Latest Posts

Happy 70th

Chris Mann, Plenham’s esteemed co-founder, is celebrating his 70th birthday today. Infamous for bow-tie clad appearance, Chris, along with business partner David Young launched bodyshop magazine back in September 1987. […]

Waregrain raises money for hospice

The sun shone brightly on a fifth annual charity golf day run by the Waregrain Group which raised £750 for the Duchess of Kent Hospice in Reading. Waregrain Group, part […]

Glasurit develops refinish solution

BASF’s designers presented their new colour trend collection for the automotive industry: Keep it Real. While it will still take a while until the new automotive colors are used for […]

Digraph opens second branch

Digraph has opened the second of its 16 new UK branches in Manchester, as the commercial vehicle (CV) factor accelerates its rapid expansion. The new branch, situated on the Guinness […]

Rolls-Royce appoints Melanie Evans

Rolls-Royce has appointed Melanie Evans as head of sales channel development and customer relations from 1 August 2018. She will be based at the home of Rolls-Royce at Goodwood, West […]

RHA welcomes Grayling’s proposal

The RHA welcomed transport secretary Chris Grayling’s proposal for a major uplift in EV charging infrastructure, setting an example towards the adoption of ultra-low emission vehicles. Commenting, RHA chief executive […]

GT redesigns Estimate

GT Motive has released the latest version of GT Estimate, its cloud-based graphical estimating system, and has revealed more details of its plans to bring choice and competition to the […]

Suzuki opens new training centre

Suzuki GB has announced the opening of a £1.5m purpose-built, training centre in Doncaster, Yorkshire. Officially unveiled by Rosie Winterton, deputy speaker for the House of Commons and MP for […]

Fix Auto announces speaker line-up

Titled Showing the Way, Fix Auto reveals its six-speaker line-up for this year’s UK National Conference. Floyd Woodrow, who at 22 was one of the youngest soldiers to be selected into […]

From rags to riches

Dacia formed in communist Romania in 1966 and acquired the basic design and tooling of the Renault 12. Known as the Dacia 1100, 37,546 were produced. An enhanced version with […]

Prasco take part in REAL Rally

Prasco UK’s managing director Kelvyn Waugh and purchasing director Darren Egan have helped to boost the REAL Rally coffers by more than £800 after taking part in last week’s two-day […]

Air-con mistakes lower reaction times

Patience may be a virtue for business drivers who want to remain focused at the wheel as rising temperatures could be impacting their reaction times. According to SEAT, common air-con […]