Respray Shock

• The Vehicle Builders and Repairer's Association has slammed the Environment Secretary's guidance notes — Respraying of Road Vehicles (final draft) as - just hitting the big......

Pressure Checks

• Out of 295 air pressure gauges checked by Trading Standard officers in Yorkshire and Humberside, 24% were inaccurate, In 74 similar checks at tyre suppliers, more than 30%......

Alternator Plant

II Bosch's i1.00m alternator plant at Cardiff has been officially opened. It will produce up to five million alternators annually.......

Office Opening

III Stainless steel exhaust manufacturer Eminox has opened a 560m 2 office at its Gainsborough factory. An exhaust with an oxidation catalyst in the silencer was on display......

Independent Clutches

• The Spicer range of twinplate clutches is now available to the independent aftermarket through Dana subsidiary BracIdey Clutch. Brackley already remanufactures other makes and......

Emission Test

• The MoT test on cars and light vans now includes petrol exhaust emission. ABS warning Light and rear wheel bearing checks. Initial results indicate that 1-in-3 vehicles are......

New Truckmaster

• Bainbridge has published a new Truckmaster looseleaf catalogue which is divided into truck, bus and coach sections. It has 74 laminated pages and is said to cover 90% of the......

Turbo Card

IN Due to administrative problems readers completing last month's Workshop Turbo card may experience some delay in receiving the information they requested. Contact Jackie......

Cost Cu T T In G C Ar G O

• Iveco Ford is claiming that routine servicing costs on the new Cargo are 40% below that of the competition. Service intervals on the fourcylinder engine have been extended to......