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Duckhams CEO steps down

|Date: June 03, 2026

Duckhams CEO steps down

Mike Bewsey has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of the original British motor oil company, Duck ...

Mike Bewsey has announced he will be stepping down as CEO of the original British motor oil company, Duckhams. Mike became the CEO of Duckhams in 2024, bringing with him years of experience managing m ...

June 03, 2026
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What do thinner oils mean for filters?

|Date: May 22, 2026

What do thinner oils mean for filters?

Choosing a high-quality filter could be the most effective way of preventing catastrophic engine failure, ...

Choosing a high-quality filter could be the most effective way of preventing catastrophic engine failure, strengthening a workshop’s hard-earned reputation and saving motorists from unnecessarily spen ...

May 22, 2026
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Guy Martin and Morris Lubricant’s new video series

|Date: April 29, 2026

Guy Martin and Morris Lubricant’s new video series

Guy Martin revisits Morris Lubricants’ factory for new video series. UK manufacturer Morris Lubricants h ...

Guy Martin revisits Morris Lubricants’ factory for new video series. UK manufacturer Morris Lubricants has reunited with brand ambassador Guy Martin – the popular lorry mechanic, motorbike racer, tra ...

April 29, 2026
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What happens inside the mixing facility?

|Date: March 19, 2026

What happens inside the mixing facility?

As Comma Oil celebrated 60 years serving the UK aftermarket, the PMM team were invited to come down to th ...

As Comma Oil celebrated 60 years serving the UK aftermarket, the PMM team were invited to come down to their mixing facilities in Gravesend to get a behind-the-scenes look at what goes on. The oils ...

March 19, 2026
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Why choose British oil?

|Date: February 26, 2026

Why choose British oil?

After anti-dumping action by the UK Department for Business and Trade, Aztec Oils says knowing the true o ...

After anti-dumping action by the UK Department for Business and Trade, Aztec Oils says knowing the true origin of your engine oil has never been more important. Last December the Secretary of State fo ...

February 26, 2026
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TotalEnergies launches waste oil collection

|Date: February 04, 2026

TotalEnergies launches waste oil collection

TotalEnergies has launched a waste oil collection, packaged waste and recycling service for its UK custom ...

TotalEnergies has launched a waste oil collection, packaged waste and recycling service for its UK customers, in partnership with Enva. The offering provides TotalEnergies’ customers across all market ...

February 04, 2026
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Why UK manufacturing is important

|Date: February 03, 2026

Why UK manufacturing is important

David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK, takes us through the company’s ...

David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager at TotalEnergies Marketing UK, takes us through the company’s approach to British manufacturing. 2025 marked 55 years of TotalEnergies manufacturing in the U ...

February 03, 2026
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The new generation of sustainable engine oils

|Date: January 26, 2026

The new generation of sustainable engine oils

David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager discusses the new generation of environmentally sustainable en ...

David Valentyne, aftermarket sales manager discusses the new generation of environmentally sustainable engine oils. Demand for products that combine high levels of performance with strong sustainabili ...

January 26, 2026
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Another year of change for oils and lubricants

|Date: January 21, 2026

Another year of change for oils and lubricants

2025 was another year of change in an increasingly complex oils and lubricants market, as VLS Chairman Da ...

2025 was another year of change in an increasingly complex oils and lubricants market, as VLS Chairman Darren Frogson explains to PMM. Not quite an ‘annus horribilis’, but 2025 certainly posed continu ...

January 21, 2026
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VLS investigates false Stellantis oil claims

|Date: December 22, 2025

VLS investigates false Stellantis oil claims

The VLS has launched an investigation and issued a warning about engine oils making claims against Stella ...

The VLS has launched an investigation and issued a warning about engine oils making claims against Stellantis specification used for Peugeot, Citroen, Fiat and Vauxhall models. The Verification of Lub ...

December 22, 2025
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Top tips on belt-in-oil drive systems

|Date: November 18, 2025

Top tips on belt-in-oil drive systems

Contitech provides readers of PMM with some background advice for working on belt-in-oil drive systems. W ...

Contitech provides readers of PMM with some background advice for working on belt-in-oil drive systems. With belt-in-oil technology, the timing belt for driving the timing gear runs in its own oil bat ...

November 18, 2025
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Oil pump belt development explained

|Date: November 17, 2025

Oil pump belt development explained

Although some might question the validity of the belt-in-oil concept, several VMs, including Ford, PSA an ...

Although some might question the validity of the belt-in-oil concept, several VMs, including Ford, PSA and VAG, have embraced the technology, but why? Here, Dayco explains how it developed the oil pum ...

November 17, 2025
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Laser Tools launches transmission oil refilling kit

|Date: November 11, 2025

Laser Tools launches transmission oil refilling kit

Changing transmission fluids on modern Volkswagen Group dual‑clutch and manual gearboxes just got simpler ...

Changing transmission fluids on modern Volkswagen Group dual‑clutch and manual gearboxes just got simpler. The new Transmission Oil Refilling Pump & Adaptor Kit from Laser Tools (part number 9175) ...

November 11, 2025
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Castrol discusses advances in engine oils

|Date: October 30, 2025

Castrol discusses advances in engine oils

To help workshops meet the growing demands of an increasingly diverse vehicle parc, Castrol is continuing ...

To help workshops meet the growing demands of an increasingly diverse vehicle parc, Castrol is continuing to bring cutting-edge oils engineered for the latest engines and emissions-mitigating technolo ...

October 30, 2025
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The relationship shift between drivers and diesels

|Date: October 29, 2025

The relationship shift between drivers and diesels

JLM explores the shifting relationship between drivers and diesels. As they’ve said before, diesels aren’ ...

JLM explores the shifting relationship between drivers and diesels. As they’ve said before, diesels aren’t dead yet! In December 2023, we contributed an article to PMM: ‘Electric Dreams or Diesel Dema ...

October 29, 2025
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