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ANDREW PAGE: END OF AN ERA
After more than a century selling parts, the Andrew Page brand is being retired. We look at this once vast motor factor’s history
ECP BOSS: USED CAR SALES UPTURN IS 'WELCOME BOOST' TO INDEPENDENTS
Andy Hamilton suggests that more used cars changing hands can only be good for business
BUSINESS GEARS UP FOR MOT EXTENSION END
Garages, insurance companies and road safety groups welcome return of annual testing
MANCHESTER RECYCLER RECEIVES £600k INTERRUPTION LOAN
Scrapyard Automet Limited has secured a £600,000 Business Interruption Loan to support its cashflow during the crisis.
DON'T CALL IT A COMEBACK...
...We've been here for years. The UK aftermarket reopens and prepares for a surge in business.
ANDREW PAGE BRANCH CLOSURES: STATEMENT FROM LKQ EURO CAR PARTS
The following statement has been issued by LKQ Euro Car Parts:
“Our branch merger programme started last year, and it has already achieved some very strong results, driving improved customer service in the new, strengthened branches and where possible, the redeployment of colleagues to create stronger, combined teams.
“We have identified a further tranche of 27 Andrew Page branches that currently operate in close proximity to others. Most of these branches were temporarily closed as part of the measures we put in place during the coronavirus lockdown, and now we are not planning to reopen them.
'GREEN' NUMBER PLATES LEGAL FROM AUTUMN
New plates can be made to identify zero emission vehicles
NEW ACQUISITION FOR ALLIANCE AUTOMOTIVE
North Yorks factor joins AAUK
SMMT PUSHES FOR POST-LOCKDOWN SCRAPPAGE SCHEME
Industry body suggests discounts for new cars to kickstart the industry, but the IAAF warns of dangerous consequences for the aftermarket