GEA Appoints New President

The Garage Equipment Association has elected Gary Shepherd as its new president. The association’s new head also recently announced that the organisation plans to start training and assessing Vehicle Lift Engineers. Speaking at the GEA annual dinner, Shepherd said: “The scheme will be designed to ensure high standards of safe, efficient and effective lift installation and maintenance across the UK. Engineers will be trained and then assessed at the GEA offices in Daventry, only those achieving above 80 per cent during the final assessment will become GEA accredited.”