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UK car market grows strong

Figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show that the UK new car market has grown for a 36th consecutive month – a record growth […]

Balgores sees Permahyd Hi-TEC results

Balgores Motor Group, which runs 11 approved car body repair centres throughout Essex and Suffolk, introduced the Spies Hecker Permahyd Hi-TEC system into all its bodyshops in 2013 and continues […]

Inefficiency costs businesses £28,000

A study has revealed 48% of UK employees waste three hours or more a day working with inefficient systems, which over a year costs the average UK business at least […]

Businesses partner for Climb4Cancer

In aid of the Irish Cancer Society, Peter Daly, the managing director of AkzoNobel Car Refinishes Ireland Ltd, has teamed up with Frank Byrnes from Frank Byrnes Autobody Repairs Ltd […]

Pugh takes on Prudential RideLondon

Richard Pugh, general manager of Nationwide Accident Repair Centre Coventry, will be riding in the Prudential RideLondon-Surrey 100 to raise money for Children with Cancer UK. Taking place on 2 […]

Fix Oswestry launches second site

Fix Auto UK’s flag will be raised above Wrexham this spring after the Hitch family, owners of Fix Auto Oswestry Welsh Borders, announced plans to invest in developing a new […]

JCC moves into Scotland

Just Car Clinics has added another two bodyshops to its network, this time in Scotland, Dundee and Forfar, with both businesses being acquired from RDW Bodyshops. With an impressive acquisition […]

Record motor performance for Lookers

Lookers, one of the leading UK motor retail and aftersales service groups, has announced its annual results for the year ended 31 December 2014. Revenue increased 23% to £3.04bn (2013: […]

Weakening Euro to benefit VMs

Prolonged weakness of the Euro against many other currencies could be beneficial to European vehicle manufacturers, although the effects will vary, according to a report by Moody’s. Prolonged weakness of […]

Motor Insurance Summit fast approaching

On 25 March at The Waldorf Hilton in London, Marketforce’s third annual Motor Insurance Summit will be taking a uniquely future-focused look at the motor insurance industry. Delegates will be […]