Apprentices could contribute £3.4 billion a year to the UK economy through productivity gains by 2022, a new report from the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) says.
Released to mark the National Apprenticeship Week 2013, the report says a completed apprenticeship can add an average of £214 a week to business productivity through increased profits, lower prices, better products and higher wages.
On January 1st the IFA became partners of ADI (Automotive Distributers International) Europe’s biggest automotive aftermarket buying group, with sales exceeding €6bn. Subsequent applications to join the group have led to four new Members, each with a strongly respected business in their area.
"Sogefi Group, Europe’s leading OE and Aftermarket filter manufacturer, is announcing the sale of the Crosland Filters brand to Euro Car Parts."
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Staff at BCA have become top of the class for raising over £5000 for industry charity, BEN.
BCA’s fundraising efforts formed part of National BEN Week, with the chosen theme of “back to school.”
Autoparts has launched a new web-based management tool for independent garages. The tool, named Workshop Expert Online, has been developed in partnership with MAM. Autoparts says the software can help businesses in all areas, including accounting, daily workshop management, parts lookup and ordering and customer relationship management.
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Meyle is expanding its warehouse in Hamburg in a move that will almost double its storage capacity at the site.
The aftermarket rumour mill can be damn accurate when it wants to be. Murmurs of ECP’s sale to LKQ surfaced long before the news was made public, and details coming through the grapevine were almost bang on the money.
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Euro Car Parts has invested in a new storage facility for its collision repair products. The 141,000 square foot site in Swadlincote has been secured for ten years with the company. ECP says a unique agreement with building owners GE Capital means the company can outfit the building to its exact requirements.
Driving tests will be available from 21 Halfords sites from this autumn in a new partnership with the Driving Standards Agency, but 39 local Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency offices are to close.