Pro-Align, the exclusive UK distributor of Hunter alignment equipment, has been in contact recently with the owner of one independent garage which is reaping the benefits of regular wheel alignment work. Read on to find how this workshop is keeping their business like their customer’s tyres: pointing forward.   Meet Pat Coyne, owner of Coyne Tyres, a garage which goes far beyond tyre-fitting to include brakes, shocks, batteries and ...

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Point-S UK explains the benefits of all-season tyres, a useful upsell for independent garages at any time of year. The fundamental challenge with all-season tyres has always been the compromise between summer and winter performance characteristics. Traditional rubber compounds that remain flexible in sub-zero temperatures tend to become too soft in summer heat, increasing rolling ...

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Pro-Align are getting garages engaged when it comes to convincing customers that wheel alignment is good for them and their car. For more than 30 years, Pro-Align has empowered workshops across the UK and Ireland by supplying Hunter wheel alignment and servicing technology. Pro-Align supplies, installs, and maintains garage equipment designed to make your business ...

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As vehicle technology advances, precision and reliability in wheel and tyre servicing have never been more important. Sealey outline it’s range of workshop tools designed to make every job faster, safer, and more efficient. Wheel and tyre maintenance remains a core element of routine vehicle servicing and repair. As roads and vehicles continue to evolve, ...

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Although it may appear to be a relatively simple task, tightening wheel bolts often in fact causes headaches and unwanted problems. Febi explores the science behind tightening and offers its best practice advice to workshop technicians. Wheel bolts are still the traditional joining elements for wheels, brake discs and wheel hubs. Although a lot has ...

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Craig Welch of workshop equipment supplier, Pro-Align, outlines some key solutions to the most common problems associated with tyre changing.  The process of changing tyres is often overlooked by many. However, industry experts estimate that more than 30 million replacement car tyres are fitted in the UK each year, meaning it’s an area that deserves ...

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Andrew Bates, MD of Straightset, is arguing you need to be taking wheel alignment in-house and reaping the benefits in the process. For many independent garages, wheel alignment still feels like a specialist service which is seen as complicated, time-consuming and best subcontracted to a neighbouring workshop. But the truth is, modern alignment systems have ...

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Mahle Aftermarket is responding to the growing acceptance within the garage sector of the vital role ADAS has to play. With the right equipment and training, workshops can ensure proper system functionality and avoid costly mistakes when servicing ADAS systems. With Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems becoming increasingly common on modern vehicles, the need for accurate calibration ...

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Autogem is proving that small can be beautiful, courtesy of its most compact and lightweight TPMS sensor to date, known as Gemini. Suitably named after the star sign which can ‘talk to anyone’, Gemini is also adept at communicating with virtually all vehicle manufacturers, saving significant amounts of time and money for aftermarket customers in ...

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Tyre repair specialists Slime explain why suggesting an on-the-go tyre repair solution to your customers is a good idea. There’s never a good time to get a flat tyre, but it’s especially frustrating during the hotter, sunnier summer days, so road users need to ensure they’ve got the right kit to hand to get them ...

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