2012

A roaring start to the month… on a motorised sofa and bed!

Regardless of what your balance sheet looks like, is it time to spend money on your business?

The European Commission appears to want a ban on modified cars – and then backpedals. Why?   

The whole industry needs to manage the socio-economic conditions of depreciation

There are a lot of myths about Euro 5 but what can it do for you? Neil Pattemore explains

The theft of executive cars is on the rise – who’s at fault?  

The World Health Organisation has issued warnings about diesel particulates but how does this affect your garage?

Mike Owen urges independents to look into their oil supply

The top things that will affect things in your working life over the coming months

Young people with difficult backgrounds take steps towards becoming trained technicians

As the launch of Top Tech 13 approaches, we ask ‘Why enter?’

Neither hell nor high winds could keep Editor off the road this month

A look at a garage that just signed up to the Delphi Diesel Centre programme

Mike Owen looks at ways of plugging the financial hole in the bucket

Enter each contract with your eyes wide open or suffer the consequences

With great investments into so-called ‘modern apprenticeships’ is training really getting better ?

Heres some interesting statistics about our colleagues in the franchise sector

Steering and suspension work is at a record high – but for how much longer?

Think commercial insurance is a waste of money? Neil Pattemore urges you to think again.

Is the frequency change capitulation due to road safety, or do the govt. think we are not doing our jobs properly?

Arthur dishes out advice on how to maintain your garage's good reputation.

We find out that having a transistor babbling away in the corner of the garage could cost you a lot more than you bargained for

Spring may well be springing but Neil Pattemore asks how green are the shoots of your business growth?

Would garage standards be increased if techs had individual licences?

Industry expert Mike Owen runs for cover as he argues in favour of the Resale Price Mechanism

The importance of providing an individual service

Make the headlines in 2012 with a little advice from business expert Neil Pattemore

Industry expert Mike Owen gets fired up about bankers and custumers expectations