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Press release: Thinkcar UK donates tool as prize for charity raffle 🎟️ Thinkcar UK has joined forces with YouTube channel RMS Diagnostics and has provided a Thinkcar THINKTOOL Lite tool worth £550 plus VAT as prize for a special raffle with all proceeds going to support UK charity Prostate Cancer Research. Tickets are just £1. RMS Diagnostics regularly posts technical videos for its aftermarket audience, and recently hit 5,000 subscribers. Beyond the digital realm, RMS Diagnostics is a garage based in Sandwich, Kent led by Bob Shervill, whose personal experience of cancer within his family inspired him to raise money in order to help counter the disease. Full story 👇 https://lnkd.in/etPrsu_J #VehicleDiagnostics #Diagnostics #VehicleTechnician

Press update: Delphi Academy unveils expanded 'OEM-level' training centre 🎉 Delphi Academy has officially opened its doors following a major expansion project, setting a new standard in aftermarket training. With a £500,000 investment, the Academy now spans 1,430 square meters, making it one of Europe’s largest automotive training centres. Delphi EMEA’s training facility in Warwick has doubled in size by extending into a neighbouring unit, with the new wing dedicated specifically to training in hybrid, electric vehicle (EV), and hydrogen technologies. The OEM-inspired training academy boasts 15 vehicles including a Tesla Model S, Nissan Leaf, Toyota Prius, BMW 3 series plug-in hybrid and Audi A3 e-Tron. Other training aids include a hydrogen internal combustion powertrain rig for hands-on tasks like leak detection and changing injector seals, which requires a special hydrogen purging process, as part of Delphi’s industry-first hydrogen training course. Full story in comments 👇 #AutomotiveAftermarket #VehicleTechnicians #ElectricVehicles #EVs #HydrogenVehicles #Training #IMI

Press release: Our Virtual Academy backs campaign to boost EV work at independent garages 📈 Online and face-to-face training provider, Our Virtual Academy is backing the Garage Services Online ‘EV Edge’ campaign to help independent garages get the best return on their electric vehicle investment. To fully realise their investment in EV skills and equipment, garage owners must not only train their teams but also actively market their new competencies, according to Our Virtual Academy. As part of the campaign, garages that sign up for a Garage Services Online ‘EV Edge’ website will receive six months free with an 18-month contract, allowing them to capitalise on this rapidly growing market while maximising their return on investment. Full story in comments 👇 #GarageOwners #ElectricVehicleRepairs #EVworkshops #AutomotiveAftermarket

Press release: Thinkcar UK puts range on show at Mechanex Sandown Thinkcar UK is making its triumphant return to Sandown Park next month for Mechanex - PMMLive, where the company will be showing off its new AI-enabled range, including the THINKTOOL Euro 399 14-inch diagnostic device, alongside a host of other top-selling tools. Mechanex Sandown is being held from 12th-13th November, and at the show Thinkcar UK will also be displaying its EV repair tools and mobile ADAS solution, with Darren Quinn, star of YouTube channel Mechanic Mindset, appearing on the stand too.  Full story 👇 #VehicleDiagnostics #Diagnostics #VehicleTechnician #Mechanic

Press release: Garage Hive drives 228% revenue growth for PW Auto Repairs 💪 A Nottinghamshire-based independent garage has seen a staggering 228 per cent increase in turnover since implementing Garage Hive in 2020. PW Auto Repairs credits its remarkable transformation to Garage Hive’s powerful organisational tools and its supportive user community. Founded in 2015 by Paul Whetton, PW Auto Repairs has grown to employ seven staff members. Paul, with over 23 years of industry experience, is joined by his wife, Diana, who transitioned from a different career to help manage the garage. Full story in comments 👇 #IndependentGarage #GarageOwner #AutomotiveAftermarket

It's a big day. Best of luck to everyone in the finals! #TopGarage #TopTechnician #GarageOwner #Technician

Press update: Alistair Mason to bring REPXPERT presentation to Mechanex Sandown 🗣️ REPXPERT Technical Services Manager Alistair Mason AAE MIMI will be one of the seminar programme headliners at Mechanex - PMMLive at Sandown next month, where he will be showing how Schaeffler is supporting workshops. His presentation takes place in the PMM Live Seminar Arena at 13.45 on both Tuesday 12th November and Wednesday 13th November. Full story in comments 👇 #AutomotiveAftermarket #GarageOwner #Mechanic

Press update: Student training day held at Schaeffler Hereford HQ as part of ‘Wrenches & Wisdom’ campaign 🔧 Schaeffler REPXPERT has hosted another ‘Wrenches & Wisdom’ day, this time inviting Level 2 and Level 3 apprentice mechanics from Herefordshire, Ludlow and North Shropshire College to its Hereford HQ. Schaeffler’s Technical Manager, Alistair Mason AAE MIMI, got the morning started with a detailed technical session on clutch system technology. After lunch, students were treated to a lively talk from Louise Baker, who described her personal journey into how she forged a successful aftermarket career. Alistair then returned to present a session on timing belt systems, followed by Marketing and Digital Media Executive Tony Y. giving the students an insight into Schaeffler’s social media activity. Full story in comments 👇 #AutomotiveAftermarket #Apprenticeships #WrenchesAndWisdom

Press release: Easy2Recruit to highlight expanding recruitment offering at Mechanex Sandown Easy 2 Recruit is once again heading out to Mechanex - PMMLive at Sandown next month, where the agency helping garages hire overseas talent will be showing how its growing range of innovative staff recruitment programmes is helping businesses beat the skills crisis. “We have the solution to the skills gap,” said Ambi Singh, CEO of Easy2Recruit. “We help garages to recruit technicians from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and India. We do all the relocation from overseas to the door of the UK garage." Full story 👇 #AutomotiveAftermarket #Recruitment #GarageOwner https://lnkd.in/eUeidP99

Press update: Delphi named Parts Supplier of the Year at Servicesure Autocentre Awards 2024 🏆 Delphi EMEA has been awarded Parts Supplier of the Year at the prestigious Servicesure Autocentres of the Year Awards 2024, hosted by GSF Car Parts. The annual event, held on Thursday, 17th October at Coombe Abbey Hotel in Warwickshire, celebrated excellence across the garage network. This latest award highlights Delphi’s strong relationships with workshops across the UK and reinforces its reputation for supplying innovative solutions that help independent garages thrive. Full story in comments 👇 #AutomotiveAftermarket