Professional Motor Mechanic

UK Garages now paying price for oil market fall

|Date: February 25, 2016

UK Garages now paying price for oil market fall

The UK’s independent garage workshops are being squeezed in the oil market turmoil, says fuel manufacturi ...

The UK’s independent garage workshops are being squeezed in the oil market turmoil, says fuel manufacturing and waste oil company RE:Group. As a direct result of collapsing crude oil prices, the garag ...

February 25, 2016
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Delphi and The Parts Alliance to sponsor three times British Touring Car Championship winner Matt Neal

|Date: February 24, 2016

Delphi and The Parts Alliance to sponsor three times British Touring Car Championship winner Matt Neal

Delphi Product and Service Solutions has partnered with the UK’s The Parts Alliance to sponsor Matt Neal, ...

Delphi Product and Service Solutions has partnered with the UK’s The Parts Alliance to sponsor Matt Neal, three times winner of the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC). Neal, who was crowned champ ...

February 24, 2016
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MANN+HUMMEL is ‘Overall Best Supplier’ at Andrew Page awards

|Date: February 21, 2016

MANN+HUMMEL is ‘Overall Best Supplier’ at Andrew Page awards

Autoparts and workshop equipment distributor, Andrew Page, has announced the winners of its annual Suppli ...

Autoparts and workshop equipment distributor, Andrew Page, has announced the winners of its annual Supplier Awards. Taking top honours, MANN+HUMMEL was named as overall best supplier, while TRW was pr ...

February 21, 2016
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Sogefi wins Autoparts UK ‘Supplier of the Year’ award

|Date: February 20, 2016

Sogefi wins Autoparts UK ‘Supplier of the Year’ award

Autoparts UK announced its ‘Supplier of the Year’ at St Andrew’s Sporting Club’s Annual Burns Night event ...

Autoparts UK announced its ‘Supplier of the Year’ at St Andrew’s Sporting Club’s Annual Burns Night event, with Sogefi Filtration picking up the award. The distributor invited suppliers and customers ...

February 20, 2016
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Aston Martin apprentices say young people should ‘speak up for health and safety’

|Date: February 19, 2016

Aston Martin apprentices say young people should ‘speak up for health and safety’

Research carried out by the British Safety Council states that new workers are as likely to have an accid ...

Research carried out by the British Safety Council states that new workers are as likely to have an accident in the first six months of a job as they are for the rest of their working lives. The lates ...

February 19, 2016
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NTN-SNR awarded grand prize Innovative Supplier of the Year 2015

|Date: February 18, 2016

NTN-SNR awarded grand prize Innovative Supplier of the Year 2015

NTN‐SNR has been awarded the prize ‘Innovative supplier of the year 2015’, at the Nexus Business Forum in ...

NTN‐SNR has been awarded the prize ‘Innovative supplier of the year 2015’, at the Nexus Business Forum in Montreux. Nexus automotive International awarded NTN‐SNR for its Smartphone TechScaN'R applica ...

February 18, 2016
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Hitachi Power Tools launches 6Ah Lithium-Ion battery

|Date: February 17, 2016

Hitachi Power Tools launches 6Ah Lithium-Ion battery

Hitachi Power Tools (UK) Ltd has launched a new high capacity 6.0Ah Lithium-ion battery to a gathering of ...

Hitachi Power Tools (UK) Ltd has launched a new high capacity 6.0Ah Lithium-ion battery to a gathering of trade press at the ‘Home of England Rugby’, Twickenham. The BSL1860 Li-Ion battery, which is c ...

February 17, 2016
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Enthusiasm for Valeo Innovation Challenge stronger than ever

|Date: February 16, 2016

Enthusiasm for Valeo Innovation Challenge stronger than ever

A total of 3,302 students from around the world have signed up to participate in the third Valeo Innovati ...

A total of 3,302 students from around the world have signed up to participate in the third Valeo Innovation Challenge. The contest's continued success – with a record number of participants signed up ...

February 16, 2016
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Garage & Tyre Solutions appointed as Vamag UK Distributor

|Date: February 10, 2016

Garage & Tyre Solutions appointed as Vamag UK Distributor

Garage & Tyre Solutions, a division of Bodyshop Solutions Ltd, has been appointed UK distributor for ...

Garage & Tyre Solutions, a division of Bodyshop Solutions Ltd, has been appointed UK distributor for Vamag srl for its ranges of 3D Wheel Aligners, Tyre Changers and Wheel Balancers. Based in Cass ...

February 10, 2016
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IAAF calls guilty verdict against Kia a ‘major victory’ for IAM

|Date: February 08, 2016

IAAF calls guilty verdict against Kia a ‘major victory’ for IAM

At the end of last year the Supreme Court in Stockholm dismissed Kia Motor’s petition to appeal against t ...

At the end of last year the Supreme Court in Stockholm dismissed Kia Motor’s petition to appeal against their conviction in December 2012 for breach of competition in the Swedish market on its seven y ...

February 08, 2016
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Morris Lubricants to enter British Pickup Truck series

|Date: February 04, 2016

Morris Lubricants to enter British Pickup Truck series

Lea Wood will be back behind the wheel in 2016 after confirming he will make a full time switch to the ho ...

Lea Wood will be back behind the wheel in 2016 after confirming he will make a full time switch to the hotly contested Pickup Truck Racing series for 2016, bringing with him long time title-sponsors M ...

February 04, 2016
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Driverless cars to test on UK roads

|Date: February 02, 2016

Driverless cars to test on UK roads

The government has announced plans for more than 40 miles of UK public roads to be equipped with technolo ...

The government has announced plans for more than 40 miles of UK public roads to be equipped with technologies to aid autonomous vehicles. The plans, which will us a £20m chunk of the government's £100 ...

February 02, 2016
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2016 MECHANEX dates confirmed

|Date: January 19, 2016

2016 MECHANEX dates confirmed

Once again the regional trade show for auto repair professionals will be hitting four venues in 2016. Aft ...

Once again the regional trade show for auto repair professionals will be hitting four venues in 2016. After its debut last year, the iconic Alexandra Palace in north London will host the opening show ...

January 19, 2016
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Approved Garages to sponsor 2016 Betway Premier League Darts

|Date: January 19, 2016

Approved Garages to sponsor 2016 Betway Premier League Darts

Approved Garages has announced that it will once again be partnering Betway Premier League Darts in 2016. ...

Approved Garages has announced that it will once again be partnering Betway Premier League Darts in 2016. After the trusted garage network’s hugely successful sponsorship of the world’s biggest darts ...

January 19, 2016
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Philips wins road safety award

|Date: January 17, 2016

Philips wins road safety award

The development of the Xenon HID (High Intensity Discharge) vehicle headlamp bulb, which has been respons ...

The development of the Xenon HID (High Intensity Discharge) vehicle headlamp bulb, which has been responsible for cutting night time accidents on rural roads by more than half, has received a prestigi ...

January 17, 2016
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