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		<title>Would you buy remanufactured parts?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Captieux]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 19:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Would you buy remanufactured parts?" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-274x183.jpg 274w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-80x54.jpg 80w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-130x87.jpg 130w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-359x240.jpg 359w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-85x57.jpg 85w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-546x365.jpg 546w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-165x109.jpg 165w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-347x233.jpg 347w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-112x75.jpg 112w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-179x120.jpg 179w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-170x113.jpg 170w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-81x55.jpg 81w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24-765x510.jpg 765w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/GarageMatters-Logo-24.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
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<p>In this instalment of Garage Matters, PMM explores the rise of remanufacturing and asks why some garages in the UK remain reluctant. I am sitting down to write this in the aftermath of Europe&#8217;s premier aftermarket trade show, Automechanika Frankfurt. An absolutely mammoth event, the biannual show might not be that familiar to readers of ...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://pmmonline.co.uk/article/would-you-buy-remanufactured-parts/">Would you buy remanufactured parts?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://pmmonline.co.uk">Professional Motor Mechanic</a>.</p>
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		<title>Should you join a garage scheme?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Captieux]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 18:00:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[<p><img width="300" height="200" src="https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-300x200.jpg" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="What&#039;s causing the skills crisis?" decoding="async" srcset="https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-300x200.jpg 300w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-768x512.jpg 768w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-274x183.jpg 274w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-80x54.jpg 80w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-130x87.jpg 130w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-359x240.jpg 359w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-85x57.jpg 85w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-546x365.jpg 546w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-165x109.jpg 165w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-347x233.jpg 347w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-112x75.jpg 112w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-179x120.jpg 179w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-170x113.jpg 170w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-81x55.jpg 81w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24-765x510.jpg 765w, https://pmmonline.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/GarageMatters-Logo-24.jpg 800w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></p>
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<p>PMM investigates garage schemes and what they can bring to your business. But are there downsides? Let’s rewind for a moment. Cast your mind back to 2007: facebook was in its infancy, the first iphone had only just been launched and the yellow pages was still going strong. Something else that happened that year, although ...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://pmmonline.co.uk/article/should-you-join-a-garage-scheme/">Should you join a garage scheme?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://pmmonline.co.uk">Professional Motor Mechanic</a>.</p>
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		<title>What&#8217;s causing the skills crisis?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Joe Captieux]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Sep 2024 15:02:46 +0000</pubDate>
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<p>PMM editor Kieran Nee writes about the skills crisis in the automotive aftermarket. I tagged along on an EV course a few years ago near my hometown, Southend-on-Sea. I arranged the visit for first thing Monday morning so I could go home for the weekend and on a chilly February morning, I and 15 technicians ...</p>
<p>The post <a href="https://pmmonline.co.uk/article/whats-causing-the-skills-crisis/">What&#8217;s causing the skills crisis?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://pmmonline.co.uk">Professional Motor Mechanic</a>.</p>
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