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BEN launches new campaigns
- 27/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
BEN, the automotive industry charity, is to launch a series of far-reaching new campaigns designed to raise awareness of key health and wellbeing issues, encouraging people to access its wide range of support services. The first campaign, which launches this month, focuses on mental fitness and dealing with [...] -
Sedran to head-up VW strategy
- 27/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Dr Thomas Sedran has been appointed Head of Group Strategy at the Volkswagen Group. He takes up this post with effect from 1 November 2015 and will report to the CEO, Matthias Müller. Thomas Sedran holds a Master's degree in business administration from the University of Hohenheim and a PhD from Ludwig Maximilian [...] -
Ford Impact Conference and Awards 2015
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
On Friday 23 October, bodyshop magazine attended the Ford Impact Conference and Excellence Awards 2015 at Donington Park. The event, now in its seventh year, hosted an array of trade stands and conferences that took place over the course of the day. Speakers included; Tom Overington, vehicle safety project [...] -
20/20 Vizion Exhibition and Conference 2015
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
On Thursday 22 October, the bodyshop team attended the Vizion Exhibition and Conference 2015, which took place at Donington Park and was attended by 740 other attendees and 454 Vizion repair partners. Mark Hadaway, editor of bodyshop magazine, was first on stage to outline the topics of discussion, before [...] -
Country roads ‘deadliest’ in Britain
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Three people are killed on Britain's country roads every day, making them the deadliest roads nationwide. Figures released by the Department for Transport (DfT) reveal a total of 1,040 people were killed and 9,051 seriously injured on country roads last year. Some 348 of the fatalities recorded during the [...] -
Insurance premiums increase by 4.8%
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Car insurance premiums have risen by 4.8% in the third quarter of 2015, according to the latest AA British Insurance Premium Index. The AA has said that the average ‘shop around’ quote for car insurance had risen to £569, an increase of £26 over the three months ending 30 September, and the second successive [...] -
ABI outlines effects of IPT increases
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
With less than a week to go until Insurance Premium Tax (IPT) increases on the 1 November 2015, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is setting out the key facts about who will be affected by the change. The standard rate of Insurance Premium Tax - the tax paid each time an insurance policy is purchased in the [...] -
AXA merges UK and Ireland
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
AXA UK will bring all of its insurance business under one leader with the news that AXA Ireland has been added to the remit of Amanda Blanc, CEO of AXA Insurance, UK & Ireland as of 1 January 2016. The decision to bring all the insurance businesses together for the first time brings AXA UK’s operations in [...] -
Renault-Nissan to provide largest EV fleet
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The Renault-Nissan Alliance will provide the world’s largest electric-vehicle fleet ever to an international conference. As the official passenger-car provider for the United Nation’s COP21 climate conference in Paris, the Alliance will provide 200 pure electric vehicles to the annual summit which runs from 30 [...] -
Allianz Global Assistance wins IMI award
- 26/10/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
Allianz Global Assistance UK technical training manager, Mike Donley, has been announced as the winner of the Outstanding Accredited Professional (technical) award at the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) Outstanding Achievers Awards 2015. The awards which were held on the 22 October at Silverstone, focus on [...]