Crowdfunding drives MOT/repair startup forwards
Dipstix, an MOT, servicing and vehicle repair comparison website, based in Liverpool has reached its investment target of £300,000, enabling the business to grow into a national brand. Founded by the former UK sales director of Just-Eat, David Cederholm, Dipstix was launched in 2013. David Cederholm, managing director of Dipstix, said: “We’re delighted with the […]
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ATS Euromaster service ‘key’ to Gwynedd Shipping Group
ATS Euromaster’s service is “key” to a UK-based haulier renewing its contract with the company for the 17th consecutive year. The Gwynedd Shipping Group, which offers a range of haulage services including services to Ireland and specialist domestic steel delivery, runs its fleet of 80 trucks and 600 trailers, seven days a week, double-shifting the vehicles. The company therefore needs a service provider and tyre policy which can manage this high utilisation.
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Falken says Euroall AS200 a ‘sensible’ UK alternative to ‘pricey’ winter tyres
Sumitomo global brand Falken is recommending its Euroall AS200 all-season tyre to UK drivers reticent to invest in specialist winter products. While the manufacturer noted the widely accepted safety benefits full winter tyres can offer UK drivers, a recent Falken survey of 2,674 people suggested that motorists are reluctant to commit to the perceived high […]
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Autosport show turns 25
Autosport International, Europe’s largest dedicated motorsport trade show, celebrates its 25th show 8-11 January 2015 at Birmingham’s NEC. The next show begins with two days dedicated to industry, including Autosport Engineering, and the ongoing evolution of motorsport reflected in the new Low Carbon Racing and Automotive Show. In 2012, Britain’s Motorsport Valley generated £9 billion […]
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Rema Tip Top launches M-RCF repair patch line
Rema Tip Top, purportedly the world’s leading manufacturer of tyre repair systems, has launched a new repair patch line billed as an “environmentally friendly, reliable and a trend-setting” alternative. The M-RCF 400, which was previewed at the Reifen show in Essen earlier in 2014, is designed to offer both ecological and economic advantages for the […]
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PAS 3100 remanufactured parts specification published
BSI, the UK standardisation body published a specification for remanufactured parts developed in collaboration with Honest Co Ltd. from Japan. According to the two organisations, PAS 3100 remanufactured automotive – as the specification is known is designed to “clearly identify what terms define remanufactured automotive parts, as well as identifying a verifiable way to establish level […]
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Pro-Align supported SkillAuto competition won by Peterborough apprentice
Callum Byrne, an apprentice with Chapel Motor Repair who studies at Peterborough Regional College, won the SkillAuto competition at the recent Skills Show. Tackling a series of vehicle repair tasks, including a component change and subsequent full four wheel alignment check, Byrne successfully completed the wheel alignment check, using the latest Hunter HawkEye Elite TD […]
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Firestone launches musical promotion, with iTunes vouchers and Fiat 500s
Bridgestone is continuing its youthful “reinvigoration” of the Firestone brand through a musical retail promotion. The ‘Rock On Then Roll Out’ sales campaign runs until November 30, with more than £100,000 in iTunes vouchers and a chance to win a trip to The Brit Awards on the table. Firestone increased European activity has so far […]
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South Wales tyre centres celebrate a decade of charity support
The three Harris Brothers Tyres retail centres in Swansea, part of the Protyre network, are celebrating a decade of support for the Cash for Kids charity by raising more than £330,000 in sponsorship funds in the course of just over a decade. The charity, which is supported by radio stations Swansea Sound and The Wave, […]
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