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    3D Group outlines locksmithing solutions

    Workshops are often on the lookout for new services they can offer customers to give them an added advant ...

    Workshops are often on the lookout for new services they can offer customers to give them an added advantage over rival workshops. Could auto locksmithing be the service that your business needs? Here ...

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    The cybersecurity issues affecting the aftermarket

    We are all familiar with the threat cybersecurity issues can pose, but could it even be threatening the v ...

    We are all familiar with the threat cybersecurity issues can pose, but could it even be threatening the very basis of your business? In the second part of our look at cybersecurity and data issues sur ...

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    Keeping your customers satisfied

    MyCars is a new app being launched to help put independent garages on a level footing with main dealers w ...

    MyCars is a new app being launched to help put independent garages on a level footing with main dealers when it comes to customer interaction. PMM’s Kieran Nee sat down with Adam Fox, one of the devel ...

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    AT Academy rounds up learning series

    Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive traini ...

    Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive training textbooks, finishes his series of articles on learning. This month, Tom travels forward in t ...

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    The benefits of software investment

    ACIS discusses the benefits of investing in software in the workshop. It is commonplace for workshops to  ...

    ACIS discusses the benefits of investing in software in the workshop. It is commonplace for workshops to invest in the latest technology for their technicians on the workshop floor. But, if businesses ...

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    How the connected world impacts the aftermarket

    In the connected world we live in, developments and disruptions in unrelated sectors can end up impacting ...

    In the connected world we live in, developments and disruptions in unrelated sectors can end up impacting on the automotive industry. Neil Pattemore reflects on the recent semiconductor shortage and t ...

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    Maverick Diagnostics offers IT support

    As diagnostics becomes ever more commonplace in the workshop, technicians are finding themselves relying ...

    As diagnostics becomes ever more commonplace in the workshop, technicians are finding themselves relying on original dealer diagnostic tools in order to get the job done efficiently and to a high stan ...

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    Investigating the automotive skills shortage

    Recruitment specialists Ingenia Recruitment investigate the ongoing skills shortage within the automotive ...

    Recruitment specialists Ingenia Recruitment investigate the ongoing skills shortage within the automotive sector. Workshops have reached a critical stage due to an ongoing skills shortage disaster. Th ...

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    The different components of learning

    Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive traini ...

    Tom Denton, founder of the Automotive Technology (AT) Academy and prolific publisher of automotive training textbooks, moves onto his third article in his series on learning. This month Tom takes a lo ...

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    The importance of alternative fuel testing

    If diesel testing shouldn’t leave you fuming, then alternative fuel testing needn’t be shocking. Director ...

    If diesel testing shouldn’t leave you fuming, then alternative fuel testing needn’t be shocking. Director of Avia Autos, Hayley Pells explores. As the car parc share of alternative fuelled vehicles in ...

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    How the industry can encourage women to join

    In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to j ...

    In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to join the industry. Welcome back! It’s been what feels like a long time. We have finished (and ar ...

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    What to know about Double Clutch Transmissions

    Slough’s VRT played host to Schaeffler as the company’s Technical Manager Alistair Mason took them throug ...

    Slough’s VRT played host to Schaeffler as the company’s Technical Manager Alistair Mason took them through a rundown of a Double Clutch Transmission. It won’t be news to any of our readers that vehicl ...

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    Are apprenticeships the best option?

    The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to ...

    The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to solve. Apprenticeships have been thought of as the solution for decades now, but are they the b ...

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    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 ...

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    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 ...

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