, where he has held the role of sales director UK and Ireland, […]

Audi names new head of fleet sales

James Buxton has been promoted to the role of head of fleet sales for Audi UK. James steps up from sales and operations manager, and replaces Tom Brennan, who left […]

Recovery World delivers for P J Kerley

Recovery World has supplied more specialist recovery vehicles to P J Kerley, a leading recovery company in East Anglia that also provides vehicle deliveries and garage services. P J Kerley Motor Engineers have […]

New scheme to combat waste

Recycling provider FreeCollections.co.uk is introducing a free glass waste collection service for the vehicle industry in the UK. The scheme aims to reduce the amount of glass waste, which makes […]

Audatex appoints Jim Thomas

Audatex has named Jim Thomas in the newly created role of implementation manager of its end-to-end bodyshop management system (BMS), PlanManager. Jim joins Audatex from IRG and will be crucial […]

Bridgestone looks forward with Iris

Bridgestone Europe NV (Bridgestone), the subsidiary of the world’s largest manufacturer of tyres and other rubber products in EMEA and Iris Capital, a leading European venture capital firm, have announced […]

Glovebox Direct to sell OEM parts

Ecommerce start-up Glovebox Direct has now announced it will be selling official, manufacturer branded parts. It will initially sell parts on behalf of seven marques: Toyota, Nissan, Lexus, Suzuki, Peugeot, […]

Ford announces graphene introduction

Ford Motor Company has announced the use of graphene in vehicle parts. Graphene is 200 times stronger than steel and one of the most conductive materials in the world. In […]

BVRLA laments government EV approach

The BVRLA has accused the government of failing to encourage the uptake of electric vehicles. The ‘Electric vehicles: driving the transition’ report, published in October, saw the BEIS Committee call for government […]

Kia sets record sales

Kia Motors achieved record European sales (494,304 units) and its 10th consecutive year of growth in Europe in 2018, according to new data released today by the ACEA (European Automobile […]

Gold star for Wrap Cube

3M has recognised one of its long-term vehicle graphics specialists, Wrap Cube, by appointing it as a Select Gold Partner. The Gold Partner designation recognises Wrap Cube’s support for its […]