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    DENSO updates e-Videns diagnostics tool

    DENSO has released an enhanced ‘Visual Inspection’ feature for its e-Videns diagnostics tool. PMM finds o ...

    DENSO has released an enhanced ‘Visual Inspection’ feature for its e-Videns diagnostics tool. PMM finds out more about it. The update from DENSO not only increases the tool’s speed and coverage, it al ...

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    Independent workshops offered COVID support

    Lubricants specialist, Castrol, has stepped up to aid independent workshops as they deal with the economi ...

    Lubricants specialist, Castrol, has stepped up to aid independent workshops as they deal with the economic effects of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s how… There’s no doubt that 2020 was a challenging ...

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    VLS offers update on industry review

    PMM hears from Andrew Goddard, Chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about the ...

    PMM hears from Andrew Goddard, Chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), about the Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Regulation review and why its renewal is so important for the lub ...

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    Workshop lighting for winter days

    PMM shines a light on Sealey’s range of workshop lighting that can help technicians make the short winter ...

    PMM shines a light on Sealey’s range of workshop lighting that can help technicians make the short winter days that little bit longer. Most people will agree that 2020 was a very difficult year for ma ...

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    Garages recommended to check battery health

    The battery experts at VARTA are recommending that garages check the status of all car batteries entering ...

    The battery experts at VARTA are recommending that garages check the status of all car batteries entering the workshop. 2020 saw driving habits change dramatically, and now is the time to be vigilant ...

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    How alloy wheel protection can boost profitability

    With wet and wintry conditions now here, an increased risk of slippery road surfaces brings with it the p ...

    With wet and wintry conditions now here, an increased risk of slippery road surfaces brings with it the potential for unnecessary damage to alloy wheels caused by kerb impact. James Taqvi, Director of ...

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    3D Group outlines its offering

    PMM introduces 3D Group, a leading automotive locksmith supplier, and finds out about one of its most pop ...

    PMM introduces 3D Group, a leading automotive locksmith supplier, and finds out about one of its most popular products: OSCA. As technology develops in the automotive industry, so does vehicle locksmi ...

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    Best practice procedure for brake pad replacement

    Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, presents the best practice procedure for repl ...

    Charles Figgins, Technical Marketing Manager at Blue Print, presents the best practice procedure for replacing the rear brake pads and discs on a Hyundai i40. The Hyundai i40 saloon and tourer estate ...

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    How to replace front shock absorbers

    The technical team at KYB provides the step-by-step procedure for replacing the front shock absorbers on ...

    The technical team at KYB provides the step-by-step procedure for replacing the front shock absorbers on the following vehicle models: Renault Koleos and Nissan X-Trail. After the news that KYB recent ...

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    Mission Motorsport offers industry training

    It is common knowledge that there is a significant skills gap within the industry when it comes to workin ...

    It is common knowledge that there is a significant skills gap within the industry when it comes to working on hybrid and electric vehicles. So, when PMM heard that Mission Motorsport’s training centre ...

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    Autotech dissects online training

    With a boom in online training as a result of the pandemic, it’s hard for independents to know what type ...

    With a boom in online training as a result of the pandemic, it’s hard for independents to know what type of training they should prioritise. Mandla Ndhlovu, Head of Autotech Training, explains why, in ...

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    DPF Doctor highlights emissions and DPF link

    PMM finds out from Darren Darling, The DPF Doctor, why the diagnostics process is at the centre of emissi ...

    PMM finds out from Darren Darling, The DPF Doctor, why the diagnostics process is at the centre of emissions-related vehicle issues. As many readers will know, Darren Darling heads up The DPF Doctor N ...

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    Delphi outlines ADAS offering

    ADAS technology is now well and truly in UK workshops. In response, suppliers have started producing the ...

    ADAS technology is now well and truly in UK workshops. In response, suppliers have started producing the equipment required to work on these complex systems. Delphi Technologies is one such supplier, ...

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    The mutual benefits of work placements

    Back again for another instalment, Gemma Westlake explains why work placements benefit both the candidate ...

    Back again for another instalment, Gemma Westlake explains why work placements benefit both the candidate and the employer. I think we are all happy to see the back of 2020 and welcome a new and, hope ...

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    Avia Autos provides bad review advice

    After receiving a bad Google review, Hayley Pells assesses the fallout and the best ways to react to such ...

    After receiving a bad Google review, Hayley Pells assesses the fallout and the best ways to react to such a situation. As you might expect, I was initially extremely upset to receive a one-star review ...

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