Shop Bodyshop Direct adds to Raxon range

Shop Bodyshop Direct’s own brand of refinishing products Raxon, recently received the Bodyshop Consumables Brand of The Year 2018 Award...
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Bodyshop Awards presented at Carton House

The Bodyshop Awards, part of the Irish Auto Trade Awards, were presented at the five-star Carton House, Co. Kildare on...
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New car sales decline by 10.2 per cent

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New FinishLine Straight Die Grinder

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Motorists warned of Hallowe’en driving dangers

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Standox dishes the DiRT

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Driving home for Christmas – most enjoyable journey of the year for Irish drivers

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Power-TEC unveils cordless hot stapler

The benefits of repairing plastic body components with a hot staple system are well known to Power-TEC customers. Traditional gluing and plastic repair methods can result in a weak and inflexible repair and usually with material build up. With any of the Power-TEC hot stapler systems robust and flexible repairs can be carried out in

Four simple steps from Ring to make fitting hid bulbs safer

HID bulbs are not new, in fact they have been around for several years. But even though they are a preferred option for many manufacturers, they are still causing some controversy in the aftermarket as mechanics remain nervous about fitting them. Ring, the leading supplier of lighting to the automotive aftermarket, explains how following a

EPA warns about on-the-spot fines

Local Authorities have recently been given powers to issue on-the-spot fines of between €500 and €1,000 to operators of non-compliant bodyshops and suppliers of non-compliant automotive paints, the Environmental Protection Agency has warned. All such operators are advised to ensure that they are in compliance with the requirements of the Decorative Paints Regulations (S.I. No.

FinishLine range expansion

Abcon Industrial Products has expanded its FinishLine range of bodyshop consumables. Anthony Doherty, Sales Manager for Abcon Industrial Products Ltd commented: “The range, which was launched at the beginning of 2016, has been performing above expectations and stocking levels have had to be increased to keep up with demand. We are very excited about the