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Chief Executive Wendy Williamson to retire in 2021
Date: Friday 19 February 2021
Heading up the Federation for more than seven years, Williamson has successfully led the IAAF through a number of changes, ensuring it remains at the forefront of the industry and as an umbrella for w…
Virtual AGM for IAAF
Date: Friday 19 February 2021
Just like most other networking events at present, the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) took to ‘Zoom’ recently to hold its first-ever virtual Annual General Meeting (AGM), which s…
Schaeffler REPXPERT ‘Tea-break training’ adds value and can save money
Date: Friday 19 February 2021
There is no question that during these socially distanced times, Schaeffler’s REPXPERT ‘Tea-break training’ concept has captured the attention of the workshop community, with more than 200 workshops a…
Government announces £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove has announced a £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund to support small and medium sized businesses (SMEs) adjust to new customs, rules of origin, an…
DVSA releases February 2021 MOT testing forecasts
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Following on from previous forecast figures, the DVSA has now produced the latest figures for February 2021 and a forecast for March 2021, broken down by postcode, to help understand how demand will v…
Fueltone are delighted to announce the appointment of Malcolm Rosher and Mark Greenwood as advisors to the Board
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Fueltone is strengthening its Board to include two individuals who are very experienced and well regarded in the automotive aftermarket. They are Mark Greenwood and Malcolm Rosher (pictured), and they…
TecAlliance launches data quality offensive
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Access to correct and up-to-date vehicle and product information is essential for success in the automotive aftermarket. TecAlliance, one of the world's leading data specialists for the digital automo…
Bosch Car Service celebrates 100 years
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Max Eisenmann & Co, an automotive repair workshop in Hamburg, became the first official Robert Bosch AG installation and repair workshop in 1921, marking the birth of Bosch services and the first …
Precious metal prices remain volatile, says BM Catalysts
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Prices of precious metals used in the manufacturing of catalytic converters continue to fluctuate rapidly, prompting BM Catalysts to revert to a short term buying strategy to remain competitive. Over …
HELLA onboard with OESAA’s ‘We’ve got you covered’ Covid-19 workshop support packs
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Alongside other OESAA members, HELLA has reaffirmed its ongoing support to help workshops with the advice they need and the equipment required to keep their premises safe and operating normally. The i…
Glen Callum further enhances recruitment process
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
Automotive aftermarket recruitment specialist Glen Callum Associates (GCA) has bolstered its services to clients even further as it looks to aid industry recruitment during the pandemic and ensure bus…
TechMan ‘the one stable’ in a whirlwind year, says multi-site independent garage
Date: Thursday 18 February 2021
In a world of anxiety and inconsistency the TechMan garage management system has been praised by one of the UK’s largest Bosch Car Service Centres for being a ‘stable constant’ during the on-going pan…
IAAF appoints Richard Welland as President
Date: Friday 12 February 2021
IAAF has appointed WAI UK managing director Richard Welland as its new president, taking over from Terry Knox who stepped down at IAAF’s AGM on 11 February. Richard Welland is the managing director of…
DENSO helping technicians through the winter
Date: Friday 12 February 2021
To make life easier in the workshop this winter, DENSO is offering technicians the opportunity to receive a branded beanie hat or mechanics gloves when they purchase glow plugs from a participating di…
LKQ strengthens its European logistics and customer centricity with a central distribution centre in the Netherlands
Date: Friday 12 February 2021
After a construction time of just one year, contractor Heembouw handed over the building to LKQ Fource at the end of 2020. The modern, 50,000 m2 warehouse will play an important role as a part of LKQ’…
Rules of Origin for trading with the EU: A short explainer for SMEs
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
What are Rules of Origin? Rules of Origin determine the economic nationality of a good under a Free Trade Agreement (FTA). Businesses need to know about them because the UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Ag…
HMRC guidance: Value Added Tax EU Exit Transitional Provisions
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
HMRC has provided guidance relating to the VAT treatment of transactions or movements of goods which span the end of the transition period. This guidance covers goods, fulfilment houses, services, cal…
Government powers up electric vehicle revolution with £20 million chargepoints boost
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
Local authorities are being urged to take advantage of a £20 million cash injection to boost the number of on-street electric vehicle chargepoints in towns and cities across the UK. In a letter to cou…
Brexit has changed rules and procedures on chemicals
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
Some regulations have changed as the UK has established independent regulatory regimes for the effective and safe management of chemicals following the departure from the EU. Classification, labelling…
New car registrations fall -39.5% as showroom closures stifle demand
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
The UK new car market fell -39.5% in January with 59,030 fewer registrations compared to the same month last year, according to figures published by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMM…
Van market starts new year with a boost, up 2.0% in January
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
The UK new light commercial vehicle (LCV) market enjoyed growth in the first month of the year, according to the latest figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). Regis…
Shaftec business drives positive changes within commercial team
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
As part of its 2021 strategic business plan, Shaftec has announced some major changes to its commercial team structure, to better equip the business as it enters the next stage of its development. Mar…
Autotech Academy - helping newly qualified technicians get onto the automotive career ladder
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
The theme of the 2021 National Apprenticeship Week, ‘Build The Future’ is a fitting narrative for the latest innovative launch by The Autotech Group. The award-winning company’s new division Autotech …
Bosch introduces updated online training programme
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
In 2020 Bosch launched a ‘Blended Learning’ version of their popular Fast-Track Hybrid and Electric Vehicles qualification (IMI Levels 2 & 3 combined). This proved very successful across a number …
Automotive employers need to urgently re-engage with apprenticeship schemes to ‘Build the Future’
Date: Wednesday 10 February 2021
As National Apprenticeship Week started with its theme of ‘Build the Future’, the automotive sector professional body, the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI), has urged employers to re-engage with …
Chemical classification
Date: Monday 08 February 2021
Chemical classification means finding out whether the chemicals you supply can harm you, others or the environment. Classification is important because it provides the starting point for the controls …
Export and import of hazardous chemicals (PIC)
Date: Monday 08 February 2021
Following the UK’s exit from the EU, HSE has established in Great Britain an independent Prior Informed Consent (PIC) regulatory regime for the export and import of certain hazardous chemicals. Busine…
UK Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation & restriction of Chemicals (REACH)
Date: Monday 08 February 2021
Registration and authorisation New registrationRegister a substance under UK REACH Apply for an authorisationStart an application to apply for the use of a substance on Annex XIV (Authorisation list) …
Duncan Richards – Obituary
Date: Monday 08 February 2021
Duncan Allen Richards 16.07.1961 – 27.01.2021 EEC is saddened to announce that on Wednesday 27th January 2021, our Director of Sales, Duncan Richards passed away following a 3-year battle with Cancer.…
Update from Lawgistics: Furlough the sixth Direction
Date: Friday 05 February 2021
Lawgistics, the IAAF's legal helpline provider, have advised that the Treasury has produced its sixth Direction on the furlough scheme. Firstly, the direction confirms that furlough has been extended …
With rave reviews, dual mass flywheel technology took centre-stage in the latest Schaeffler REPXPERT ‘Tea-break training’ session
Date: Thursday 04 February 2021
‘Great work, much appreciated’, ‘Thanks for the advice’, ‘Brilliant once again’. These and many more positive responses were the messages left as participants logged out of the latest Schaeffler REPXP…
UK workshops balance positive levels of confidence for the future with a cautious approach to current investment
Date: Thursday 04 February 2021
As the UK completes a month of national lockdown, in a survey undertaken for leading aftermarket lubricants brand Comma, workshops reveal a somewhat contradictory picture in which they reveal both a f…
H2Accelerate – new collaboration for zero emission hydrogen trucking at mass-market scale
Date: Thursday 04 February 2021
Daimler Truck AG, IVECO, OMV, Shell and the Volvo Group have committed to work together to help create the conditions for the mass-market roll-out of hydrogen trucks in Europe. As a growing number of …
TecDoc in real time: How IDP revolutionises product marketing
Date: Thursday 04 February 2021
TecAlliance, one of the world's leading data specialists for the digital automotive aftermarket, has launched a new interface called Instant Data Processing (IDP) that enables real-time updates of Tec…
CAT Conversations
Date: Thursday 04 February 2021
Car Aftermarket Trader (CAT Magazine) has launched a series of panel discussions featuring experts from in and around the automotive aftermarket. The first CAT Conversation will take place on Tuesday …
Automechanika’s auto:resource platform successfully connects automotive aftermarket
Date: Thursday 04 February 2021
Since launching in December 2020, auto:resource has gone from strength to strength with 9,000 unique users and close to 100 suppliers from across the aftermarket industry signing up, including key OEM…
Do you move goods to Northern Ireland?
Date: Wednesday 03 February 2021
The UK trade deal with the EU and the additional agreement known as the Northern Ireland Protocol has safeguarded Northern Ireland's place in the UK's customs territory, this preserves access for Nort…
New-style driving licences and number plates mark one-year anniversary of Brexit as EU flag is removed
Date: Wednesday 03 February 2021
To mark the UK’s exit from the EU, the EU flag has been removed from all UK driving licences and number plate designs, with the first batches issued from 1 January 2021. While existing licences and nu…
UTAC CERAM completes acquisition of Millbrook and announces new governance
Date: Wednesday 03 February 2021
The French group UTAC CERAM has announced the completion of the acquisition of the British group Millbrook, both key partners to automotive customers in Europe and around the world. The two companies …
HELLA sells shares in joint venture Mando HELLA Electronics to partner Mando
Date: Wednesday 03 February 2021
HELLA, the internationally positioned automotive supplier intends to sell its 50 percent share in the South Korean joint venture Mando HELLA Electronics (MHE) to Mando. The two partners have now signe…
Autotech Talks – panel discussion on the issues the 2030 ICE ban will have across the industry
Date: Wednesday 03 February 2021
The Autotech Group has reignited its Autotech Talks series with a panel discussion on the effects the 2030 ban on ICE vehicles will have on the entire automotive industry. Steve Nash, CEO of The IMI, …
HMRC answer frequently asked questions on new trade rules
Date: Wednesday 03 February 2021
New rules for businesses that trade with Europe are here. Now that the Brexit transition period has ended, all businesses that move goods between Great Britain and countries in the EU, or under the No…
‘The time to embrace EVs is now’ warns expert aftermarket and engineering panel
Date: Tuesday 02 February 2021
The automotive aftermarket has been encouraged to embrace electric vehicles or risk getting left behind in an exclusive webinar titled “Auto industry skills shortage & tackling electric vehicles (…
TMD Friction strengthens it’s IAM commercial vehicle division
Date: Tuesday 02 February 2021
Brake friction specialist, TMD Friction, is kicking off the new year with a few changes in its Textar products and services for the commercial vehicle (CV) sector to meet ongoing demand from customers…
Bevan Group emerges stronger with help from recruitment specialist
Date: Tuesday 02 February 2021
Leading commercial vehicle body builder, Bevan Group, is entering 2021 in a much stronger position following an unprecedented year, thanks to the help of specialist automotive and engineering recruite…
Kia to recall Sorento models in UK
Date: Tuesday 02 February 2021
Kia Motors (UK) Limited is recalling certain Sorento models to reset and update the eCall system governing the vehicle’s eCall SOS feature. The recall only affects Sorento models produced between 1 Se…
New FIGIEFA working group on telematics
Date: Monday 01 February 2021
Many of the challenges facing the aftermarket today are driven by evolutions in technology. As vehicles become more connected and autonomous, the requirements for (cyber) security become more severe, …
TecAlliance experts solve tricky repair cases
Date: Friday 29 January 2021
TecAlliance, one of the leading data management specialists in the independent automotive aftermarket, is launching its new series “What the Fix?!”. From now on, every month a new episode will present…
£540k investment in three new artics mark brand-building
Date: Thursday 28 January 2021
The delivery in mid-January of a fleet of three new artics, for automotive aftermarket giant NAPA, marks a £540k investment milestone for the brand in the UK. Director of Logistics at the Alliance Aut…
Midwest Motor Factors and Monmore Auto Parts become Arnold Clark Autoparts
Date: Thursday 28 January 2021
West Midlands motor factor, Midwest Motor Factors, has become Arnold Clark Autoparts. Monmore Auto Parts has also been included in the rebrand. This change of name and branding aligns Midwest even mor…
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