Airbag replacement
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▪ Axle and suspension manufacturer Phoenix is setting up a 24-hour air bellows replacement company called Ai rpart, The new company will hold a stock of every air bag used on truck and trailer suspensions, currently representing around 400 part numbers.
The average price of an airbag assembly will be around £160 ex-VAT. Airpart can be contacted on 081-502 0189,
Don't DIY
• A report by market analysts Mintel shows that the number of DIY car repairers has fallen from 31% in 1988 to 28%. The growing level of hi-tech electronics is cited as the reason many potential DIY mechanics are turning to the professionals for repairs.
COSHH prosecutions
• The HSE has made the first prosecutions under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health regulations, but so far none of the companies involved have been in the maintenance or road haulage sectors.