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• The Autopartac exhibition, held in Olympia 2, London, was a busy show attended by trade-only visitors. Interface Technologies (see page 5) used the show to launch two new Nulon products.
Another exhibitor, Potteries Diesel Service, announced "aggressive" plans to develop its network for the Trent range of automotive electrics and fuel-injection products; a new factory is producing 60,000 units a year.
The new factory produces, for instance, remanufactured alternators, starters, dynamos, fuel pumps and turbochargers.
Trent Turbo 80 • Products in the categories lighting, filters, wipers, ignition and service items (radiator caps, fuses and so on) are sold under the Wipac brand into the aftermarket, and OE customers include Ford, Freight Rover, Iveco Ford, Renault Dodge, Seddon Atkinson and some specialist vehicle builders.
One year from a management buy-in the company has made an operating profit, which compares with g1/2 million losses 12 months ago.
Wipac Turbo 81 • Link Professional, diagnostic division of Link Sedan, used Autopartac for a relaunch. The stand displayed portable test equipment, battery chargers, hydraulic transmission jacks, engine cranes and exhaust gas analysers.
Link Professional Turbo 82 • Paddy Hopkirk showed a new and larger Load-Master motor ramp, complying with the latest BSI standards, plus BSI — and TUV-approved Load-Master axle stands and under-vehicle creeper trollies for professionals. A "topical" exhibit was the Paddy Hopkirk "Green Can" for unleaded petrol.
Paddy Hopkirk Turbo 83 • Information is available concerning vans and cars that can and cannot run on unleaded petrol. But what about those which, even when converted, still require an occasional leaded fill?
Autodata's Unleaded Petrol Information Manual covers virtually all light commercials and cars in the parc since 1980.
Autodata Turbo 94 • Mica Tools (UK) now imports Stack-On toolboxes from the USA. They all have fully closing fronts — an advantage when keeping tools not only clean but also secure when you are not around. The company
can also supply a large range of hand tools.
Hilka Tools Turbo 85 • Whether your vehicle journeys call for stops every 200 miles or 200ft, Duran nonasbestos P2000 and P2001 gives total brake performance, claims Brake Linings. The first is designed for passenger service vehicles with a coefficient of .36, and the latter for commercial vehicles with a coefficient of .39, Duron Turbo 86 / Lucas Automotive, with a substantial presence, offers 600 exchange units including starters, alternators, dynamos and wiper motors. An addition to the Lucas B90 programme includes the "black boxes" that control electronic ignition and fuelling equipment.
Lucas Automotive Turbo 87 • Century Oils is an independent British lubricants company with associate companies in 11 countries. In addition to its regional distribution centres and transport fleet, lubricant centres carry an extensive range, including mineral and synthetic oils suitable for diesel and petrol engines.
Century Oils Turbo 88 • 1st Formula, the trademark of Henlands, is a penetrating lubricant available to the tradeonly in five-litre pack for garages and workshops and in aerosols generally. The product includes some compounds not generally used in other penetrating lubricants. This solvent is not a chlorinated hydrocarbon.
Several other products used include silicon as the non-stick ingredient, which corrodes cellulose paint.
1st Formula Turbo 89 • Diesel Boost, a concentrated additive in 300m1 polyurethane bottles, is an addition to the Comma range, and is added to the fuel on filling the tank. It is priced at an RRP of £2.25 plus VAT, and besides improving performance