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  • TMD Friction launches software solution

    TMD Friction, the brake linings manufacturer, has launched a software solution to help garages document a ...

    TMD Friction, the brake linings manufacturer, has launched a software solution to help garages document and evidence the quality of their work. PMM finds out more. Working in partnership with GaraShie ...

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  • NSK sorts the real from the fake

    Counterfeit parts remain a problem to this day. They put businesses at considerable liability risk, and t ...

    Counterfeit parts remain a problem to this day. They put businesses at considerable liability risk, and that’s not even looking at the danger they can put motorists in. NSK has years of experience fig ...

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  • CCM navigates MOT season

    PMM hears from Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at CCM, about how the garage and MOT station has navigate ...

    PMM hears from Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at CCM, about how the garage and MOT station has navigated these past months, and what plans the business had in place to manage an MOT season like no o ...

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  • Avia Autos considers impact of COVID-19

    Hayley Pells of Avia Autos speculates on the good, the bad, and the ugly within the independent garage se ...

    Hayley Pells of Avia Autos speculates on the good, the bad, and the ugly within the independent garage sector as the effects of COVID-19 start to hit home. For the garage sector, our categorisation as ...

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  • IMI urges industry to invest in training

    Steve Nash, Chief Executive Officer of the IMI, presents the case for investing in technician training. I ...

    Steve Nash, Chief Executive Officer of the IMI, presents the case for investing in technician training. Independents have always been used to competing against the buying power of the manufacturer fra ...

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  • DENSO highlights key electrical components

    With regulators setting ambitious emissions targets, the age of electric vehicles will soon be upon us. H ...

    With regulators setting ambitious emissions targets, the age of electric vehicles will soon be upon us. Here, Denso highlights the components that will become essential in the electric future. Everyon ...

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  • Autoelectro tracks hybrid technology evolution

    Nick Hood, UK Sales Manager at Autoelectro, outlines how the design of alternator and starter motors has ...

    Nick Hood, UK Sales Manager at Autoelectro, outlines how the design of alternator and starter motors has kept pace with the evolution of hybrid technology. Stop-start systems and regenerative braking ...

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  • TRICO provides wiper installation tips

    Original equipment (OE) wiper blade manufacturer, TRICO, presents the different methods you should use to ...

    Original equipment (OE) wiper blade manufacturer, TRICO, presents the different methods you should use to remove and install wiper blades with pinch tab wiper arm and Mercedes slide button connections ...

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  • Delphi offers brake and suspension advice

    Brakes and suspension repairs may not be the first jobs you think of when preparing for the winter months ...

    Brakes and suspension repairs may not be the first jobs you think of when preparing for the winter months, but perhaps they should be? PMM finds out more. When asking car owners about how winter weath ...

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  • Ecobat introduces EBT780 battery tester

    As all technicians know by now, AGM and EFB batteries are becoming increasingly common within vehicles, w ...

    As all technicians know by now, AGM and EFB batteries are becoming increasingly common within vehicles, which means it is essential that you have the right tool for testing close at hand. Introducing, ...

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  • XL Motors outlines company developments

    XL Motors has expanded from a single-site bodyshop into a multi-million-pound service and repair company ...

    XL Motors has expanded from a single-site bodyshop into a multi-million-pound service and repair company with five sites across Coventry and Warwickshire. Overseen by owner and Managing Director, Rob ...

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  • VLS runs through ACEA 2016 sequences update

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

    PMM hears from Andrew Goddard, Chairman of the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS), on the recent update to the ACEA 2016 sequences and its impact on the lubricants sector. This summer, the ...

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  • Castrol reviews lockdown engine damage

    Gareth Bracchi, Engineer at Castrol UK, assesses the potential engine damage caused by lockdown that is a ...

    Gareth Bracchi, Engineer at Castrol UK, assesses the potential engine damage caused by lockdown that is affecting vehicles across the country. Automotive aftermarket research body, GiPA, recently repo ...

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  • Morris Lubricants considers the future of lubricants

    With the emergence of electric vehicle technologies, what will the future be like for petrol and diesel e ...

    With the emergence of electric vehicle technologies, what will the future be like for petrol and diesel engines and their associated lubricants? Adrian Hill, Automotive Product Manager at Morris Lubri ...

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  • HEVRA looks at changes in components

    As automotive technology changes, so do the roles and tasks of once-essential components. HEVRA’s Peter M ...

    As automotive technology changes, so do the roles and tasks of once-essential components. HEVRA’s Peter Melville explains how advancements such as plug-in technology and electrification are causing a ...

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