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Tips for supporting apprentices

|Date: July 20, 2021

Tips for supporting apprentices

In this month’s instalment of Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake uses her experience as a college lec ...

In this month’s instalment of Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake uses her experience as a college lecturer to highlight how you can support your apprentice trainee throughout their studies. I’m su ...

July 20, 2021
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How Autowork Online can help garages

|Date: July 19, 2021

How Autowork Online can help garages

PMM discovers how independent garage, Motorepair, has reaped the rewards from transferring its work manag ...

PMM discovers how independent garage, Motorepair, has reaped the rewards from transferring its work management system to cloud-based Autowork Online. Delivering high levels of customer service has alw ...

July 19, 2021
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How garages can operate sustainably

|Date: July 16, 2021

How garages can operate sustainably

Reducing the environmental impact of operations at your garage or workshop might seem like a daunting tas ...

Reducing the environmental impact of operations at your garage or workshop might seem like a daunting task, but as MEWA UK Country Manager Günes Yenen writes, by making a few simple changes, you can ...

July 16, 2021
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The benefits of online car repair booking platforms

|Date: July 07, 2021

The benefits of online car repair booking platforms

Is it time to consider joining an online car repair booking platform? PMM hears from a selection of garag ...

Is it time to consider joining an online car repair booking platform? PMM hears from a selection of garages that are currently using ClickMechanic as their go-to. The automotive industry has collectiv ...

July 07, 2021
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The life and times of lubricants

|Date: June 28, 2021

The life and times of lubricants

In this limited series of articles, Witham Motorsport, exclusive UK distributor of Motul products, tracks ...

In this limited series of articles, Witham Motorsport, exclusive UK distributor of Motul products, tracks the journey of the humble lubricant. Each issue of PMM will focus on a different stage, starti ...

June 28, 2021
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Driving awareness for the automotive industry

|Date: June 25, 2021

Driving awareness for the automotive industry

School of Thought is a new initiative created to raise awareness within schools of the automotive industr ...

School of Thought is a new initiative created to raise awareness within schools of the automotive industry as a viable career choice. PMM spoke to Dave Reece, one of the organisation’s founders, to fi ...

June 25, 2021
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Morris Lubricants delivers training webinar

|Date: June 24, 2021

Morris Lubricants delivers training webinar

After hearing about the success of previous presentations, PMM decided to sit in on one of Morris Lubrica ...

After hearing about the success of previous presentations, PMM decided to sit in on one of Morris Lubricants training webinars. Here’s what happened… In the past, Shrewsbury-based lubricant manufactur ...

June 24, 2021
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What is expected of an apprentice?

|Date: June 15, 2021

What is expected of an apprentice?

For this month’s Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake revisits the topic of the End Point Assessment (E ...

For this month’s Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake revisits the topic of the End Point Assessment (EPA), providing in-depth insight into exactly what is expected of an apprentice. As promised in ...

June 15, 2021
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Should independents be moving online?

|Date: June 08, 2021

Should independents be moving online?

Despite car usage in the UK dropping significantly in 2020, online repair booking platforms have seen the ...

Despite car usage in the UK dropping significantly in 2020, online repair booking platforms have seen their bookings increase. For this reason, ClickMechanic believes it’s time for independents to mov ...

June 08, 2021
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Tips for implementing a mental wellbeing policy

|Date: June 01, 2021

Tips for implementing a mental wellbeing policy

Naomi Thompson, Head of Organisational Development at Benenden Health, discusses the best ways to effecti ...

Naomi Thompson, Head of Organisational Development at Benenden Health, discusses the best ways to effectively implement a mental wellbeing policy in the workplace. If you asked employees what makes th ...

June 01, 2021
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