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    Marketing Toolbox - appealing to female customers

    Marketing expert Louise Ellison returns with her first Marketing Toolbox article of 2020. Traditionally, ...

    Marketing expert Louise Ellison returns with her first Marketing Toolbox article of 2020. Traditionally, the motor trade has been dominated by men, but this is changing and now garages should make the ...

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    Furloughed workers and what it means for business

    Tina Chander, Partner at Wright Hassall, explains what becoming a furloughed worker means and exactly wha ...

    Tina Chander, Partner at Wright Hassall, explains what becoming a furloughed worker means and exactly what this entails for businesses. The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme has been designed to help b ...

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    A greener future for the aftermarket

    Times are changing, and with the world being more ecologically aware than it ever has before, what is the ...

    Times are changing, and with the world being more ecologically aware than it ever has before, what is the aftermarket doing to aid in this global cause? PMM talks to Denso to find out about what is go ...

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    One for the record books

    MAM Software recently announced the upcoming release of TeamView, a new paperless job card and technician ...

    MAM Software recently announced the upcoming release of TeamView, a new paperless job card and technician activity add-on for Autowork Online. As the roll-out phase gets underway, MAM’s Lead Product O ...

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    ADAS and the aftermarket

    More technology on a vehicle should mean more opportunities for independent garages. However, there are b ...

    More technology on a vehicle should mean more opportunities for independent garages. However, there are big questions that need answering when it comes to ADAS. Step forward Neil Pattemore… Advanced D ...

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    Diagnostics: reaping what you sow

    The ever-evolving market and its technology may make committing to diagnostics seem daunting. Steve Scott ...

    The ever-evolving market and its technology may make committing to diagnostics seem daunting. Steve Scott, Founder of The SimplyDiag Network, suggests otherwise, explaining the value of diagnostic wor ...

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    First through the doors

    Back in November, Lucas Oil Products (UK) delivered the first in a new series of seminars hosted by the L ...

    Back in November, Lucas Oil Products (UK) delivered the first in a new series of seminars hosted by the Lucas Oil Academy. PMM finds out how it went. 86 students involved in engineering programmes at ...

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    Digital development

    In light of its recent launch, PMM was invited to try the GS Yuasa Academy, one of the first dedicated on ...

    In light of its recent launch, PMM was invited to try the GS Yuasa Academy, one of the first dedicated online battery training system available to technicians, workshops, and distributors. Modern day ...

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    Friend or foe?

    Online service providers seem to be appearing in every corner of the aftermarket, and their arrival has s ...

    Online service providers seem to be appearing in every corner of the aftermarket, and their arrival has sparked a great deal of controversy. But, are they friend or foe? Andy Savva, The Garage Inspect ...

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    Bringing batteries to you

    As BBL Batteries closes in on 50 years, it remains a leading UK battery specialist, embracing the latest ...

    As BBL Batteries closes in on 50 years, it remains a leading UK battery specialist, embracing the latest technology and helping frontline aftermarket businesses. PMM finds out more. BL Batteries is a ...

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    How to beat the bottlenecks

    Calculating labour recovery rates and accurately tracking performance has not always been the garage indu ...

    Calculating labour recovery rates and accurately tracking performance has not always been the garage industry’s strongest suit. MAM Software recently released its paperless solution, TeamView, to tack ...

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    Train and sustain

    Matthew Perrot, Automotive Trainer/Assessor at Skills Group, unveils his tips for delivering effective ap ...

    Matthew Perrot, Automotive Trainer/Assessor at Skills Group, unveils his tips for delivering effective apprenticeship training. The automotive industry is again attracting new applicants because of th ...

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    Training Ground

    Schaeffler launches Repxpert Academy LIVE training events. Schaeffler is launching a new training concept ...

    Schaeffler launches Repxpert Academy LIVE training events. Schaeffler is launching a new training concept called REPXPERT Academy LIVE, a series of regional events taking place at venues around the UK ...

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    MOT garages increasingly funded by merchant cash advances

    365 Business Finance has revealed that MOT garages are among the top 10 business categories taking up mer ...

    365 Business Finance has revealed that MOT garages are among the top 10 business categories taking up merchant cash advances to expand. According to the direct lender, MOT garages feature eighth in th ...

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    Women of the trade

    It’s well documented that women are still being treated differently in business, particularly when it com ...

    It’s well documented that women are still being treated differently in business, particularly when it comes to customer-facing roles. Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at CCM, gives voice to the frustr ...

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