• Auto Windscreens celebrates World Environment Day
    • 07/06/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Auto Windscreens marked World Environment Day with its fourth litter pick of 2023 as part of its ‘cleaner community’ initiative. A team of seven volunteers, led by business support director Shaun Atton cleared the area of plastic and rubbish around McGregor’s Pond, near its head office in Chesterfield. This [...]
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  • Carbon Literacy reaches 1,000-milestone
    • 24/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Over 1,000 people from 100 businesses from across the automotive industry have now achieved Carbon Literate status. They were trained by the Automotive Carbon Literacy Toolkit, which was funded and developed in partnership between Auto Trader and the Carbon Literacy Project. The Toolkit, which was launched at [...]
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  • Date set for NBRA’s Greener Bodyshop Awards
    • 19/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) has announced it will host The Greener Bodyshop Awards on 14 September at Alton Towers, Staffordshire. Chris Weeks, Executive Director of the NBRA, said: “Following the success of the past years events, we are thrilled to once again host The Greener Bodyshop Awards. [...]
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  • Government pledges £77m to green innovation
    • 15/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The government has announced £77m in new funding for projects developing clean transport technologies. The schemes, which range from work on battery-powered buses, to a hydrogen-powered version of the Ford Transit van, will support more than 4,400 jobs across the UK over the next decade. Joint government and [...]
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  • Copart continues net zero investment
    • 15/05/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Vehicle salvage experts Copart has announced it has now invested over £80m into an ongoing replacement and expansion programme to support its Plan-Net-Zero commitment. Significant investment has been made into Euro VI compliant DAF and Volvo multi-car transporters and JCB loaders that use the very latest [...]
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  • Synetiq introduces carbon labelling
    • 27/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Synetiq has become the first vehicle salvage, dismantler and recycler in the UK to introduce carbon labelling for its green parts. The new labels are aimed at helping customers understand the environmental savings that green parts offer and are available on product listings on the company website and on [...]
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  • Synetiq publishes first sustainability report
    • 26/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Salvage, dismantling and vehicle recycling company Synetiq has published its first sustainability report, which highlights its progress against the company’s carbon reduction strategy. The business has reported a 5.6% reduction in its own greenhouse gas emissions between 2020-21 and 2021-22 and achieved Silver [...]
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  • Nottingham Tyre Company goes paperless
    • 27/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Mobile tyre repair service Nottingham Tyre Company is going paperless with the adoption of CAM’s Fitter-ForceÔ. This will enable it to digitise and structuralise its operations, principally through its adoption of e-jobsheet. Founded on the e-jobsheet multi-language, digital tablet-driven work exchange for [...]
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  • GBA Technical Services unveils ‘greenest’ defleet centre
    • 21/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    GBA Technical Services expects to reduce operating costs at its new Automotive Technical Centre in Immingham by up to 85% after partnering with IDES Electrical Services on a major solar panel project. IDES installed 1,700 solar panels at the site as part of a 779.7kW project which, alongside the installation of [...]
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  • Industry casts doubt on EV timelines
    • 13/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Shifting to pure electric vehicle production within current legislative times is not possible, according to more than half of respondents to a new global survey. The research, commissioned by ABB Robotics and leading industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions, revealed that 59% of respondents expressed [...]
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