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  • IAAF challenges dealership's servicing statement

    A Ford Fiesta owner, and sometime customer of Matlock Ford, approached an IAAF member regarding a message ...

    A Ford Fiesta owner, and sometime customer of Matlock Ford, approached an IAAF member regarding a message rubberstamped into his 'Service Book' by the Service department at Matlock Ford. The text of t ...

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  • The Skills Show comes to town

    The Skills Show (15th - 17th November, NEC Birmingham) provides the perfect opportunity for the future ge ...

    The Skills Show (15th - 17th November, NEC Birmingham) provides the perfect opportunity for the future generation of technicians to meet employers and to talk with real people about real jobs. There i ...

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  • IAAF takes helm of R2C Campaign

    Supporters of the pan-independent aftermarket ‘Right to Choose’ campaign have asked the IAAF to take over ...

    Supporters of the pan-independent aftermarket ‘Right to Choose’ campaign have asked the IAAF to take over the management of the campaign. Until now the Federation has provided the campaign’s administr ...

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  • Honda announces massive UK production investment

    Independent garages can be confident of seeing plenty of potential Honda servicing/repair work in the fut ...

    Independent garages can be confident of seeing plenty of potential Honda servicing/repair work in the future following the announcement that the Japanese car giant will make a £267 million production  ...

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  • Man dies in garage fire

    A man has died following a fire at a garage workshop in Milton Keynes. The victim was rescued by firefigh ...

    A man has died following a fire at a garage workshop in Milton Keynes. The victim was rescued by firefighters from Pluto Autos on Church Street, Bletchley, in the early hours of September 1st but he d ...

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  • Mountainous effort by KYB staff

    Energetic staff from KYB UK have successfully conquered the highest mountains of England, Scotland and Wa ...

    Energetic staff from KYB UK have successfully conquered the highest mountains of England, Scotland and Wales to raise cash for the motor industry charity BEN. A four-strong team from the supplier of s ...

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  • New tyre programme launched for independent garages

    At the opening of GiTi Tire's European Technical Centre (ETC), MIRA Micheldever Tyre Services', Chief Exe ...

    At the opening of GiTi Tire's European Technical Centre (ETC), MIRA Micheldever Tyre Services', Chief Executive, Paul Fox hailed the enhanced GT Radial Performance Centre (GTPC) programme as “the most ...

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  • Tool rental service launched

    Rent2Repair – an innovative special service tool and diagnostics hire service - has just been launched. T ...

    Rent2Repair – an innovative special service tool and diagnostics hire service - has just been launched. The new member service, supported by some of the world’s largest tool manufacturers including Au ...

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  • TRW goes the extra mile for BEN

    Employees from TRW Automotive Aftermarket, have raised in excess of £2,000 for automotive industry charit ...

    Employees from TRW Automotive Aftermarket, have raised in excess of £2,000 for automotive industry charity BEN. Running, cycling, rowing, X-training and swimming were among the events that saw the tea ...

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  • HMRC launch motor trade tax dodging taskforce

    A taskforce tackling tax dodgers in the motor trade was recently launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). ...

    A taskforce tackling tax dodgers in the motor trade was recently launched by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). The taskforce is expected to recover more than £22m tackling tax dodgers in the motor trade in ...

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  • Big expansion for Laser Tools

    Laser Tools story has unveiled a new showroom and technical centre facility at their headquarters in Sout ...

    Laser Tools story has unveiled a new showroom and technical centre facility at their headquarters in Southam, Warwickshire. Officially opened by Lord Digby Jones Kt, the new facility offers an impress ...

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  • Automechanika 2012 - are you going?

    As the world’s biggest trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, Automechanika Frankfurt (11-16 Septembe ...

    As the world’s biggest trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, Automechanika Frankfurt (11-16 September) spotlights innovations and solutions in the fields of parts, systems, tuning, workshop equip ...

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  • Liftmaster awarded SAFEcontractor accreditation

    Liftmaster is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading-edge scheme, designed to ...

    Liftmaster is one of the latest group of successful companies to join a leading-edge scheme, designed to help the industry improve its safety record.The Hampshire-based firm recently received accredit ...

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  • Manbat and BEN make it to 100

    Over the last four years battery distributor Manbat has been supporting BEN - the UK’s primary motor trad ...

    Over the last four years battery distributor Manbat has been supporting BEN - the UK’s primary motor trade benevolent charity - by providing its beneficiaries with a new replacement when the existing ...

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  • Millers Oils goes back to Black

    Specialist oil developer and producer Millers Oils has signed a three year sponsorship deal with British ...

    Specialist oil developer and producer Millers Oils has signed a three year sponsorship deal with British Rally Championship Challenge Champion, Callum Black. After crashing his car beyond repair in th ...

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