Garage of the year winner announced
Automechanika Birmingham, in partnership with Garage Wire, has named Hillclimb Garage as ‘Garage of the Year’ for 2018, with the High Wycombe-based workshop picking up the prize of £1000.
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Servicesure garage wins prestigious Scotlands Business Award
Servicesure Autocentre – The Parts Alliance’s garage programme – has been well-represented in this year’s Scotlands Business Awards, this time by Kinnons Garage in the Aberdeen regional ceremony.
Brake pad manufacturer Allied Nippon launches football-inspired promotional campaign
Premier League match tickets, Sony PS4 consoles and exclusive Allied Nippon footballs are the headline prizes up for grabs, as Allied Nippon gears up for this summer’s festival of football with a promotional campaign aimed at garage technicians.
AA Guide Price: the ‘life saving’ tool for busy garages
AA Garage Guide, the online search and booking site for MOTs, servicing and repairs that puts quality first, says that its new Guide Price tool is already helping to make the garages in their network more efficient, saving them time and money by not having to quote on jobs.
AA Garage Guide’s tow-in network gives patrols peace of mind
AA Garage Guide, the online search and booking site for MOTs, servicing and repairs has recently launched a tow-in network. Designed as a companion for its expert patrols, helping to ensure customer’s vehicles are serviced by the best local garages, most of the Garage Guide’s 5,000-strong network can be accessed through patrols’ hand held devices, allowing them to search the database of tow-in garages for the most suitable site.
20% productivity boost ‘because of TechMan’ says independent
Long established and widely respected, Herefordshire-based Gerry Dovermans has reported a twenty per cent boost in productivity since it adopted TechMan, an innovative garage management system.
The Parts Alliance’s South West Show attracts 500
The Parts Alliance’s South West Garage and Workshop Show has returned for 2017 even ‘bigger and better’. Storm-like conditions failed to deter well over 500 garage owners and mechanics from visiting Sandy Park, home to English Premiership side Exeter Chiefs, on the evening of Thursday 19 October. The event hosted garage customers invited by the nine Parts Alliance branches in Somerset, Devon and Cornwall – including the recently opened Midsomer Norton Branch.
TechMan saves time, increases efficiency for Jim Steel Garage
TechMan says new customer Jim Steel Garage has already realised big benefits after going live in August with the garage management system. Led by Kevin Steel and his son Sam, the family run Beeston-based business offers MOTs, servicing and repairs for all makes of vehicle. Formerly a Unipart Car Centre, the business had been reviewing new management systems for several months until a visit from national sales manager Leo Freebairn led to them trying a demo site and opting to go with TechMan.
AutoCare network now numbers 600 garages
Parent Company, Groupauto has announced that their garage network, ‘AutoCare’ has reached 600 garages – making them the largest independent garage programme in the UK.
Borg & Beck produces clutch fault diagnosis chart for garages
Despite the complex nature of the modern clutch system, many technicians remain under the misapprehension that clutch replacement is a simple and straightforward affair. However, with clutch replacement now often taking several hours it’s imperative for workshop profitability that technicians have the information they need to fit the replacement right, first time.
GSF Car Parts saves motorists millions with DPF professional cleaner
GSF Car Parts say the Vetech DPF Professional Cleaner they launched in 2015 has already saved UK motorists millions of pounds in replacement parts.
50 new Servicesure Autocentres since start of 2017
The Parts Alliance’s garage programme, Servicesure Autocentres has recruited 50 new garages since the start of 2017. The parts distributor adds that the rate of joining has consistently averaged 15 garages per month since the latter part of 2016.
Generic hold music can lose garages customers – study
New research conducted by audio branding specialist PHMG suggests that the large majority of garages risk losing custom by subjecting customers to generic music and audio while on hold. The audit of 255 firms in the garage and vehicle repairs trade questions call handling standards.
Servicesure launch Slicker waste management solution
Servicesure Autocentres, The Parts Alliance garage programme, has announced a new partnership with Slicker Recycling aimed at streamlining waste collection for its garage members. Slicker Recycling will offer the growing national network a simple ‘one call’ solution. Once contacted, they respond by arriving almost anywhere in the UK to collect and process business waste.
IGA backing Trust My Garage with £1,000 guarantee
The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has introduced a new Trust My Garage £1,000 Guarantee. The scheme provides financial reassurance to consumers who have service and repair work carried out by a member of the Trust My Garage (TMG) programme. TMG is a Chartered Trading Standard Institute (CTSI) approved code under the Consumer Codes Approval Scheme.
