Redundancies Hit Fitters

• The recession has caused a surplus of trained fitters, and a lack of recruitment means that those made redundant face long periods of unemployment. Falling truck sales have......

Silent Moves

• Aftermarket exhaust supplier Bainbridge has entered a joint venture with OE manufacturer Wasey in an effort to gain a larger slice of the UK's 120m commercial vehicle......

Fki's Super Service

III Garage equipment supplier FKI Transervice has restructured its service organisation to "further enhance customer support". The organisation now comprises five regions......

Paint School

• 1-1MG has opened a new paint-related training school in Manchester offering one-day courses on safety (including COSHH) and paint matching. Courses cost 1150, or £75 for......

Special Finish

• Ault & Wiborg has introduced a two-day training course on refinishing plastic components and special pearlescentimica finishes. The course is based on Spies Hecker's two-pack......

Aftermarket Show

• The Automotive Trade Show will take place at the NEC on 22-25 September.......

Gardner Training

IN Gardner is offering three-day training courses on its truck engines at its new training centre at Patricroft. The courses cover maintenance and fault diagnosis for the full......

Take Off For Aes

• Prestwick-based Airfield Equipment Services (AES) has doubled its workforce in five months and is described by BAA chairman Sir Norman Payne as "a success story in action".......