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Talk of the Trade: Customer-Supplied Parts

|Date: February 05, 2018

Talk of the Trade: Customer-Supplied Parts

PMM talks shop with a selection of influential garage owners to get to the heart of the issues affecting ...

PMM talks shop with a selection of influential garage owners to get to the heart of the issues affecting the UK’s independent sector. The topic of conversation: customer- supplied parts. ...

February 05, 2018
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‘We Need to Dispel the Myth that a Remanufactured Part is Somehow Inferior’

|Date: January 31, 2018

‘We Need to Dispel the Myth that a Remanufactured Part is Somehow Inferior’

Shaftec says that if garages never want to turn away business, they should encourage their suppliers to s ...

Shaftec says that if garages never want to turn away business, they should encourage their suppliers to stock remanufactured calipers. ...

January 31, 2018
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An Engine Gear Oil that Could Turn Solid in Winter

|Date: January 30, 2018

An Engine Gear Oil that Could Turn Solid in Winter

PMM reviews some of the cases investigated by the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) over the ...

PMM reviews some of the cases investigated by the Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) over the past four years, as part of its work to protect mechanics and motorists by upholding standards ...

January 30, 2018
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Changing How You Measure Battery Maintenance

|Date: January 30, 2018

Changing How You Measure Battery Maintenance

Rotronics describes ROBIS, its newly developed web-based dashboard and reporting system, which collects a ...

Rotronics describes ROBIS, its newly developed web-based dashboard and reporting system, which collects and analyses battery test data taken from workshops. ...

January 30, 2018
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Here Comes the E-Cavalry

|Date: January 28, 2018

Here Comes the E-Cavalry

AutoMate Training's Harrison Boudakin looks at the future of propulsion technology and why the industry i ...

AutoMate Training's Harrison Boudakin looks at the future of propulsion technology and why the industry is about to witness a shift in powertrain design. ...

January 28, 2018
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Training Ground

|Date: January 25, 2018

Training Ground

The RMI Academy of Automotive Skills was set up by Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) in 2015 to offe ...

The RMI Academy of Automotive Skills was set up by Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) in 2015 to offer high quality, low cost training for the benefit of the industry. PMM gets the low-down on wha ...

January 25, 2018
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How Does the AA Help it’s Garages to Generate More Business?

|Date: January 24, 2018

How Does the AA Help it’s Garages to Generate More Business?

In a market that is saturated with companies offering financial incentives to attract prospective custome ...

In a market that is saturated with companies offering financial incentives to attract prospective customers, the AA says it is constantly striving to find innovative new ways to help its member garage ...

January 24, 2018
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Can we Replace the Profit We’re Losing on MOTs?

|Date: January 23, 2018

Can we Replace the Profit We’re Losing on MOTs?

With the MOT market becoming increasingly saturated, the MoT Club suggests that garages could be doing mo ...

With the MOT market becoming increasingly saturated, the MoT Club suggests that garages could be doing more in order to make up for the shortfall in MOT revenue. ...

January 23, 2018
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Steering Towards the Future

|Date: January 18, 2018

Steering Towards the Future

Shaftec believes that the key to its success in manufacturing parts best suited to the vehicles of the fu ...

Shaftec believes that the key to its success in manufacturing parts best suited to the vehicles of the future is its continuous monitoring of industry trends – specifically those relating to the envir ...

January 18, 2018
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IAAF Conference 2017

|Date: January 18, 2018

IAAF Conference 2017

PMM reports on the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federations's (IAAF) Annual Conference. ...

PMM reports on the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federations's (IAAF) Annual Conference. ...

January 18, 2018
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Service Game

|Date: January 17, 2018

Service Game

PMM Editor's Viewpoint February 2018. ...

PMM Editor's Viewpoint February 2018. ...

January 17, 2018
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Marginal Gains

|Date: January 17, 2018

Marginal Gains

Do you know your margin from your mark-up? In this month’s article, Andy Savva tells you why you should. ...

Do you know your margin from your mark-up? In this month’s article, Andy Savva tells you why you should. ...

January 17, 2018
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Plug in to a Growing Market

|Date: January 16, 2018

Plug in to a Growing Market

It is clear that vehicle powertrains are evolving rapidly away from the pure internal combustion engine, ...

It is clear that vehicle powertrains are evolving rapidly away from the pure internal combustion engine, but Neil Pattemore is surprised by the apparent apathy amongst aftermarket workshops when it co ...

January 16, 2018
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The Aftermarket End of Term Report – 2017

|Date: January 13, 2018

The Aftermarket End of Term Report – 2017

In this article, Neil Pattemore provides his 2017 ‘end of term’ report for the aftermarket. ...

In this article, Neil Pattemore provides his 2017 ‘end of term’ report for the aftermarket. ...

January 13, 2018
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Are You Equipped for the Future?

|Date: January 10, 2018

Are You Equipped for the Future?

DoIP is seen as a great step forward for vehicle manufacturers. Hella Gutmann explains what it might mean ...

DoIP is seen as a great step forward for vehicle manufacturers. Hella Gutmann explains what it might mean for the independent sector. ...

January 10, 2018
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