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TIP Group celebrates first academy graduates
- 23/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
TIP Group has announced its first graduates have completed its inaugural TIP Mechanic Academy (TMA). The first-of-its-kind trailer mechanic training programme was launched last autumn in response to the growing shortage of qualified trailer mechanics. The course delivered comprehensive and trailer-dedicated [...] -
The AA unveils motoring manifesto
- 15/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The AA has launched its motoring manifesto – Creating Confidence for Drivers – intended to highlight key concerns among UK motorists. The manifesto has been introduced to voice the issues troubling drivers after its own research found that 96% of members identified the quality of roads as their top issue, 81% [...] -
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent launches recruitment drive
- 11/04/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Enterprise Flex-E-Rent is recruiting more than 100 new technicians to work across its 28 UK depots. The company is also expanding its technician training programme to more than 40,000 hours a month as it strives to develop its commercial vehicle repair and maintenance services. Meanwhile, it has also invested [...] -
NBRA ‘deeply disappointed’ with new immigration requirements
- 20/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) has expressed concern about the latest changes to immigration requirements announced by the UK government. From 4 April, the general salary threshold for skilled workers coming to the UK will increase from £26,200 to £38,700. The NBRA fears this will make it harder [...] -
Autotech Recruit delivers skills gap deep dive
- 18/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autotech Recruit has delved deeply into the current skills crisis to identify the extent the challenge and the areas where it is most acute. Its annual recruitment survey, which took responses from over 100 automotive industry professionals, revealed that more than half of respondents said a lack of skills was [...] -
PPG launches new face-to-face and online training programme
- 15/03/2024
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: News
PPG Refinish UK & Ireland has launched its new Automotive Refinish Training Programme 2024 for it’s PPG and NEXA AUTOCOLOR brands, which will be available via face-to-face practical courses and online training sessions. PPG now offers a wide range of training courses for those who want to stay up to date on [...] -
Automotive industry skills gap wider than other industries
- 13/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Categories: Featured, News
A new report from the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) has revealed that vacancy rates in the sector are now 4.3 per 100 hundred employees, which is 43% above the average for all sectors. Its UK Automotive Vacancy Overview report reveals that only the hospitality industry is facing are more acute job [...] -
Autoglass names Best of Belron winner
- 04/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Leading vehicle glass repairer Autoglass has named the champion of this year’s Best of Belron UK competition, which aims to find the best windscreen technician in the UK. The title went to George Pim from Grantham, Lincolnshire, will now go on to compete in the international competition in Lisbon where the global [...] -
Autotech Group announces major leadership reshuffle
- 04/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
Autotech Group has announced the formation of a dedicated executive level as the company moves into a new phase under the leadership of CEO, Simon King. Mark Armitage, who joined the company last year as commercial director, becomes chief revenue officer, and Laurence Abbott moves from his position as marketing and [...] -
New School of Thought website goes live
- 01/03/2024
- Posted by: Alan Feldberg
- Category: News
School of Thought has unveiled its new website designed to help employers, schools and colleges attract new talent to the sector and bridge the increasing skills gap. Developed alongside partner Autotech Group, the website makes it easier to register for AWE24, the company’s initiative for week-long work [...]