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| ECP turn it on 04.05.10 |
| EURO CAR PARTS is offering its customers the chance to win big with its 'Big Turn On' promotion and this year Euro Car Parts will be giving away over £1.5 million worth of prizes and incentives to customers all over the UK. |
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| Job market still uncertain 04.05.10 |
| Salary offers for new jobs dropped back below 2009's level, although demand from UK employers for new workers remained steady in April according to the Reed Job Index published today. |
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| Robert Hadfield joins Fix Auto 04.05.10 |
| Fix Auto has announced the appointment of Robert Hadfield as non-executive Chairman of its UK operations to spearhead strategic growth and development. |
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| Nineham joins Grove Group 04.05.10 |
| Grove Group has announced that it has appointed Kevin Nineham as its Commercial Director. |
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| Economy is hot topic for election 04.05.10 |
| Business owners see Thursday’s election as an opportunity to change Britain’s enterprise culture for the better, with one in five intending to vote for the party they hope will manage the economy most effectively, according to new research from the Forum of Private Business. |
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| Fiat network receives funding 04.05.10 |
| On behalf of Fiat, Fusion Management Solutions has announced the launch of a government funded training initiative exclusively for members of its approved bodyshop network. |
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| My shop 05.05.10 |
| This month, we hear from Commercial Contract
Engineers, Brooklands Auto Body Centre, KEC Motors and Hanover Motors. |
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| Follow the leader with AMA 06.05.10 |
| Following collaboration between employers and other industry partners, the IMI has today launched a new, management and leadership solution for the automotive industry. |
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| RSA raises premiums in all sectors 06.05.10 |
| RSA has announced that global net written premiums have risen by five per cent to £1.9bn in the first quarter of 2010, with the UK market up seven per cent. It said it expected the year’s combined ratio to be 95%. |
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| Helphire cuts debts by £20m 06.05.10 |
| Helphire has trimmed its debt by £20m to £192m from the start of the year to the end of March. |
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| AXA sales surge by 31% 07.05.10 |
| AXA’s motor revenues rocketed 31% upwards in the first 2010 quarter, helped by double-digit rate increases and higher volumes from Swiftcover and AXA direct. |
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| RBS Insurance makes Q1 loss 07.05.10 |
| RBS Insurance made loss of RBS Insurance £50m compared with a Q1 2009 £81m profit. |
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| Small firms need election certainty, say FBP 07.05.10 |
| The Forum of Private Business has commented on the high likelihood of a hung Parliament. While remaining politically neutral, the small business support group had hoped one party would win an overall majority in order to secure swift economic recovery. |
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| CAA and BASF team up 10.05.10 |
| Countrywide Accident Assistance has signed an agreement with BASF Coatings to deliver a business partnership aimed at delivering sustainable benefits to its clients. Uniquely, unlike many of its competitors, CAA wants its Approved Repairers directly to receive benefits and enjoy the resulting improvement in profit. |
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| Standox on your mobile 10.05.10 |
| Standox has gone mobile with a new UK website for mobile phones, smart phones and other mobile devices. The mobile site contains all the features which bodyshops and distributors can currently view on the Standox.co.uk web site. |
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| Quinn apply to re-open UK lines 10.05.10 |
| Administrators for Quinn Insurance are applying to the Irish Financial Regulator to re-open some commercial lines of business in the UK, say reports. |
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| Selsia slash courtesy costs 10.05.10 |
| Selsia has secured an exclusive deal to supply Hyundai i30s to its members for the cost of running a group A courtesy car. |
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| ATA Panel Technician and ATA Senior Panel Technician do not meet the requirements of BSI Weld testing 10.05.10 |
| The Automotive Technician Accreditation (ATA) scheme is designed to measure the critical competences of a technician’s skill and knowledge, and to ensure that the technician applies these competences correctly in the workplace. The technician also signs an ethical code of conduct when they under take the assessment process. At present, the technician’s ATA recognition carries a validity period of five years from when they complete the assessment process. |
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| Call Zebra to be bought out 10.05.10 |
| Call Zebra is in the process of undergoing a management buyout. |
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| 2,000 jobs to go at RBS 11.05.10 |
| Royal Bank of Scotland Insurance (RBSI) is to cut 2000 jobs over the next year. |
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| Volvo auto brake fails during demo 12.05.10 |
| Volvo's major new safety feature, 'Collision Warning with Auto Brake' failed during a test presentation. |
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| Thatcham intergrates with escribe 12.05.10 |
| Thatcham has launched a new methods delivery solution Thatcham.I.M. (Thatcham Integrated Methods), enabling escribe customers to access methods via their estimating system. AudaEnterpriseGold, Audatex UK’s estimating and claims management solution will be the first system to provide access to Thatcham.I.M. |
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| IMI to review ATA panel welding 12.05.10 |
| In response to the news sent out by the IMI regarding ATA panel assessments, the IMI will carrying out maintenance of the ATA panel route in late June 2010 with a focus on the welding element assessed. |
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| FPB welcomes government 12.05.10 |
| The Forum of Private Business has cautiously welcomed the appointment of the new Prime Minister, David Cameron, and his stated intention to form a coalition government between his party and the Liberal Democrats. |
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| Train the Trainer in NI 12.05.10 |
| Proskills has launched its Train the Trainer scheme in Northern Ireland, enabling in-house trainers in the process and manufacturing sector to be fully recognised and accredited. |
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| RMI CEO and Chairman annual statements 11.05.10 |
| The RMI's CEO Rob Foulston and Chairman Paul Williams have released their annual statements, commenting on the past year. |
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| Clark is the UK’s most accident-prone surname 14.05.10 |
| New research suggests there just might be more to a name than you may think as the UK’s most accident-prone surnames have been revealed. |
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| Thatcham gets technical 14.05.10 |
| Electronic stability control, Autonomous Emergency Braking and Lane Departure Warning technology were just three of the new features that were on show at Thatcham’s Key Technologies event yesterday, held at the Upper Heyford airfield. |
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| Selsia management service 17.05.10 |
| Selsia has introduced a risk management service for its fleet customers to deliver video based e-learning and in-car driver training solutions. |
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| Maiden I Love Claims conference 17.05.10 |
| Delegates from the collision repair, legal and insurance industries join together in Oxford for the first I Love Claims annual motor conference. |
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| Britannia World Cup competition 14.05.10 |
| Britannia Accident Assist is challenging bodyshops to take part in its free World Cup Competition by simply predicting who will finish where in each group, with the winner pocketing £3,000! |
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| Nationwide spreads to Newcastle 18.05.10 |
| Nationwide Accident Repairs has bought a 15,000 sq ft bodyshop in Newcastle-upon-Tyne that will be operation by the end of May to cope with increasing insurer demand. |
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| Extra Akzo training 18.05.10 |
| AkzoNobel has announced further dates to its new training schedule for 2010. The training includes courses such as the Sikkens complete three day training programme, Start to Finish and specific courses such as Painting Plastic and Rapid Repair. |
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| Last but not least! 18.05.10 |
| Following a delay caused by the volcanic dust, the last of the Bodyshop/Thatcham regional Craft Awards heats finally took place at Riverpark Training and Development Centre, Belfast on 14 May. |
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| Easi expansion 18.05.10 |
| Easi-Drive has expanded its fleet of vehicles, with a significant investment which takes its value to in excess of £15 million. |
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| Forum reacts to release of full coalition agreement 20.05.10 |
| The Forum of Private Business has reacted to the publication of the full coalition agreement between the Conservative and Liberal Democrat parties. |
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| Award for Phoenix Vauxhall Wimbledon Bodyshop 20.05.10 |
| The Phoenix Vauxhall Wimbledon Bodyshop team has recently achieved the prestigious General Motors UK Bodyshop of the Year award for the third year in a row. |
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