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Bridgestone announces key appointments

Bridgestone has strengthened its senior management team with significant appointments to both its consumer and commercial sales sectors. After 24 years with the company, John Folliss is retiring as north […]

Glasurit supports Greener Bodyshop Awards

The NBRA has announced that Glasurit will be headline sponsor of the Greener Bodyshop Awards, on Thursday 31 October. Hosted at the Birmingham Sea Life Centre, the event will recognise […]

Kwik Fit uncovers depth of tyre ignorance

A new study has revealed that just a quarter of drivers know the legal minimum tread depth for cars.  In research carried out for Kwik Fit, only 25% of drivers […]

APC names three funding winners

Three UK-based zero carbon automotive projects have secured government funding via the Advanced Propulsion Centre. The combined award of £25.4m, provided by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy […]

Redbridge goes green with mobility service

The borough of Redbridge has agreed a partnership with a major car sharing brand to bring a low emissions mobility service to its streets. The deal with Ubeeqo, Europcar Mobility […]

EV public charging disparity revealed

A Freedom of Information request has revealed the towns and cities with the highest density of charging points – and the lowest. Research by car selling comparison website Motorway.co.uk found […]

Smart motorways not convincing many drivers

A study by the AA has found that smart motorways are considered more dangerous than traditional motorways by the vast majority of drivers. A survey of 15,000 drivers found that […]

‘I was shocked to win’

Auto Windscreens’ technician Mike Duddridge has been named the company’s 2019 ‘Clearly the Best’ champion, winning £1,000 and the coveted ‘BEST TEC’ (BE57 TEC) number plate. Mike was one of […]

New financial support for SMEs

A new financial service for bodyshops has been introduced to fill the gap left by banks reluctant to support SMEs. Quote Goat has partnered with a number of business lenders […]

SYNETIQ confirms Motorman acquisition

Salvage and vehicle recycling company SYNETIQ has acquired St Albans-based Motorman Ltd. Motorman is the UKs leading independent remanufactured parts supplier and repair partner to the fleet industry. Established over […]

AW manager marks 40th anniversary

October 2019 marks a special anniversary for AW Repair Group’s compliancy and training manager, Ian Pearson, who chose vehicle body repair over mathematics 40-years ago this month. He began his […]

LKQ merges Bulgarian subsidiary

LKQ Corporation announced it has merged its subsidiary Auto Kelly Bulgaria EOOD with Elit Kar OOD, creating one of Bulgaria’s leading distributors of automotive spare parts. LKQ now owns a […]