Latest Posts

TIDAL partner with BASF

TIDAL Alliance signs partnership agreement with BASF to supply R-M and baslac to the UK refinish market. The new partnership will see TIDAL offer R-M and exclusively introduce baslac into […]

Ultra-Low Emissions Streets

The Road Haulage Association is surprised at the decision by Hackney and Islington councils to ban petrol and diesel vehicles from several streets in the two London boroughs. Ultra-Low Emissions […]

True cost of owning a car

According to recent data analysis by Moneybarn, people living in East Anglia are feeling the biggest pinch when it comes to the cost of car ownership, spending 24% of their […]

HELLA sales of FTZ and Inter-Team

HELLA has concluded the sale of the Danish and Polish wholesale businesses FTZ and Inter-Team. After approval by the antitrust authorities responsible, both companies were transferred to the Swedish wholesaler […]

Grove acquires Avon Auto Colours

The Grove Group has acquired the remaining branches of Avon Auto Colours. The business and assets were transferred on 1 September. The acquisition will grow the Grove network, increasing the […]

bodyshop Event sponsor interview – Symach

Osvaldo Bergaglio, CEO – president, Symach gives us a few words about what Symach hopes to achieve for its first time sponsorship of the Event & Awards.   It is […]

Drivers wising up to renewals

The FCA’s intervention on car insurance renewal letters may be starting to make a difference, with more drivers reporting that they have seen the prescribed wordings and shopped around or […]

Nigel Evans named Road Safety Parliamentarian

Nigel Evans, MP for the Ribble Valley, has been named as Road Safety Parliamentarian of the month for August 2018, by Brake and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Nigel’s […]

NFDA reports relationship building

New research has found that the relationship between manufacturers and franchised dealers improved by nearly half a per cent in the last six months. The National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) […]

Motofix helps close gender gap

The Motofix Group has recruited four female apprentices to its apprenticeship programme in the past twelve months. The Motofix Group onboarded a record number of apprentices over the past year […]

Alton Cars opens 14 site

Alton Cars continues to move forward with the opening of its 14 site in Nottingham which is due to be up and running by the end of November. This is […]

UK CV manufacturing increase

UK commercial vehicle (CV) manufacturing increased by 12.8% in July 2018, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). 7,331 vans, trucks, buses and coaches […]