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Report reveals 47% increase in repairers seeking funding
- 29/02/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
New research has reported a 47% year-on-year increase in repairers and garages seeking additional funding. This is according to 365 finance, which offers SMEs up to £400,000 of funding through its Rev&U product, which is now more widely available after the company introduced a new AI-powered automated [...] -
GT Motive to raise prices by 8%
- 30/01/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Estimating platform GT Motive will increase prices for the first time on 1 March. It has announced prices will go up 8% for estimate creation (VQ included, VRN-VIN included), manual estimate creation, system access charges, and VIN query. Since 2020, GT Motive has maintained the same "pay-per-use" pricing [...] -
Automechanika Birmingham reports record registrations
- 13/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Automechanika Birmingham has reported unprecedented visitor demand as registration figures are already 168% higher among bodyshops and repairers than the same period before the event was last held in 2019. In fact, all visitor metrics for the event, which takes place from 6-8 June at the National Exhibition Centre [...] -
MG Cannon announces MBO
- 13/03/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
MG Cannon has announced changes to its shareholding structure following the completion of a management buyout. Shaign Hancock, Trevor Young and Dave Wheller have sold their shareholdings to group directors Vince Scudder and Dan Wareham, making them joint shareholders of MG Cannon Limited and Computers DotCom [...] -
NBRA to host aftermarket-focused webinars
- 18/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The NBRA will host a series of six 45-minute webinars to highlight both the changes the industry has gone through over the last three years and the urgent need for a united industry-wide response to these changes. Produced in partnership with Cognoscenti, the six webinars are exclusive for NBRA members and will be [...] -
LKQ Euro Car Parts announces major sale
- 17/01/2023
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
LKQ Euro Car Parts has announced a major sale across more of its range of parts, consumables, training and equipment than ever before. The sale is live now on its trade website, Omnipart, and includes significant discounts on an extensive range of garage equipment including lifts, wheel balancers, alignment units [...] -
IGA announces awards winners
- 22/08/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has revealed the winners of the British Independent Garage of the Year Awards 2022. Recognising businesses and individuals who have excelled in 13 separate categories, the awards ceremony took place in front of 350 people at the Farnborough International Exhibition and [...] -
Fix Auto UK sets 2023 conference date
- 12/07/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto UK has announced that its 2023 National Conference will take place on May 10 and 11 next year. The two-day ‘Next Gen’ themed event will return to The Vox Conference Centre within the National Exhibition Centre complex, Birmingham. The Midlands venue will be the new home for the conference for the next [...] -
Crash celebrates four-day working week
- 09/06/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Northern Ireland-based repairer Crash has celebrated two years since introduction a four-day working week without wages being reduced. It launched the four-day week in 2020, reducing working hours from 35 hours to 28 hours. Jonathan McKeown, CEO, said: “When we launched the project in summer 2018, there was [...] -
Perfect 10 for the Vella Group
- 20/05/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
The Vella Group has opened its 10th bodyshop and third LV= General Insurance Sole Supply site. The Vella Group Bradford is 14,000 sqft site and boasts the latest repair technology including a Hunter Pro-Align machine, an STL 8m downdraft side-loading spraybooth including a skate-and-rail system and an AkzoNobel [...]
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