Back-to-back cycle challenges raise £225,000 for Transaid
The transport and logistics industry has successfully fielded two strong teams of riders to complete Transaid cycle challenges both in the UK and Kenya, raising more than £225,000 towards the international development organisation’s projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Delphi Academy to host Top Garage and Top Technician finals
Delphi is once again set to host the final of the 2024 Top Garage and Top Technician competitions. This year, more than 400 workshops and 1,000 technicians from across the UK applied, showcasing the depth of talent and passion within the industry. The UKs best garages and brightest technicians will gather at Delphis recently expanded training Academy in Warwick on October 26th, where they will compete in the final rounds of the national competition.
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Vaculug invests in Pure Electric
Vaculug Ventures reports that it is investing in e-scooter maker Pure Electric at “a pre-money valuation of £37.5 million”. Pure Electric is reportedly “on a mission to revolutionize urban mobility by reducing pollution and congestion with its award-winning e-scooters”. With a partnership with McLaren and patented technology, Pure Electric purportedly holds a premium position in the fast-growing market.
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LKQ UK & Ireland cuts carbon emissions with solar panels
LKQ UK & Ireland has installed nearly 6,500 solar panels on the roof of its central logistics hub in order to reach LKQ Corporation’s global goal of achieving net zero emissions by 2050.
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GSF reports 20% growth, potential for 40 more branches
GSF Car Parts is reporting 20 per cent year-on-year revenue growth, outperforming a buoyant aftermarket sector. Indeed, data from Factor Sales suggests strong growth across the wider aftermarket car parts segment, with the sector up 6.5 per cent year-on-year growth for September, continuing a pattern that has seen eight out of nine months in 2024 trading ahead of 2023. One explanation is that the growth of the car parts market indicates that consumers are holding on to their existing cars for longer, driving demand for repairs and replacement parts.
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Cybercrime and independent garages
The assumption that independent garages can fly under the radar when it comes to cybercrime arguably makes them even more vulnerable. Indeed, here Autotech argues that such views are not just misguided, but potentially disastrous for both the business and its reputation. Recent statistics paint a sobering picture. The UK’s Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2024 revealed that half of all businesses experienced a cyberattack or breach in the past year. Futhermore, these are said to be part of “an escalating threat landscape that demands serious attention”.
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Halfords sales go flat: Autocentres still supporting group, but tyre sales down
Halfords Group’s like-for-like sales during the first six months of 2025 were flat (-0.1%). Those figures compare with a strong period the year before where first-half 2024 like-for-like sales grew 8.3 per cent. Writing in a trading update for the 26 weeks to 27 September 2024 and published 22 October 2024, essentially the company’s first-half 2025 figures, executives shared how their “controlling the controllables” plan is on-track. However, financial analysts noted that “consumers are still cautious” and that Halfords’ group’s in-line results are due to cost-savings rather than revenue growth.
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Second Prince Michael award for TyreSafe
TyreSafe has once again gained the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award, an accolade that highlights the UK tyre safety charity’s vision of reducing to zero the harm that poorly maintained or illegal tyres cause road users. The award comes at a significant time in TyreSafe’s two decades of campaigning, as the organisation claims to be “undergoing its most progressive strategic shift and growth period.”
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Prometeon names 3 new UK BDMs
Prometeon Tyre Group has appointed three new business development managers (BDMs). The move is said to underscore “Prometeons commitment to growth, enhancing support for customers, and building further partnerships”.
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TyreSwift signs 3-year AI tyre inspection contract with Beissbarth
TyreSwift has signed a three-year partnership with Beissbarth. The collaboration sees the integration of TyreSwift’s proprietary, cloud-based AI tyre inspection platform with Beissbarths state-of-the-art drive-over LED imaging technology.
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Delphi wins Diagnostic Equipment Manufacturer of the Year
Delphi was named Diagnostic Equipment Manufacturer of the Year at the Auto Trade Awards 2025. The accolade was unveiled on Saturday, 12 October, during a ceremony at the Auto Trade EXPO held at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin.
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Repairify awarded European patent for Remote Services
On 21 August 2024, the European Patent Office (EPO) granted European patent EP 2 656 200 B1 to Repairify Inc. relating to a Remote Vehicle Programming System and Method. This latest award aligns with Repairify’s global patents which it holds in the US and Australia as well as other markets, strengthening its position in Europe.
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CorpAcq acquires exhaust-maker Klarius
The Klarius Group of Companies, which includes Klarius, Emissco, KMT, Autologistiks and TIMEC, has been acquired by private investment firm CorpAcq. No financial details have been disclosed. Company representatives highlighted that there will be “no disruption to daily operations or the team’s existing management structure” as a result of the acquisition.
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First Stop reveals new simplified Advantage Package to support, incentivise tyre dealers
First Stop has launched a newly simplified dealer support proposition. The Bridgestone group’s retail network has refreshed its approach around the Autoprocure platform, its one-stop-shop for tyres. First Stop’s new Advantage Package, free for garages to join, gives dealers access to superior rates with different premium suppliers across tyres, parts and other services alongside lucrative incentives. Bridgestone Retail is also finalising an exclusive offering incorporating ETB Wholesale, seeking to create a mutually beneficial consolidation of its distribution strengths.
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First Stop promotes Brenden Marais to retail north network and procurement manager
First Stop has promoted Brenden Marais to Retail North Network and Procurement Manager. The promotion follows a two-and-a-half year spell as national franchise manager.
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