skills

Hyundai UK holds Skills Olympics

More than 870 expert and master technicians from across the Hyundai Motor UK network took part its UK Skills Olympics recently, when they competed for a chance to represent the […]

NFDA unveils general election manifesto

New research carried out by the National Franchised Dealers Association has identified the key areas of concern for UK dealerships and where support from the next government is most needed. […]

Pim takes silver in Best of Belron

Autoglass technician George Pim has been named the second best windscreen technician in the world at the Best of Belron 2024 competition. He competed over two days against 30 of […]

SMMT chief awarded OBE

Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders chief executive Mike Hawes has been awarded an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to the automotive industry in […]

GSF Car Parts warns of skills ‘timebomb’

Steve Horne, CEO of GSF Car Parts has urged the new government to urgently address what he describes as an automotive skills ‘timebomb’. Automotive parts distributor GSF Car Parts has […]

School of Thought renews NFU Mutual partnership

School of Thought Automotive has announced that NFU Mutual has renewed its support for the second year. School of Thought Automotive was set up to address the growing skills gap […]

Apprentice numbers down 40% since Levy launch

A new report has revealed an alarming fall in in apprentice numbers since the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy. According to research carried out by the Chartered Institute of Personnel […]

McGurk appoints Aston Martin master technician

Independent Aston Martin specialist McGurk Performance Cars has bolstered its team with a second Aston Martin master technician and a new workshop manager. The company has appointed Gary Crosby to […]