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    JLM celebrates Mechanex success

    The JLM UK team has revealed this years' Mechanex show was “incredibly positive and incredibly busy” afte ...

    The JLM UK team has revealed this years' Mechanex show was “incredibly positive and incredibly busy” after attending the two day event at Sandown Park, Surrey. Mike Schlup, CEO of Kalimex, the UK dist ...

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    Why battery support is a necessity for workshops

    A recent survey undertaken by CTEK in partnership with Professional Motor Mechanic has identified as many ...

    A recent survey undertaken by CTEK in partnership with Professional Motor Mechanic has identified as many as 80% more vehicles entering the workshop now, compared to 2020, have a battery that needs at ...

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    Easy2Recruit celebrates Mechanex success

    Easy2Recruit has announced it is working through extensive enquiries after drawing a large level of inter ...

    Easy2Recruit has announced it is working through extensive enquiries after drawing a large level of interest at successive trade shows last week, which included Mechanex featuring PMM Live. Starting o ...

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    Ben reveals its five-year strategic plan

    Ben has announced the future strategic direction for the charity as part of a five-year strategic plan. T ...

    Ben has announced the future strategic direction for the charity as part of a five-year strategic plan. The automotive industry charity has experienced a significant increase in service demand since 2 ...

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    Research reveals shortage of MOT test stations

    Research has revealed on average there are 642 vehicles to one MOT test station in the UK, causing increa ...

    Research has revealed on average there are 642 vehicles to one MOT test station in the UK, causing increasing strain on mechanics and drivers.  The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) recently ...

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    Easy2Recruit prepares for Mechanex debut

    Easy2Recruit, the agency helping UK garages hire overseas talent, will make the trip to Surrey for Mechan ...

    Easy2Recruit, the agency helping UK garages hire overseas talent, will make the trip to Surrey for Mechanex show, which takes place at Sandown Park from Tuesday 7th to Wednesday 8th November. Easy2Rec ...

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    Getting 12v EV Ready at Mechanex

    PMM recently spoke to Ken Clark, Managing Director at Rotronics, about the seminar he’ll be giving at Mec ...

    PMM recently spoke to Ken Clark, Managing Director at Rotronics, about the seminar he’ll be giving at Mechanex-PMM Live next week. If you have any questions surrounding 12v batteries in EVs, such as ‘ ...

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    IGA offers subsidised MOT training

    IGA has announced it will offer members subsidised MOT training  in a bid to up-skill the industry. Stuar ...

    IGA has announced it will offer members subsidised MOT training  in a bid to up-skill the industry. Stuart James, IGA Chief Executive, announced: “Due to the challenging times we are facing as a secto ...

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    PCL launches Push Button Safety Coupling

    PCL has announced the launch of the UK Standard Push Button Safety Coupling, which has been modernised in ...

    PCL has announced the launch of the UK Standard Push Button Safety Coupling, which has been modernised in a bid to boost performance. Boasting a lightweight and durable composite body and hardened, ma ...

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    Pichler Tools confirms for Mechanex

    Pichler Tools has confirmed its attendance at Mechanex Sandown Park, with the event taking place from Tue ...

    Pichler Tools has confirmed its attendance at Mechanex Sandown Park, with the event taking place from Tuesday 7th to Wednesday 8th November in Surrey. Pichler Tools will be easy for visitors to spot, ...

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    Research reveals decline of manual handbrake

    The once universal manual handbrake has continued to decline, with 91% of new models on sale now fitted w ...

    The once universal manual handbrake has continued to decline, with 91% of new models on sale now fitted with an electronic handbrake instead, according to research by CarGurus. Now in its sixth annual ...

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    Ben launches Race Across Britain challenge

    Ben has announced it will be recruiting teams to take on a new UK-based fundraising challenge for the aut ...

    Ben has announced it will be recruiting teams to take on a new UK-based fundraising challenge for the automotive industry, called Race Across Britain, based on the BBC TV series 'Race Across the World ...

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    GSF appoints Chairman and Chief Executive

    GSF Car Parts has announced the appointment of Sukhpal Ahluwalia as Executive Chairman and Steve Horne as ...

    GSF Car Parts has announced the appointment of Sukhpal Ahluwalia as Executive Chairman and Steve Horne as Chief Executive Officer. The parts supplier operates 180 branches across the UK and Ireland, s ...

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    Easy2Recruit tackles skills shortage

    Easy2Recruit has announced it expects to place its first technicians ‘before the end of the year’ having ...

    Easy2Recruit has announced it expects to place its first technicians ‘before the end of the year’ having just launched to the trade at Automechanika Birmingham in June. The boutique recruitment specia ...

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    HiKOKI launches cordless lighting range

    HiKOKI Power Tools has launched a range of cordless lighting solutions for a range of applications, from ...

    HiKOKI Power Tools has launched a range of cordless lighting solutions for a range of applications, from really tight cramped spaces to larger sites that need plenty of illumination. All of the lights ...

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