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  • Do you need a TPMS tool?

    Following the successful launch of the TECH600 TPMS tool, Bartec has released the entry level TECH350, as ...

    Following the successful launch of the TECH600 TPMS tool, Bartec has released the entry level TECH350, as with all Bartec tools has the specific purpose of helping workshops improve efficiency. All TP ...

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  • Cylinder head gasket installation video

    Ajusa runs through its cylinder head gasket installation for a VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.6 FSI 16V (BLF). The com ...

    Ajusa runs through its cylinder head gasket installation for a VOLKSWAGEN GOLF 1.6 FSI 16V (BLF). The company's mechanic explains step-by-step how to carry out the repair on a real engine.  Check it o ...

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  • Lucas Oil: Why use additives?

    Lucas Oil discusses its new programme for students and the importance of additives in a range of applicat ...

    Lucas Oil discusses its new programme for students and the importance of additives in a range of applications. In the first phase of a new programme, the Lucas Oil Academy has re-opened in Anglesey, N ...

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  • Q&A with Castrol

    PMM speaks to Castrol’s Technical Expert Pawel Mastalerek about modern oil specifications and the importa ...

    PMM speaks to Castrol’s Technical Expert Pawel Mastalerek about modern oil specifications and the importance of using the right oil for each engine. What research has Castrol performed about the numbe ...

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  • Motul oils for Classic cars

    Motul outlines how the burgeoning classic car market presents a great opportunity for workshops to perfor ...

    Motul outlines how the burgeoning classic car market presents a great opportunity for workshops to perform oil changes this summer. Classics are not always going to be the daily drive for their owners ...

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  • The impact of EVs on lubricants market

    VLS Company Secretary David Wright spoke to PMM about the impact of the increasing market share of hybrid ...

    VLS Company Secretary David Wright spoke to PMM about the impact of the increasing market share of hybrid and electric vehicles on the lubricants market. Talk of electric vehicles continues to dominat ...

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  • Prolan: eco-friendly lubricants

    Oils and lubricants specialist the Witham Group has been named as the exclusive supplier of a new, eco-fr ...

    Oils and lubricants specialist the Witham Group has been named as the exclusive supplier of a new, eco-friendly rust preventative lubricant, Prolan. Witham Group is proud to announce that it has been  ...

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  • Mechanics play crucial role as fuel prices increase

    JLM Lubricants has revealed with fuel prices rising in the UK at an alarming rate vehicle maintenance is ...

    JLM Lubricants has revealed with fuel prices rising in the UK at an alarming rate vehicle maintenance is more important than ever if motorists are to get maximum miles from their tank. This means the ...

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  • PMM interviews: Julian Woods, GEA

    The PMM team visited the Garage Equipment Association’s Chief Executive Julian Woods at the association’s ...

    The PMM team visited the Garage Equipment Association’s Chief Executive Julian Woods at the association’s HQ in Daventry to discuss the problems facing the supply of garage equipment. What are some of ...

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  • Industry Profile: Business Owner & Mechanic

    PMM ’s Freya Coleman caught up with Hannah Gordon to discuss her career as a business owner and mechanic. ...

    PMM ’s Freya Coleman caught up with Hannah Gordon to discuss her career as a business owner and mechanic. Hello Hannah, could you give our readers an overview of who you are and what you do? I am the ...

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  • Tips for running your workshop in 2022

    Maverick Diagnostics’ Andy Brooke gives his advice for coping with the huge changes the industry is curre ...

    Maverick Diagnostics’ Andy Brooke gives his advice for coping with the huge changes the industry is currently facing. The ways we work and live have changed dramatically over the past few years and li ...

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  • The aftermarket skills shortage

    As is well known, the aftermarket is facing severe skills shortages. Dedicated automotive recruiter Ingen ...

    As is well known, the aftermarket is facing severe skills shortages. Dedicated automotive recruiter Ingenia Recruitment has teamed up with the IMI and the NBRA to petition Government to step in and ma ...

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  • Hayley Pells: Avoiding the blame game

    With the ongoing problem of counterfeit parts circulating online and ever more complex issues surrounding ...

    With the ongoing problem of counterfeit parts circulating online and ever more complex issues surrounding vehicle safety and workshop liability, Avia Autos’ Hayley Pells wonders what processes an inde ...

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  • How to replace ball joint on a Ford Transit

    In this latest ‘best practice’ article, technical experts from OESAA members, Laser Tools and Schaeffler, ...

    In this latest ‘best practice’ article, technical experts from OESAA members, Laser Tools and Schaeffler, have teamed up to offer advice to technicians when carrying out a ball joint replacement on a ...

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  • Kraftwerk's Mobilio storage solutions

    PMM caught up with Pete Anderson of South Coasting Auto Detailing in Hampshire, to find out whether his r ...

    PMM caught up with Pete Anderson of South Coasting Auto Detailing in Hampshire, to find out whether his recent purchase of a Kraftwerk 3.9m Workshop Storage Unit is paying off. Thanks for taking the t ...

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