Sean Finnegan Commercials, the official agents for Josam – Truckcam in the Republic and Northern Ireland has changed its name to Finnegan Equipment Solutions Sean Finnegan told CVWorkshop.ie that the new name better reflects the company’s position as a leading supplier of equipment to the commercial vehicle sector. The Josam cam-aligner wheel alignment system is
Workshop equipment specialists, Tyrecare has added the Bright XTB1200 truck wheel balancer, to its portfolio of workshop equipment for commercial vehicle applications. In addition to the popular range of truck and heavy plant tyre changers from Bright Technologies, the XTB1200 balancer allows customers to accurately balance wheel sizes from 12-30” diameter, extending the life of
Research carried out by AA Ireland has found that 1 in 3 motorists are planning on hiring a car while abroad this year, but only 37 per cent of the motorists have taken out excess insurance when hiring a car in the past. Reasons identified for this were cost and lack of necessity. The research,
Tractamotors has won the Pirelli 4×4 Key Dealer of the Year award, which focusses on excellence in customer service. This is the second year Pirelli has provided this award to one of its exclusive 4×4 Key Dealer Club member tyre dealers. Each dealer nominated a depot and was then subjected to three independently run mystery shop
Bartec Auto ID Limited (Bartec), the British manufacturer and global market leader in tyre pressure monitoring systems (TPMS) has appointed David Jones as its new UK and Ireland salesperson. David brings a wealth of diagnostic experience to the Barnsley-based, family run company, following established roles with Nebula Systems and Euro Car Parts On joining Bartec at this pivotal moment, he said:
Three Irish tyre fitters assembled in Stoke-on-Trent for the first Michelin Tyre Academy programme of 2017, the aim of which is to improve the consumer experience at their home dealerships. Timothy Elwood of A One Tyres (Dromore, Co. Down), Pearse Trueman of Carryduff Tyres (Co. Down) and Damien Leonard of Ballinasloe Tyre Centre (Galway) joined
One of Northern Ireland’s leading providers of tyres and automotive services is poised to invest up to £2million in its business, creating at least 15 new jobs and a new training facility upskilling the next generation of fitters. Kerr’s Tyres & Auto, a family-run business first established in 2002, has announced plans to invest in
Just under half of motorists describe themselves as very confident in their ability to change a wheel on their car in an emergency situation, according to recent research undertaken by AA Rescue. In response to an AA survey of over 3,000 motorists, 46.73 per cent of those polled stated they were very confident that they
There is a continuing rise in fraudulent transactions resulting from compromised credit card details. However, now comes news that the Garda National Economic Crime Bureau (GNECB) has teamed up with the retail industry (Retail Excellence) in a bid to combat this growing problem of ‘Card Not Present’ (CNP) fraud, which occurs when a payment card
The European Firestone Music Tour was back in Ireland at the recent Vantastival Festival in, Beaulieu House, Drogheda, Co. Louth on the June bank holiday weekend. Firestone sponsored a music stage for up an coming bands at the festival which also includes a major gathering of classic and modern camper vans. As a forerunner to
Vehicle History experts Cartell.ie tells us that the Association of British Insurers (ABI) in the UK are no longer using Category C and Category D vehicle write-off classification in their new Voluntary Code of Practice (COP) for the industry. Following a long review the new system will retain the same Category A and Category B
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