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Midwest Motor Factors sponsors local ‘Steel Men’
Midwest Motor Factors has announced it will be sponsoring local football team, Bilston Town FC, nicknamed ‘Steel Men’, in the 2016/17 West Midlands (Regional) League Premier Division.
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Tyre consumers increasingly choosing ‘click and fit’
Blackcircles.com, the UK’s leading online tyre retailer, reported a steep increase in sales from new customers during June. According to the company, this includes 80 per cent who have never previously bought tyres online. The metrics indicate that tyre retailing, which has traditionally lagged online adoption in other sectors like banking and travel, is going through something of a transformation.
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Mercedes C Class affecting UK used vehicle trends: My Car Check
My Car Check’s valuation experts reveal significant trends in the UK used vehicle market and choose a car and bike of the month. Head of valuation services Gavin Amos said: “The launch of the new Mercedes C Class has made the previous generation models a great value route into this prestige brand. All 2007 onward derivatives are well built, drive beautifully and can stand the miles, with the economical yet powerful diesel variants particularly desirable. There are plenty out there to choose from and full main dealer service history is always a good start.”
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Exol announces small pack investment
Exol Lubricants has introduced an additional eight-head Masterfil filling machine at its Wednesbury facility, enhancing the efficiency and production capacity of small pack products. The Adelphi Masterfil is designed to offer flexibility of filling volumes, handling both low and high viscosity liquids. The machine’s adjustable nozzles enable the fill of products with variable speed filling capacity.
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Automotive parts distributor, Fast Parts Wales, was in the top one per cent of donors for May across the JustGiving platform after exceeding its original target of £11,000 towards Ty Hafan’s ‘Pay for a Day’ initiative. The company raised more than £20,000 from the Fast Parts Ty Hafan Rainbow Rally hosted on the bank holiday weekend from Sunday 1 May to Monday 2 May.
Continue ReadingEuropean car registrations up 16 per cent in May
In May 2016, European passenger car registrations showed double digit growth marking 33 consecutive months of growth. Year-to-date, the market grew by 9.9 per cent, totalling 6.4 million units. “It is extremely positive to see that European new passenger car registrations rose 16.0 per cent in May, reaching 1,288,220 units,” said Sue Robinson, director of the National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA), which represents franchised car and commercial vehicle retailers across the UK, commenting on figures published by ACEA (European Automobile Manufacturers Association).
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ATS Euromaster helps LeasePlan customers get the best from their tyres
Global fleet management and driver mobility company LeasePlan UK has been helping its major customers keep on the move, thanks to ATS Euromaster.
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National Tyres and Autocare board approves leases for 10 new branches
National Tyres and Autocare will expand its network by 10 branches over the next year. Launching at the start of July, and projected to finish in early 2017, this expansion phase will include new branches in London, Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, South Wales and the South West. These branches will join the existing network of 241 branch locations operating throughout the UK. National added that 14 further sites are currently “in the pipeline”. The network is the UK’s third largest; the latest expansion will demonstrate its sharpest growth in locations for five years.
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First Stop ‘accelerating’ expansion plans
The First Stop fast fit network states that it is accelerating its expansion plans across the UK. Currently operating 72 centres, the network said that it has recently attracted six new members. The network has also become an official supporter of TyreSafe. First Stop’s partner zone manager, Mike Glover said: “First Stop prides itself on outstanding customer service and we consider explaining the importance of tyre safety as an essential part of that relationship.
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Iveco chooses Michelin OE tyres for Stralis XP truck
The New Iveco Stralis XP heavy truck will fit the next generation of Michelin X LINE Energy tyres as original equipment. The new X LINE Energy range is the first tyre range to receive an A grade rolling resistance ratings in the drive, steer and trailer positions, according to the European Tyre Label measure. As a result, Iveco customers can opt for the market’s first heavy truck tyre range to earn an “A” rating for rolling resistance on every axle.
Continue ReadingIAAF meeting offers advice on cybercrime
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) is focusing on cybercrime awareness during its next Breakfast Network Meeting at Ring Automotive, Leeds on 7 July. The session is designed to raise awareness of the threats of cybercrime and to trigger an active response when IAAF members return to the workplace in order to prevent the risk of it damaging their business.
Continue ReadingCoroner suggests worker’s death connected to tyre manufacturing work at Goodyear
A coroner has connected the death of a former worker at Goodyear’s Wolverhampton factory to years of employment in tyre production. Fred Spruce died in November 2015, just weeks after he was diagnosed with bladder cancer. His 71-year-old widow Valerie has now instructed industrial disease lawyers at Irwin Mitchell to investigate how this happened.
Continue ReadingWatling Tyres fined £1 million
Kent-based tyre company Watling Tyre Service Limited has been fine £1 million and will have to pay almost 10 per cent more on top as costs after it was sentenced for safety failings. The case follows the death of 21-year-old Matthew Hoare, from Canterbury in an incident that took place 10 years ago.
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‘Track to street’ tyre technology a Michelin Goodwood focus
Michelin says its central exhibition at this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed exhibition will pay tribute to the new breed of road-going race cars this year, under the theme ‘Track to Street.’ The main stand will feature a host of fantastic and extreme cars that show the various different types of road-legal racing cars, depicting the progression from all out track car to high performance road cars.
Continue Reading60 new Apollo Vredestein specialists in the UK by next year
At present there are 220 Apollo Vredestein tyre specialists in the UK, and Apollo Vredestein says this number will increase by almost 30 per cent by next year, with 280 centres expected to be operating. This growth in the UK network is occurring as part a wider push to expand the network in Europe.
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