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| Repairers sticking together 10.07.09 |
| Bodyshop has received this response to the letter we published in the June issue. Click on the May 2009 Digital Edition icon for and see page 14 for the original letter. See below for the response. |
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| Congratulations Daniel Cain and Zak McLaughlan! 01.07.09 |
| Daniel Cain, a Grimsby based panel technician who works at Just Car Clinics and Zak McLaughlan, 19, a Denham based apprentice painter who studies at Thatcham College and works at Solus Norwich Union have been chosen as members of Team UK – a team of 26 skilled young people from across the UK, who will fly to Canada in September to compete at WorldSkills Calgary 2009. |
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| British is best, say consumers 02.07.09 |
| World-beating customer service is thriving in the UK - giving confidence to companies to look beyond the recession, according to groundbreaking new research. |
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| Management restructure: Helphire new senior appointments 03.07.09 |
| Helphire has announced the senior appointments of Chris Chatterton and Alan Gilbert to the roles of Group Sales Director and Group Technical Director respectively, with effect from 1 July. |
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| Captain Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger to give keynote speech at NACE 03.07.09 |
| The Auto Glass Replacement Safety Standards Council (AGRSS) in cooperation with ASA, NACE and CARS is excited to announce that Chesley 'Sully' Sullenberger, III, the heroic pilot who masterfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River earlier this year, saving 155 people, will serve as keynote speaker during the Opening General Session, sponsored by DuPont Performance Coatings. |
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| BEN moves Streets ahead 06.07.09 |
| Coronation Street's Kate Anthony is the guest celebrity opener for BEN's Lynwood Summer Fete and Rally 2009, on Sat 27 June. |
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| Thousands of untaxed cars to be auctioned instead of scrapped 06.07.09 |
| In a landmark deal announced today, quality cars seized on behalf of the DVLA for road tax evasion will no longer be automatically scrapped, but will be auctioned off instead. |
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| Successful Launch for Thatcham's infoView 06.07.09 |
| Thatcham launched its new infoView service last week, kicking off the first eight-session ‘webinar’ series with a panel discussion on ‘Kitemark – Right First Time’. |
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| New car depreciation insurance scheme 08.07.09 |
| Confused.com, with Future45Ltd, has turned depreciation on its head, and are now delivering it at affordable premiums online under the heading ‘Car Depreciation Insurance'. |
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| Credit Hire - A Mexican Standoff 08.07.09 |
| The costs associated with credit hire arrangement fees continue to spiral upwards. The blame about how the insurance industry got itself into this mess continues to be debated, but senior industry figures believe that government intervention is now the only way forward. By Katie Puckett, Insurance Times. |
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| Elite Incident Management Launch Prestige Repair Network 08.07.09 |
| Elite Incident Management has announced the launch of its prestige repair network. The network consists of 40 repairers across the UK, approved by marques such as Bentley, Aston Martin, Porsche, Ferrari, Mercedes Benz, Audi, Jaguar and Land Rover and more. |
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| Motor Trader Awards winners 09.07.09 |
| The 19th Motor Trader Industry Awards, held in the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane, London last night, acknowledge and reward the best performers in the motor industry, those companies and individuals who excelled in the toughest trading environment in living memory. |
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| VT Training and Euro Car Parts form alliance 10.07.09 |
| EURO CAR PARTS (ECP) has announced a new preferred supplier partnership with VT Group, offering training to employees throughout their sixty-two branch network. |
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| UPD and Ford form partnership 13.07.09 |
| Ford has announced the appointment of UPD as their strategic business partner for the Ford Central Billing Consumables Programme. |
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| National BEN week begins! 13.07.09 |
| National BEN Week kicks off today (July 13th) and this year BEN are inviting bodyshops to enjoy a beach theme and have a great time raising money for your industry’s charity. |
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| Bodyshop supplies imported solely by Farecla 14.07.09 |
| Farécla has become sole UK importer for the EMM, Colad and Hamach range of bodyshop consumables and tools. |
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| A new dawn for credit hire 15.07.09 |
| Can AA/Saga shake-up the credit hire market with new launch? |
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| Body and paint apprenticeship spaces available 15.07.09 |
| Starting from September 2009, S&B Automotive Academy, based in Bristol, will be adding additional apprenticeship frameworks to its suite of courses. |
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| Bodyshop Award Finalists Announced 16.07.09 |
| The finalists for the Bodyshop Awards have now been chosen. The finalists will be celebrating and the winners announced on 11 September 2009 at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. If you haven't already done so, you can book your places today by calling us on 01296 642820. |
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| Royal Visit Marks Thatcham’s Fortieth Year 16.07.09 |
| Thatcham celebrated 40 years of setting the standards today with a royal visit and a celebration for staff and key industry figures from the Centre’s past and present. |
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| Plenty of cash rich to rescue the needy 20.07.09 |
| One in five companies in the UK Accident Repair Centres industry could change ownership as a result of the current economic climate, claims a new study by leading financial analysts Plimsoll. |
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| Britannia and Call Zebra join forces 21.07.09 |
| Call Zebra and Britannia Accident Assist have signed a 'close working agreement' for a year after an initial two month period. |
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| Hoopers invests in assessors with Audatex training 22.07.09 |
| Independent motor engineering firm Hoopers has worked with Audatex UK to put in place a new engineer training programme, backed by funding from Skills Northwest, in association with St. Helens College. |
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| GB Flint celebrates the Kitemark with a successful open day 27.07.09 |
| GB Flint Coachworks recently held a successful open day on 17 July to promote the bodyshop’s Kitemark to clients, potential customers, insurance brokers and fleet managers alongside local dignitaries including Councillor Holbrook, the Mayor of Erewash and Labour MP Liz Blackman. |
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| Aviva addition to Audatex Technical Committee 27.07.09 |
| Audatex UK has announced that Adam Murray, Aviva’s Motor Technical Manager, has joined the Audatex Technical Committee. Adam’s appointment brings Aviva representation, and substantial personal motor engineering and claims expertise, to this important industry forum which comprises leading representatives of Audatex’ customer community. |
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| Simple news from Thatcham 28.07.09 |
| Thatcham have introduced new RSS (Really Simple Syndication) functionality to their website to make receiving news alerts and press releases easy. |
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| Colour trends for the future 28.07.09 |
| Colours will continue to serve as a factor in the emotions accompanying the decision to buy a car, according to BASF Coatings. |
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| Regional coverage 28.07.09 |
| THREE BODYSHOP BUSINESSES ARE JOINING forces to create a new group, to give regional coverage in East Anglia. |
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| Online Kitemark thriving 29.07.09 |
| The Kitemark.com website launched in January this year is proving a success with a large number of hits and positive feedback from users. |
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| UAN urges aftermarket to support BEN 31.07.09 |
| The United Aftermarket Network (UAN) is urging fellow aftermarket distributors and suppliers to show their support for industry charity BEN in the current economic climate. |
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| Government business rate deferment too little says RMIF 31.07.09 |
| 'Motor retailers will gain little from the Government's three per cent business rate deferment scheme, when many are facing real-terms increases of up to 30 per cent on their rates, ' according to Sue Robinson, Director of the Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMIF), commenting on a new Government support scheme for business. |
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| Kitemark marketing pack for repairers 31.07.09 |
| BSI has released an automotive extras pack of marketing materials for Kitemarked bodyshops to promote their status as an approved repairer. |
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| AkzoNobel to divest Bodyshop Services 31.07.09 |
| AkzoNobel Car Refinishes (ANCR) has reached an agreement in principle to divest its distributor network, Bodyshop Services, to the independent car refinish distributor group Grove Motor Colours. Financial details were not disclosed. |
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