• Balgores hosts inaugural apprenticeship day
    • 15/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Balgores Motor Group has hosted its first ever apprenticeship day. The East Anglia group invited apprentices to spend the day on site, meeting team members and carrying out practical tasks with a number of suppliers, including Sata, Mirka, Sikkens, LKQ, Auto Assess, Henkel and Farecla. Balgores managing director [...]
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  • TrustFord begins search for class of 2023
    • 03/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    TrustFord has started its search for 75 new apprentices to join the company in 2023. There are a huge variety of roles on offer at their dealerships in England, Northern Ireland, and the Channel Islands, including technician, parts advisor, sales administrator, bodyshop technician and accounts [...]
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  • FMG Repair Services welcomes local MP
    • 27/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    FMG Repair Services has welcomed local MP Sara Britcliffe for a tour of its Accrington vehicle repair site. The visit was planned to demonstrate the broad range of interesting career opportunities available at the bodyshop for young people in the local area. FMG Repair Services, the UK’s largest owned repair [...]
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  • Autotech Academy announces IMI membership
    • 11/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Autotech Academy’s internship initiative will enhance support for students with the addition of the Institute of Motor Industry’s (IMI) Affiliate Membership. Membership provides students with substantial discounts and benefits, and helps to raise awareness of current issues facing the industry. The IMI also [...]
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  • Ring Automotive announces TMD Friction partnership
    • 04/01/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Ring Automotive has partnered with TMD Friction UK to support with the training of technicians at the braking specialist’s new facility in East Yorkshire. As part of the collaboration, Ring Automotive specialists will carry out training at TMD Friction’s Seaton Ross site, while the two companies will also work [...]
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  • IMI awards futuristic design award to 11-year-old
    • 06/12/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Eleven-year-old Jai Mistry of West Yorkshire has been named the winner of a competition to design a concept car for the future. The competition launched by automotive professional body, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and motor retailer the Sytner Group set out to inspire the next generation of vehicle [...]
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  • IMI Skills Competition winners announced
    • 28/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The winners of the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) 2022 Skills Competition have been announced. More than 500 apprentices took part in the competition, with the finalists taking part in a two-day practical live final at Cardiff and Vale College. Overall, 23 winners were selected across four categories: Light [...]
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  • Bentley sets sights on future talent
    • 11/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Bentley has opened applications for a new intake of 117 trainees in 2023. Career opportunities across the company are now available for industrial placements and graduates at the company’s carbon-neutral site in Crewe. The phased recruitment drive has a strong emphasis on digital technology and project [...]
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  • Fix Auto UK announces Able To partnership
    • 03/10/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Fix Auto UK is developing its apprenticeship programme after forming a new partnership with Able To (Support Services). Established by Bob Linwood, Able To will now manage all apprenticeship needs of Fix Auto UK franchise partners. Mark Hutchins, Head of Commercial for Fix Auto UK, said: “We have tested the [...]
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  • School of Thought names headline sponsor
    • 26/09/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    School of Thought has announced that Vizion will be headline sponsor for its event, taking place on 20 October at Odeon Luxe, Nuneaton. Established in 2019, School of Thought is a new initiative created to raise awareness within schools of the automotive industry as a viable career choice.  School of Thought [...]
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