WHERE: Sandown Park, Surrey WHEN: November 10th – 11th, 10am – 4pm
As a regional show, MECHANEX aims to bring the aftermarket to you, meaning wherever you are in the country there’s never a show too far away! Boasting a whole array of the industry’s top manufacturers and distributors our Donington Park show covers the wide spectrum of vehicle servicing components and equipment that every quality technician will require to keep their business ‘ahead of the rest’. Taking place from 10am till 4pm on October 6th – 7th, it’s going to be a must-attend event!
You wouldn’t be able to place a price on the amount of information available to your business – and what’s more it’s completely FREE to attend.
COMPANY/EXHIBITOR HIGHLIGHTS
Absolute Alignment – Stand F16
Absolute Alignment is once again exhibiting at MECHANEX Sandown Park. The company has teamed up with tyre equipment supplies company E-Quipfix Ltd to exhibit a range of hardware and accessories that will increase the efficiency, customer service and profitability of any tyre dealer or workshop. From mounting wax to a tyre mounting machine to a wheel aligner, E-Quipfix and Absolute Alignment can help.
Absolute Alignment on stand F16 for more information.
Autodata – Stand A12
Autodata has added over 36,000 core updates to new and existing vehicles in 2015 alone, a record annual figure in the company’s 40-year history!
So what better time to try out its innovative web application and join the 57% of independent garages in the UK who rely day-in, day-out on its comprehensive and accurate technical information.
Autodata covers over 29,000 models across 80 manufactures worldwide.As part of your product demonstration, the Autodata team will be able show you some of the 350 feature enhancements already added this year. This includes interactive coloured wiring diagrams, jacking mode instructions and a new service air conditioning module.
Visit Autodata on stand A12 for an exclusive Sandown Show offer and for more information
Chicago Pneumatic – Stand F2
Chicago Pneumatic will once again be asking visitors to try their hand at the Pit Stop Challenge at Sandown.
It has proved a real crowd-pleaser so far this year, with participants required to remove a car wheel from the hub, touch it to the floor and put it back on the hub in the fastest timing using CP’s CP8848 cordless impact wrench.
Visit Chicago Pneumatic on stand F1 where there will be fantastic prizes up for grabs for the fastest times.
DENSO – Stand T10
Come and join DENSO at Sandown and register with automotive Diamonds, the multi-partner loyalty programme, proud winner of the B2B Loyalty Award of the Year 2015!
Stand visitors will be able to register in DENSO’s exclusive ‘Diamonds’ programme to instantly join Europe’s biggest and fastest-growing IAM rewards scheme, and will automatically be awarded a bonus 250 Diamonds. This means that members can immediately benefit from their purchasing loyalty to DENSO’s full range of OE quality products, as well as a selection of other market-leading brands.
Aftermarket customers will also have the opportunity to find out more about DENSO’s world-leading, OE product and parts programmes including Spark Plugs, Glow Plugs, Engine Management Systems, Rotating Electrics, Cabin Air Filters, Starters & Alternators and Thermal Systems.
Visitors to the stand, which will feature cut-away product samples, will also have the opportunity to see DENSO’s thermal technology first hand, thanks to a ‘live’ working A/C Compressor.
Dura – B6a
Dura’s innovative solutions will be on display on at Sandown Park. With an example workshop set up, attendees will have the opportunity to experience and touch the company’s award winning workshop furniture.
Dura’s knowledgeable team will be available to talk through your plans, offer advice on the latest trends, and demonstrate how the right equipment can enhance your brand and reputation.
Visit Dura on stand B6a to see how your workshop can be transformed.
GroupAuto – F10 & E12
AutoCare is part of a 6,000+ garage network called EuroGarage and provides branding, technical training, software and marketing support for independent garages.
Haweka UK – Stand E16
As well as its well-known brake disc skimming machine, Haweka UK will also be showcasing a new wheel alignment system at Sandown Park.
Wheel alignment is one of the fastest growing and most profitable automotive services. The Vamag system makes accurate car alignment quick and easy within an affordable budget. The Vector camera 4-wheel aligner is a perfect step up from the basic laser system.
Visit Haweka UK on stand E16 and view the latest equipment to increase your workshop profit and offer customers a cost effective brake service. You can also book a FREE demonstration of the equipment at your garage.
Hella – Stand K10
Hella Gutmann Solutions will be showing its latest piece of advanced test equipment, the CSC (Camera & Sensor Calibration) Tool, at Sandown. With the increasing amount of advanced sensor technology in modern vehicles, the latest CSC device will be a welcome addition to a workshop’s diagnostic equipment.
The CSC tool has been developed by Hella to work in conjunction with the mega macs range of diagnostic devices. It communicates with the vehicle’s camera or radar systems, the sensors of which are normally fitted to the vehicle’s windscreen and incorporated into the rear view mirror, or the radar sensor located near the front grille. These ensure the correct calibration of the vehicle’s axis. This calibration is critical to ensure that safety systems, such as the adaptive cruise control, lane departure, autonomous emergency braking and intelligent lighting technologies are all correctly aligned.
With many garages looking to future proof their business, it isn’t an option to “opt out”, they must invest in the latest equipment to keep pace with the rapidly advancing technologies
Visit Hella on stand K10 to where the company will be demonstrating key diagnostic devices as well as offering help and advice to visitors.
IMI – Stand F18
Whether consumers are buying a car, hiring a vehicle or taking one in for servicing or repair, IMI’s Professional Register is here to make sure drivers end up in skilled, competent and trustworthy hands.
The industry-wide Register lists those who have been recognised for their experience, professionalism and commitment to ethical working practices, and also for continually keeping their knowledge and skills up to date.
By doing so, it drives up standards across the motor industry and increases public confidence in the sector and the professionals working within it. Customers who see your details on the IMI Professional Register can be confident that you’ll be fully equipped to respond to technical challenges and developments, meet changing management and compliance requirements, and deliver best practice.
Visit IMI on stand J11 to find out more about the Professional Register.
Inautomotive – L7
Inautomotive is an award-winning job site that specialises in the automotive industry, providing job seekers with the very best selection of jobs throughout the UK and abroad.
With a database of over 160,000 industry specific job seekers who you can access through the CV search, you can hand pick the best candidates possible, making your team the strongest it can be.
The site receives an average of 32,000 applications every month and advertises jobs across all automotive sectors including accident repair, parts and logistics, sales and many more.
Research has found that InAutomotive currently holds a 96% market share in the automotive recruitment industry, pulling in 150,000 visits to its website a month.
If you have vacancies that need filling, visit Inautomotive on stand L7
MAM Software – Stand F17
MAM Software will take the opportunity to demonstrate how its garage management software and additional available products can help garages and workshops win new business, as well as increase revenue.
MAM will be showcasing its web-based workshop system, Autowork Online, a comprehensive application that simplifies and manages every aspect of running a busy workshop or garage. Available to access from any web browser, it automates and organises essential every-day tasks, leaving users free to focus on core revenue-generating activities.
The company will also take the opportunity to demonstrate how available additional add-ons enhance Autowork Online’s functionality and unlock new features designed to help increase revenue.
Visit MAM on stand F17 to take advantage of an exclusive show offer available. If a visitor signs-up for Autowork Online within three months of the MECHANEX show, they can claim either a Samsung Galaxy Tab 4, or free training worth £150. (Ts&Cs apply)
Mobiletron – Stand A7
Mobiletron has launched the MORE TPMS universal sensor and programming tool, strengthening its aftermarket TPMS range.
Scott Wunderley, Mobiletron’s TPMS specialist, said: “The MORE sensor is a programmable universal TPMS sensor to be used in conjunction with our new programming tool. The sensors will be available in 315 & 433 MHz.”
Scott adds “We have developed the programming tool to be lightweight, simple and easy to use. It will program the sensors in less than 10 seconds and comes complete with a clone function to provide the ability to clone an existing TPMS sensor ID. This will remove the need to perform the ECU re-learn, maximising workshop installation times.”
Visit Mobiletron on stand A7 to find out more.
Pro-Align – Stand D14
Wheels servicing equipment specialist, Pro-Align, will be at MECHANEX Sandown Park to present three powerful time-saving systems from its comprehensive range of award winning Hunter equipment.
Each of the systems is enables workshops unlock a host of profitable servicing opportunities.
To see how any of these systems can help improve your customer service levels and increase your workshop profitability, visit Pro-Align on stand D14.
Quite Unlimited – C9a
Quite Unlimited will be at Sandown Park to present GISMO, a cloud-based garage management system that works on most internet connected devices, such as PC’s, Tablets and Smart phones, and so reduces the need for buying new hardware.
The low cost, high feature garage management system is aimed at the small independent. It can also link to a motor factor to provide parts to improve productivity.
Every visitor can register and get free system use until the end of the year. As a bonus, every genuine invoice created in the system will count as one entry into the January prize draw for an engraved IPad Mini.
Visit Quite Unlimited on stand C9a for your chance to win.
Supertracker – Stand C32
Supertracker will be presenting an innovative cross-section of its current alignment equipment, including the flagship STR420 RW eight sensor aligner, along with the STR 120B and STR 220R wheel aligners.
The STR 120B has been specifically produced to ‘bridge the gap’ between Supertracker’s laser aligners and computerised aligners and incorporates six sensor technology as opposed to eight sensors in the computerised range.
The STR220R is a redesigned version of the company’s successful STR210R, which offers a different operating system from Linux to Industrial Embedded Windows.
Visit Supertracker on stand D4, where the Sales & Engineering team will be on hand to demonstrate the equipment.
Sykes-Pickavant – D24
The supplier of specialist automotive tools and electronic service / diagnostic equipment will be showcasing a variety of new products at Sandown.
Visitors to the show will be able to see the recently extended range of air tools including the new powerful ½” Impact Wrench, specifically engineered for wheel changing and a new selection of additional inserts for use with the popular ‘Vibro-Impact’ air hammer.
A number of popular products, including the Injector Max machine – a simple and effective method of cleaning both petrol and diesel fuel systems will also be on display.
As well as that, the company will be showcasing the brand new press guard, consisting of a steel construction and mesh design that mounts onto most types of press to increase safety in the workshop.
Throughout the show, visitors will be able to watch live demonstrations of a number of new tools including specific solutions for Ford Transits, as well as the expanding range of Induction Heaters that now includes a completely portable 12v version that works with any battery pack or 12v battery.
Visit Sykes-Pickavant on stand D24 to find out more
Wood Auto – Stand A1
Wood Auto will be at Sandown to present the TEM2153 Vehicle Ignition Key/Transponder Antenna Tester, an independent device that will light an LED to show any interaction between the ignition key and the ignition switch transponder antenna.
A simple, quick and cost effective method to eliminate a failure-to-start situation which can occur if:
• An incorrect key is used.
• The transponder antenna/system is defective.
• The ignition key is faulty or requires recoding.
With any of the above faults an engine may well crank over but still fail to start. By using the TEM2153 a vehicle technician can quickly move on to investigate other possible causes of failure such as fuel, no spark, injectors, etc.
As transponder systems operate using a wireless signal the TEM2153 can be used on both 12V and 24V vehicles.
Visit Wood Auto on stand A1 to take advantage of an exclusive show offer.
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