Professional Motor Mechanic

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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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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How CPD fits into MOT training

|Date: May 20, 2021

How CPD fits into MOT training

Regular PMM contributor Hayley Pells outlines everything that you need to know about CPD (Continuing Prof ...

Regular PMM contributor Hayley Pells outlines everything that you need to know about CPD (Continuing Professional Development) and how it fits into MOT training. The original checks that made up an MO ...

May 20, 2021
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How the Brexit deal affects the aftermarket

|Date: April 30, 2021

How the Brexit deal affects the aftermarket

Neil Pattemore weighs in with his analysis on the Brexit deal and how he sees it affecting the aftermarke ...

Neil Pattemore weighs in with his analysis on the Brexit deal and how he sees it affecting the aftermarket. Although Brexit was a bit like an elephant giving birth – it took a long time after concepti ...

April 30, 2021
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Products to help keep garages clean

|Date: April 29, 2021

Products to help keep garages clean

Daniel Hennessey, Key Account Manager for Automotive at Kärcher UK, discusses the best products and proce ...

Daniel Hennessey, Key Account Manager for Automotive at Kärcher UK, discusses the best products and processes for keeping garages spick and span as we transition from winter to spring. It is very easy ...

April 29, 2021
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How to create a motivational work environment

|Date: April 08, 2021

How to create a motivational work environment

Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at independent garage CCM, discusses how business owners and managers ca ...

Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at independent garage CCM, discusses how business owners and managers can create a motivational and nurturing culture within the workplace environment. A workplace cul ...

April 08, 2021
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The role of a good business strategy

|Date: April 06, 2021

The role of a good business strategy

Hayley Pells, Director at Avia Autos, explores the role of business strategy against the backdrop of the ...

Hayley Pells, Director at Avia Autos, explores the role of business strategy against the backdrop of the pandemic. If you are in business, you will have heard of ‘strategy’ and that it is important, n ...

April 06, 2021
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ASG offers industry support

|Date: March 25, 2021

ASG offers industry support

If you were to glean one positive that has come out of the events of the past year, what would it be? It’ ...

If you were to glean one positive that has come out of the events of the past year, what would it be? It’s a tough question, but one that Dave Massey, a founding member of the Automotive Support Group ...

March 25, 2021
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What the 2030 ban means for the aftermarket

|Date: March 17, 2021

What the 2030 ban means for the aftermarket

2030 is the latest deadline set by the government for the end to sales of new cars with internal combusti ...

2030 is the latest deadline set by the government for the end to sales of new cars with internal combustion engines, but what does this mean for the aftermarket? Neil Pattemore assesses the situation. ...

March 17, 2021
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‘Office at home’ assists garages during pandemic

|Date: March 08, 2021

‘Office at home’ assists garages during pandemic

Remote access to Autowork Online has enabled Hill Street Garage to have an ‘office at home’ and provide g ...

Remote access to Autowork Online has enabled Hill Street Garage to have an ‘office at home’ and provide great customer service throughout the duration of the pandemic. PMM finds out more. Like many ot ...

March 08, 2021
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