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Autosafe Aims to Reduce Tyre Disposal Costs

UK service and repair network Autosafe has expanded its range of member benefits to include what it calls “a timely special offer on tyre disposal, designed to help garages at a time when contractors are charging a fortune for their removal or, in some areas of the country, refusing to take them at all.” Autosafe reports that it has also negotiated some preferential rates on disposal of all hazardous waste for its members. Autosafe marketing manager John Morton said: “The IFA is made up of independent regionally based businesses…The tyre disposal arrangement is just one example of the ways in which we aim to help them work smarter, but leave them free to choose.”

28th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Tom Parker Ltd Promotes Pioneering EARS Technology

The role compressed air equipment plays in the tyre business is often underestimated. But with the recession causing businesses to think more about energy costs and legislation; and with general opinion swaying us all towards being more ecologically friendly, this is something that the pneumatic experts at Tom Parker Ltd are hoping to change, with the launch of the Exhausted Air Recycling System or EARS. EARS is designed to capture the exhausted air from pneumatic tools and recycle this otherwise wasted energy back to the compressor, which improves efficiency and therefore saves money.

Because the new technology centres on recycling wasted exhaust air it represents a major advance in compressed air technology. It does this by running two lines between the compressor and the pneumatic tool in a way not dissimilar to veins and arteries in your own body – the primary airline acts like an artery sending out “clean” air to power the tool, while a secondary line is like a vein and returns used, or exhausted air, back to the compressor. By capturing and reusing this exhausted air, it reduces environmental pollution in the workplace with no airborne contaminants such as oil, dust or other pollutants being released. However it is also quieter, comfortable and more energy efficient due to higher output flows from the compressor, which maximises its power consumption and operating life.

24th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

New GEA President Champions Quality

Malcolm England, general manager of Unipart’s Garage Equipment Services division and recently appointed president of the Garage Equipment Association (GEA) has promoted quality, safety and service during his president’s speech at this year’s GEA dinner.

20th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Euro Car Parts Offers ‘The Largest Range of React Cats and Front Pipes’

Leading aftermarket parts supplier, Euro Car Parts (ECP), has reported that it stocks “the largest range of Cats and front pipes with over 500 front pipes and over 1,500 Cats from in the React Brand. According to the company, Euro Car Parts works closely with React to offer a direct technical help line and dedicated React account managers are also “on hand for assistance to both ECP branches and customers.” An additional Express Pattern service is also offered on vehicles that are registered before 1March 2001 at what are said to be extremely competitive prices.

14th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

D&G Autocare Launches Online Retail Site

Independent garage group D&G Autocare, which operates seven locations in Scotland, is launching its own online retail portal. The new business goes by the name Net-A-Tyre and is accessible at www.netatyre.co.uk. According to the company, the online portal “offers customers the chance to buy tyres simply and easily online and have them fitted where they want at one of the company’s UK wide network of independent fitting agents.” D&G Autocare adds that it seeks to expand this already growing network.

12th May 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

“Quality, Service and Relationships is the Mantra” of UK Parts Alliance

“Today’s motorists are demanding better-quality parts and service from workshops and fast-fits, and the UK Parts Alliance – via its network of 140 members’ branches ensures its customers can select and install with confidence,” claims sales director, Mike Curry. The company consists of nine strategically located independent distributor companies and specialises in the national and local supply of original equipment manufacturer branded products and support services. It reports an annual group turnover of more than £300 million.

29th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

RMI Joins European MOT Group

Retail Motor Industry Federation (RMI) has European MOT group, CITA. “MOTs are a high priority for independent garages, therefore it is vital that the RMI plays a full and active role in CITA, The leading European body for vehicle inspection,” said Steve Coles, the RMI’s Head of MOT Technical Operations.

13th April 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

12 Months’ Prison for Illegal Tyres

On March 24, a Malvern man was sentenced to a total of 12 months imprisonment for illegally depositing and storing used tyres at his workplace and home. Mark Alexanda Smith, aged 43, pleaded guilty at Worcester Crown Court on 13 January 2010 to three charges relating to the illegal deposit and keeping of controlled waste. The charges were brought by the Environment Agency under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. Mr Smith was sentenced to four months imprisonment for each of the three offences, with the sentences to run consecutively.

25th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Motor Codes Names Top 10 Garages

The British motoring public has spoken – Motor Codes has revealed the top ten garages in the UK as voted for by more than 8,000 motorists as part of its nationwide ‘Golden Garages’ competition. The ten favoured establishments receiving the most votes, in alphabetical order, were:

25th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

UK Brokerage Chosen for Spain, Portugal Tyre Warranties

UK insurance broker Garratts has landed a 700,000 euro contract to arrange tyre warranties for car dealers in Spain and Portugal. The Preston based broker was appointed by Spanish broker Sanz & Domecq to provide an annual warranty policy covering 411 workshops and 180 garages across the two countries.

23rd March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Snap-on’s Hofmann Brand Promotes “Affordable” Wheel Alignment Machine

Hofmann, a brand within Snap-on Equipment, says that its geolite 3D wheel alignment machine makes the process “accessible to more workshops”, with a price tag of £7,995 (excluding VAT). The company says the geolite has the facility to take accurate alignment readings to OEM specification in under three-minutes from vehicle set-up, with global passenger car data for vehicles up to 25-years old.

22nd March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Award for Beissbarth Easy 3D System

In March 2010 Beissbarth received the "2010 German National Award for Outstanding and Innovative Achievement in the Field of Trade" from Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology for its ‘Easy 3D’ chassis alignment system. The Beissbarth system received the favourable attention of a panel of representatives from numerous German trade organisations on the basis of its speed, simplicity to operate and the small space required for its use. The award was presented to Silke Spitzer, head of technology at Beissbarth GmbH, during a trade fair on March 7.

22nd March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Nationwide Autocentre Crowned 2010 Customer King

Nationwide Autocentre has been crowned ‘Customer King’ following a search by Cisco and Real Business magazine to find best customer focused firms of 2010. The Customer Kings competition aims to find the UK’s best businesses for customer engagement. Nationwide Autocentre was named as the best ‘big’ business in the competition’s newly introduced commercial category.

The commercial category was introduced to see if smaller businesses can learn anything from ‘the big boys’ and judges declared it to have provided very valuable benchmark, and that Nationwide Autocentre had “…taught us how to give customer care an MOT.”

12th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Kwik-Fit Fleet Introduces Service24

Improved fleet driver communication and enhanced data information for contract hire and leasing company customers are the two key advantages Kwik-Fit Fleet says will be gained from its new web-enabled Service 24 initiative. The recently installed Service24 software handles and co-ordinates driver bookings for vehicle servicing, maintenance and repair to be carried out either through Kwik-Fit Fleet’s own network or motor manufacturers’ franchises; glass replacement; breakdown assistance and vehicle recovery and vehicle hire for all Kwik-Fit Fleet’s leasing customers.

8th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors

Bigger Tyre Changer Turntables for Increasingly Bigger Wheels

Snap-on Equipment has introduced two new tyre changers under the Hofmann and John Bean brands to meet what the company perceives as a growing need for tyre shops and garages to handle the larger wheel rim diameters fitted to an increasing number of cars on the road: the Hofmann monty 3300-24 and John Bean T4500-24.

4th March 2010/by Tyrepress Editors