• Tyreoo unveils new mobile ADAS service
    • 17/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Lancashire-based Tyreoo has expanded its services by launching a mobile ADAS radar calibration service. Managing director Azhar Iqbal has employed a team of six IMI-qualified technicians to deliver the service to customers in the region and is now recruiting further to support growing demand, with training provided [...]
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  • IMI welcomes government reshuffle
    • 15/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Institute of the Motor Industry has welcomed the government reshuffle and is eager to share its insights with the relevant newly-appointed cabinet members. Hayley Pells, policy lead, said: “The latest government reshuffle presents the automotive sector with a new route to engage with new contacts on key [...]
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  • Belron secures IMI TechSafe status
    • 08/11/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Belron International has become the latest organisation to be named an IMI TechSafe Centre of Excellence. This follows significant investment in training facilities for its more than 1,100 UK technicians, more than 58% of whom now hold IMI TechSafe ADAS qualifications. The presentation was made at Belron’s [...]
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  • Auto Windscreens names Best Technician
    • 18/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Windscreens has named Jim Allen from the company’s Oxford Trade Centre as ‘Best Technician’ in the UK for the second year running. He won the award after competing against colleagues from across the country in the company’s annual ‘Clearly the Best’ final on 14 September at Auto Windscreens’ [...]
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  • RWC opens new training centre
    • 01/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Milton Keynes-based RWC Training has unveiled a new 10,000-sqft training centre. The new site enables the company to add welding, glazing and bespoke skills courses to its portfolio which already includes EV and ADAS training capabilities. Managing director Rob Ward said: "In addition to our existing courses and [...]
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  • Motofix warns of challenging six months
    • 17/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Motofix is warning that the trading conditions in the second half of 2023 could be even tougher than the first half. Its management team met in Newbury for its half-yearly review, and identified industry challenges around cost inflation, staff shortages, working expectations, unroadworthy vehicles, ADAS, electric [...]
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  • Autoglass cuts fleet incidents by 40%
    • 08/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Autoglass has reduced the incident rate in its fleet by 40% over the last four years. The reduction was achieved through the introduction of advanced Drive Assistance Systems (ADAS) into Autoglass vehicles and the widespread use of telematics to track driver behaviour.   Autoglass has a fleet of more than 900 [...]
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  • Car-O-Liner announces Tru-Point upgrade
    • 04/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Car-O-Liner Tru-Point advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibration tool has been updated to include new procedures, features and improvements. A one-stop solution for ADAS calibration, Tru-Point uses highly accurate advanced camera technology, targets and top-of-the-line software to quickly uncover any [...]
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  • escribe celebrates 10th anniversary
    • 30/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Thatcham Research’s online repair methods solution escribe has now been servicing the automotive aftermarket for 10 years. The solution contains over 500,000 repair methods with users completing close to two million downloads every year. Meanwhile, it is also constantly evolving to keep pace new technologies [...]
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  • Hella Gutmann renews AGE partnership
    • 21/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Automotive Glass Experts (AGE) has renewed its partnership with Hella Gutmann, a global leader in advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) calibration tools. The partnership enables AGE to offer advanced ADAS calibration solutions to their customers, ensuring the highest level of safety and functionality after [...]
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