Garage news

Banbury and Bicester College and the Bloodhound project are aiming to inspire the next generation of engineers

Simon Withers discusses how attracting women to the automotive industry and ensuring a more even male/female split can benefit the sector

Midlands’ entrepreneur Kam Saleem has launched a new business venture called MotorServ UK, with two garages opening in Solihull and Coventry

Porsches have always had a cult following with many people looking to buy, restore, and use them, especially the classic 911 family, but very few look at the bigger picture and the conundrum of sourcing parts for these rear-engined machines

How was the winter for you? While we might not have had the prolonged cold snap that the aftermarket has been waiting for, it seems the temperature was low enough over a long enough period of time to keep sales healthy

The second generation van is a common sight on the roads, even though this generation has had two facelifts, and comes in various guises including a fearsome 4x4 version

The chief of the IMI has used a keynote speech to highlight the issues of low pay among apprentices and the problems of attracting new people to the industry.

Russell Automotive Centre in North London focuses primarily on VAG products, especially Audi, Volkswagen, Seat, Skoda and Bentley vehicles. It is run by husband and wife team Steve and Jane Russell and they’ve achieved much in seven years

When you think of remapping a car’s ECU you think of tweaking the power output and gaining more power from the engine. However, David Lewis, Technical Director of Flash Remapping, says there is more than meets the eye when it comes to tuning up a vehicle

The first round of the annual Top Technician contest is over and the national skills competition has its first stage winners – 23 technicians from all corners of the UK working within dealer and independent workshops have scored well enough to access the advanced second stage assessment.

The ten techs who come out on top of the next round will be invited to the Top Technician 2015 semi-finals which this year take place at GTG in Wolverhampton on March 27^th.

Congratulations to the hundreds of you who took part in the initial stage, it was a closely fought battle for the top 20 places, so close in fact that we have 23 techs going on to the advanced second stage online test this year.