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Fix Auto Dagenham celebrates PAS 2060
- 29/03/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto Dagenham is the latest Fix Auto UK franchise partner to be classed as fully carbon neutral operationally. Commercial director Paul Cunningham and his team have successfully managed to achieve the goal of being completely carbon neutral after working through a raft of measures and completing a significant [...] -
Fix Auto Luton achieves PAS 2060
- 22/02/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Fix Auto Luton has become the network’s latest franchise partner to be classed as fully carbon neutral operationally. Director Mo Givian and his team have successfully managed to achieve the goal of being completely carbon neutral after working through a raft of measures and completing a significant investment in [...] -
Stellantis adds new PAS2060 certificate to ‘green’ initiatives
- 09/02/2022
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
The management of the Stellantis Multi Brand Accident Repair Programme (MBARP) has achieved carbon neutral certification in accordance with PAS2060. This certification joins a growing list of carbon neutral initiatives aimed at reducing emissions across the entire Stellantis group and is in line with the demands of [...] -
bodyshop Awards 2021 to be carbon neutral
- 08/02/2022
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
bodyshop magazine has teamed up with Net Zero consultancy Carbon Neutral Repair (CNR) to make the 2021 edition of the bodyshop Awards fully carbon neutral. The event on 7 April 2022 at ICC Wales will be certified “Carbon Neutral” by CNR as it works hand-in-hand with the bodyshop team to calculate the physical [...] -
Europcar accelerates EV switch
- 21/01/2022
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Europcar Mobility Group UK has added 100 London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) VN5 vans to its Vans & Trucks fleet. Available for short-term rental from its Vans & Trucks locations across the UK, Europcar aims to underpin the zero emissions ambitions of its customers with a particular focus on the cities [...] -
Toyota makes £35bn EV pledge
- 15/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Toyota has announced it will invest £35bn into electric vehicle development with the aim of selling upwards of 3.5 million EV units by 2030. It will launch 30 new EV models by then, from sports cars to commercial vehicles. The strategy is intended to establish the company as a direct rival with Tesla, and [...] -
Bentley cuts ribbon on new test centre
- 10/12/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Bentley has unveiled its new, state-of-the-art engineering test centre after receiving official approval from Britain’s Vehicle Certification Agency. Based at Bentley’s headquarters in Crewe, this latest investment follows the recent recertification by the Carbon Trust marking three years as a carbon neutral [...] -
Green-lit road to the bodyshop Awards
- 26/11/2021
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
It is no secret that our industry is a substantial consumer of fossil fuels and a sizeable producer of CO2. It’s also no secret that many independent repairers, suppliers and bodyshop groups have already started their journey on the road to Net Zero and are intent on making a difference. That’s why we at [...] -
Allianz appoints carbon-neutral approved network
- 01/11/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Allianz Insurance has appointed its new Approved Repairer Network (ARN) for motor claims. During the tender process, the commercial insurer looked closely at bodyshops’ facilities, equipment and skills to repair electric vehicles and to recalibrate ADAS. It also carefully reviewed customer experience, in [...] -
Government’s EV investment ‘falls short of demand’
- 22/10/2021
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The government’s investment plans in electric vehicle charging infrastructure do not go far enough to meet the huge demand for EVs. That is according to one of the country’s leading car leasing businesses, Vanarama, which has seen orders for electric vehicles surge by 1,000% this year. The government has [...]