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Three London ghost brokers sentenced

Insurance fraudsters from east London who were involved in an elaborate ghost broking scheme have been sentenced to 57 months’ suspended sentences and 480 hours’ unpaid work for conspiracy to […]

DS Automobiles appoints Rob Thomas

DS Automobiles has announced the appointment of Rob Thomas to a new position as its UK sales director. This is a new senior DS position in the UK and is […]

bodyshop Event sponsor interview – IBIS

Here we catch up with one of our Event and Awards sponsors, IBIS’ CEO Jason Moseley, who tells us what he is looking forward to about the event.   What […]

New van market declines

The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market declined -5.9% in July, with 23,309 vans and pick-ups registered, according to figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders […]

DCL and VisionTrack partner with FORS

Direct Commercial Ltd (DCL), and VisionTrack, were announced as the official partner of FORS, co-sponsoring the FORS Members’ Conference 2018. The news was announced to coincide with the launch of […]

AW Repair open second fast finish centre

AW Repair Group opened its second fast finish centre on 6 August. AW fast finish centres (Derby) is a state of the art repair centre specialising in triaged small to […]

AutoRaise showcase three events

AutoRaise events in partnership with The Vella Group and Blackpool & The Fylde College hailed a massive success. Three AutoRaise showcase events held to raise awareness of AutoRaise and apprenticeship […]

Autotech Recruit partners with Ford

Autotech Recruit has forged a partnership with Ford Motor Company in the UK. The move will see Autotech Recruit placing temporary vehicle technicians into Ford’s authorised repairer network across the […]

Bodyshop Event sponsor interview – NBRA

NBRA (national body repair association) is a proud partner of the bodyshop Event & Awards 2018. Here, we speak to Chris Weeks, NBRA director, about his thoughts of the upcoming […]

Leasys announces new appointments

A raft of new appointments has been announced by Leasys where Alberto Grippo has been appointed as chief executive officer. Giacomo Carelli (FCA Bank’s CEO) maintains his role as chairman […]

Demand for EV technicians intensifies

Vehicle technicians not trained to service electric vehicles (EVs) could be putting themselves at risk, warns Autotech Recruit, as the gap between the number of EVs entering the market, and […]

Lesonal celebrates 160 years

AkzoNobel’s Lesonal celebrated its 160 anniversary of providing coatings technology to bodyshops. Popular with bodyshops for its performance, and technical support; the system is designed to provide bodyshops with a […]