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BM Catalysts is celebrating after winning its category in the Family Business Awards.
Announced at a ceremony in Leicester the award recognises manufacturing excellence at the firm.
Credit ratings agency Moody’s says aftermarket revenues could be under threat from rising fuel prices in Europe. The company says that as motorists continue to use their cars less the demand for service items and spare parts could fall, impacting on aftermarket revenues.
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Halfords has hit back at the SMMT Â following its successful ASA complaint over an Autocentres advert and told the society not to stand in the way of consumer choice.
The SMMT complained about an online Halfords claim that motorists could save up to 50 percent off main dealer prices by using one of its Autocentres.
Halfords Autocentres has been told that an advert on its website claiming customers could save up to 50 percent on main dealer pricing must not appear again in its current form. The ruling from the ASA upholds a complaint made against the company by the SMMT.
The voting stage of the 2013 CAT Awards is now underway. There are 34 people and companies looking for victory, so take a look at the riders and runners and tell us who deserves it the most. The winners in each category will be announced at the annual CAT Awards Ceremony in February.
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This year marks the 15th anniversary for performance specialist Revolution Motorstore. The outfit won our Retailer of the Year Award in 2010, but in truth it’s a mix of heady Halfords parts and busy tuning shop.
Jim Mazza has challenged the aftermarket to raise its game for the future. The Groupauto Managing Director says the industry needs to react to the conditions it is currently facing. Mazza says that the growing threat from VMs and franchises, rather than galvanizing businesses into action, seems to have dulled the wits of the independent sector.
Webasto has donated one of its heating units to the Help for Heroes charity. The Air Top Evo 3900 will be fitted into a specially adapted minibus which is used to transport recovering patients at the Defence Medical Rehabilitation Centre in Headley Court.
JCA Coatings has announced the move of its Autoparts business, currently based in Reading, to Slough. The company says the move will give the business better transport links and more room to grow.