Time was when tyre reprocessing was distinctly downmarket, when compared to tyre manufacturing. Times have changed, as is...

• Formulating and implementing a cost effective tyre purchasing and maintenance policy may once have been one of the more...

speeding lorries and buses are also a problem there. This has led the State Highway Patrol to paint fifteen of its 2,200...

Scania and Keltruck's Spring collection for '87 features fine quality in simple classic design — the livery that keeps its...

results this week, chairman Sir Peter Thompson made a telling revelation. When he first joined the NFC, he used to look...

though which gave me the willies quite as badly as the following sent to me by the DoE. "Nicholas Ridley, Secretary of State...

• Underneath the arches. . . We approach the Nineties with nostalgia for the Forties a popular entertainment motif and in these...

• Independent tyre and exhaust specialist National Tyre Service is combining with vehicle maintenance specialist Auto Safety...

• Three years ago, John Bull Tyres, a division of Kenning Tyre Services, was appointed sole UK concessionaires for the Tr-Sun...

• Record sales over the past six months have been reported by Enco Express, the Dunfermline-based automotive company. Turnover...

• Tridex was founded in 1972 when the Automotive Wholesalers Association of California approached the parent company, Triad...

• Eberspacher is now offering a second-year warranty scheme to all operators of road-going vehicles fitting one of its heaters....

• A new company, BASF Coatings & Inks Ltd, with five divisions, formed to serve the growing coatings and inks market, is backed...

• Clayton Dewandre continues to express grave con cern over "poor brake unit imitations which have flooded the market in recent...

• Tr-Spray (UK) has installed a CNC-controlled Sahara 3 direct-glazing system with adhesive metering and dispensing head valued...

• Hein-Werner Corporation has announced the purchase of Blackhawk North American and European operations including Blackhawk...

• The new Truckmaster catalogue of commercial vehicle silencers is now available from TI Bainbridge Silencers and has been...

• American-owned SafetyKleen has expanded its mechanical parts cleansing service to the body refinishing industry with the...

• Epoxy-based knifing fillers often known as molecular or plastic metals, are widely used for repairs, and usually reckoned to...

• Over and under charged batteries are a major cause of equipment failure. The problem is caused by battery chargers being...

• Corogard disposable protective clothing is now available from ARCO. The garments are made from a polypropylene spun fibre,...

The most awkward area to deal with is the shop which is longer than it is wide and which has the only door at one of the narrow...

• Interface Technologies likes to think that its 1987 calendar is just that bit different. There may only be one young lady on...

generation lyres • Semperit is introducing a new generation of Semperit truck tyres designed for better retreading. The new...

• Operatoi need to improve their awareness of the importance of correct cleaning products and dilutions, Croda Paints general...

• This Burntwood spray booth and stoving oven was installed in less than two weeks in West Midlands Travel's paint shop at...

• Autovak 87, the international trade fair for garage equipment, spare parts and accessories for cars, which will be held at...

• Northampton-based Dermaglen has launched the Hygiene and Industrial Maintenance Advisory Bureau as a free service to all...

With its careful inspection service, Fleet Parts rejects 15% of units provided in exchange for remanufacture. As each unit is...

• Crime is a growth area we can do without, so a product to make it almost impossible for thieves to break into vehicles by...

• Single-Step finishing compound, launched six months ago by 3M Automotive Trades, is now available in a special trial pack...

The national Tankfix service developed into a business expecting a £4 million turnover this year out of the in-house needs of...

the Ford Cargo was without teething troubles; it had its fair share. These, coupled with a certain degree of operator uncer...

Cargo does not tilt through the same angle as the sleeper, and there is less room to work on the front of the chassis. The...

• Seemingly trivial production problems are often the ones that cause most aggravation. If access is difficult, the removal of...

• Lubricating off-highway equipment with a series of specialist oils, each performing a specific function, can lead to costly...

• Lintite has introduced three blind fasteners at the budget and economy end of the market. Maxigrip Blind Rivets have a wide...

• Applied has a new range of aerosol products aimed at professional end users in garages. Multi Shine silicone spray and dry...

• Illackhawk Automotive Ltd has introduced the first components in its new Master range of auto-service centre and bodyshop...

111 The Allen FS236A fibrescope has a remote control end tip and an additional 90 0 viewing head, aiming to provide visual...

• Maintenance and repair programmes tailored to customers' individual requirements and including a guaranteed 24-hour, seven...

• A contract to repaint 40 double-decker coaches, awarded to Dundee-based W. B. S. Keillor Ltd by Grampian Transport, has been...

IN When the cleaning chemical subsidiary of Kleentech International collapsed, one of the staff, Ray Wilson, decided to start...

• Bodybuilding members the Vehicle Builders and R pairers Association are nc able to issue a warranty on bodies they make. In...

• Froude Engineering, the US operating company of the UK Froude Group, owned by Babcock International, has reached an agreement...

• A British-developed fire resistant thread is at the heat of a new product — Dufelt — from Diplomat Technic°. A traditional...

• Lucas Electrical says that its Bluecol product is the biggest selling anti-freeze on the market and consists of 95% ethylene...

• The growth of Tridon Serflex in the UK dates from 1973 in a converted mill in Stockport. The company sold hose clips made in...

• Supporting its new range of clutches recently introduced on to the UK market, Lipe, a member of the Echlin International...

• D5W is a 5kW diesel-fired coolant heater from Eberspacher UK built on a miniature scale and designed for engine preheating....

• A plasma cutting system — Air Cut — announced by Interlas Welding Products, Hitchin, is the latest of a new generation of...

• The first Slideback recovery body from Brimec (UK) to be fitted with the new overhead car carrier has gone into service with...

• Repairing concrete areas with concrete is difficult because new concrete does not stick to old. Repair patching kits based...

• The Berger VR range of ancillary products for refinishing has been extended with the introduction of a smart painting...

• Stanadyne, the US multinational automotive equipment manufacturer, is now offering a range of diesel fuel heaters in the UK....

• Interface Technologies has made the gasket replacement sealant, Rhodorseal 5661, easier to use with the introduction of its...

• The fully automatic Monty 42 tyre changer from Hofmann Balancing Techniques has been designed to make light work of the...

• Dataservice, a new computer system for motor vehicle service departments is available from Datawork Computer Services. The...

• Stemco Truck Products has introduced an improved range of easy to fit wide-band exhaust clamps from either aluminised or...

• Initial Service Textiles has re-equipped its Stockport factory and claims it is now unmatched by any other manufacturer in...

in tight corners • Facom "fools Ltd has introduced a flat ring wrench, reference 58, and also reference 59, which is a ring...

• Henrob Ltd, manufacturer of Furrna self-piercing riveting systems, now offers rivets in four different shank lengths, 6rnm,...

• Desmo has added the DIID1 heavy-duty bar rack with 1,650mm-long crossbars to its light commercial racks. It is finished in...

• Viso Ltd, which has recently been established in the UK to market a range of lubricating equipment, has launched the...

Suction fed filters, and there are more engines with these around, can wax up at just below freezing, even with winter grade...

• Britool's new ratcheting torque wrench — the TLE 200R — is a new departure for Britool, featuring as it does a totally...

• Mobile site units, designed to be positioned easily and used for a variety of purposes from equipment stores to management...