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    How the industry can encourage women to join

    In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to j ...

    In this month’s column, Gemma Westlake asks whether we’re doing enough to encourage interested girls to join the industry. Welcome back! It’s been what feels like a long time. We have finished (and ar ...

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    What to know about Double Clutch Transmissions

    Slough’s VRT played host to Schaeffler as the company’s Technical Manager Alistair Mason took them throug ...

    Slough’s VRT played host to Schaeffler as the company’s Technical Manager Alistair Mason took them through a rundown of a Double Clutch Transmission. It won’t be news to any of our readers that vehicl ...

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    Are apprenticeships the best option?

    The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to ...

    The skills shortage and lack of young talent coming into the industry are two very difficult problems to solve. Apprenticeships have been thought of as the solution for decades now, but are they the b ...

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    Tips for supporting apprentices

    In this month’s instalment of Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake uses her experience as a college lec ...

    In this month’s instalment of Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake uses her experience as a college lecturer to highlight how you can support your apprentice trainee throughout their studies. I’m su ...

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    How Autowork Online can help garages

    PMM discovers how independent garage, Motorepair, has reaped the rewards from transferring its work manag ...

    PMM discovers how independent garage, Motorepair, has reaped the rewards from transferring its work management system to cloud-based Autowork Online. Delivering high levels of customer service has alw ...

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    How garages can operate sustainably

    Reducing the environmental impact of operations at your garage or workshop might seem like a daunting tas ...

    Reducing the environmental impact of operations at your garage or workshop might seem like a daunting task, but as MEWA UK Country Manager Günes Yenen writes, by making a few simple changes, you can ...

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    The benefits of online car repair booking platforms

    Is it time to consider joining an online car repair booking platform? PMM hears from a selection of garag ...

    Is it time to consider joining an online car repair booking platform? PMM hears from a selection of garages that are currently using ClickMechanic as their go-to. The automotive industry has collectiv ...

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    Morris Lubricants delivers training webinar

    After hearing about the success of previous presentations, PMM decided to sit in on one of Morris Lubrica ...

    After hearing about the success of previous presentations, PMM decided to sit in on one of Morris Lubricants training webinars. Here’s what happened… In the past, Shrewsbury-based lubricant manufactur ...

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    What is expected of an apprentice?

    For this month’s Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake revisits the topic of the End Point Assessment (E ...

    For this month’s Apprenticeship Answers, Gemma Westlake revisits the topic of the End Point Assessment (EPA), providing in-depth insight into exactly what is expected of an apprentice. As promised in ...

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    Should independents be moving online?

    Despite car usage in the UK dropping significantly in 2020, online repair booking platforms have seen the ...

    Despite car usage in the UK dropping significantly in 2020, online repair booking platforms have seen their bookings increase. For this reason, ClickMechanic believes it’s time for independents to mov ...

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    Tips for implementing a mental wellbeing policy

    Naomi Thompson, Head of Organisational Development at Benenden Health, discusses the best ways to effecti ...

    Naomi Thompson, Head of Organisational Development at Benenden Health, discusses the best ways to effectively implement a mental wellbeing policy in the workplace. If you asked employees what makes th ...

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    How CPD fits into MOT training

    Regular PMM contributor Hayley Pells outlines everything that you need to know about CPD (Continuing Prof ...

    Regular PMM contributor Hayley Pells outlines everything that you need to know about CPD (Continuing Professional Development) and how it fits into MOT training. The original checks that made up an MO ...

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    TechMan tracks its evolution

    The TechMan garage management system has come a long way since its launch in August 2015, as it has now g ...

    The TechMan garage management system has come a long way since its launch in August 2015, as it has now grown to over 3,000 users across the UK. But, how did it all begin? TechMan was born from the de ...

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    How to create a motivational work environment

    Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at independent garage CCM, discusses how business owners and managers ca ...

    Tina Drayson, Operations Manager at independent garage CCM, discusses how business owners and managers can create a motivational and nurturing culture within the workplace environment. A workplace cul ...

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    ASG offers industry support

    If you were to glean one positive that has come out of the events of the past year, what would it be? It’ ...

    If you were to glean one positive that has come out of the events of the past year, what would it be? It’s a tough question, but one that Dave Massey, a founding member of the Automotive Support Group ...

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