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  • Absolute Alignment explores profitability of aligners

    Absolute Alignment, a supplier of four-wheel alignment equipment, has recently seen an increase in the nu ...

    Absolute Alignment, a supplier of four-wheel alignment equipment, has recently seen an increase in the number of MOT test centres purchasing aligners in order to boost their profitability. MOT bays, w ...

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  • CCM provides MOT advice

    PMM checks in with independent garage, CCM, to see what the team is up against in the lead up to MOT seas ...

    PMM checks in with independent garage, CCM, to see what the team is up against in the lead up to MOT season. Operations Manager Tina Drayson highlights the sticking points worth noting. Getting connec ...

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  • Fueltone discusses company history

    PMM sits down with Charlene O’Connor, CEO of Fueltone, to find out more about the additive and engine tre ...

    PMM sits down with Charlene O’Connor, CEO of Fueltone, to find out more about the additive and engine treatment specialist. PMM: Could you please provide a little bit of background to Fueltone? How di ...

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  • Reducing emissions with additives

    Increasingly rigorous limits imposed on exhaust emissions and modern technology confront garages with new ...

    Increasingly rigorous limits imposed on exhaust emissions and modern technology confront garages with new challenges. However, additives may provide an effective response, explains Liqui Moly. ‘‘Aditi ...

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  • Counting the cost of conversion

    BM Catalysts Managing Director, Toby Massey, weighs-in on why cleaner air comes at a price. Catalytic con ...

    BM Catalysts Managing Director, Toby Massey, weighs-in on why cleaner air comes at a price. Catalytic conversion The internal combustion engine uses fossil fuels and subsequently produces harmful emis ...

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  • A breath of fresh air

    The EGR valve provides enhanced emissions control and is a vital component for reducing the output of har ...

    The EGR valve provides enhanced emissions control and is a vital component for reducing the output of harmful NOx tailpipe gasses. Here’s what to look for, and why they’re so important… You may have h ...

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  • Brake dust: the secret pollutant

    A recent report (from the parliamentary Air Quality Expert Group) says that ‘pollution from tyre wear and ...

    A recent report (from the parliamentary Air Quality Expert Group) says that ‘pollution from tyre wear and brake dust contribute to half of particle pollution from road transport’. What measures are Ju ...

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  • Cleaning up the market

    Since its introduction to the UK, FlexFuel’s hydrogen cleaning solution – Hy-Carbon – has seen rapid grow ...

    Since its introduction to the UK, FlexFuel’s hydrogen cleaning solution – Hy-Carbon – has seen rapid growth as the business focuses on making the green machines the go-to for engine decarbonisation. I ...

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  • Learning from the REPXPERTs

    To gain a better understanding of what it is to be a Schaeffler REPXPERT, PMM was invited to the Basingst ...

    To gain a better understanding of what it is to be a Schaeffler REPXPERT, PMM was invited to the Basingstoke College of Technology for Schaeffler’s second REPXPERT Academy LIVE training event. Here’s ...

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  • A momentous year

    1989 was a momentous year. It was the year the Berlin Wall came down, the iconic ‘Rain Man’ won best pict ...

    1989 was a momentous year. It was the year the Berlin Wall came down, the iconic ‘Rain Man’ won best picture at the Oscars, and, a little closer to home, a small import/export business started trading ...

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  • Do you compute?

    In the first of her articles for PMM, Hayley Pells, owner of independent garage Avia Autos, stresses what ...

    In the first of her articles for PMM, Hayley Pells, owner of independent garage Avia Autos, stresses what she believes to be one of the most dangerous threats to the survival of the independent afterm ...

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  • Marketing Toolbox - appealing to female customers

    Marketing expert Louise Ellison returns with her first Marketing Toolbox article of 2020. Traditionally, ...

    Marketing expert Louise Ellison returns with her first Marketing Toolbox article of 2020. Traditionally, the motor trade has been dominated by men, but this is changing and now garages should make the ...

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  • Furloughed workers and what it means for business

    Tina Chander, Partner at Wright Hassall, explains what becoming a furloughed worker means and exactly wha ...

    Tina Chander, Partner at Wright Hassall, explains what becoming a furloughed worker means and exactly what this entails for businesses. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been designed to help b ...

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  • Product Focus: Special Tec AA 0W-16 engine oil

    Liqui Moly, the German motor oil manufacturer, has launched its new Special Tec AA 0W-16 to the market. P ...

    Liqui Moly, the German motor oil manufacturer, has launched its new Special Tec AA 0W-16 to the market. PMM finds out more about this super-low viscosity engine oil. ‘‘It is the lowest viscosity oil t ...

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  • The fuel solution

    With the help of MS Motorservice, PMM provides some insight into the electric fuel pump, and the failures ...

    With the help of MS Motorservice, PMM provides some insight into the electric fuel pump, and the failures that may occur with this sometimes tricky component. The reduction of emissions in passenger c ...

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