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The Health and Safety Authority is advising the motor trade that potentially faulty air compressors are being supplied onto the European market. Authorities in Germany have conducted tests on portable air-compressors being sold mainly via the internet. The brand name on the equipment tested is “Regen-Tec”, and the models tested were Profi Airtec 380-8-2.5, Profi

U-POL recognises that paint rectification may hold a different context to different customers. For bodyshops working on insurance jobs the paint rectification is typically not funded by the work providers and there are the obvious time pressures that apply too. It is therefore important to keep this work to a very minimum and strive for

Car-O-Liner is gearing up for WorldSkills 2013,which will be held from July 2-7 in Leipzig, Germany. Car-0-Liner has been confirmed as the official sponsor of the Auto Body Repair competition, and will provide 22 stations with equipment from alignment benches to measuring equipment and welders. Thde company says that WorldSkills is an ideal opportunity for

New car sales for the first two months of the year are down 15 per cent on the corresponding period last year, figures released today by the Society of the Irish Motor Industry confirm. New car sales for February with eight per cent lower than the same month last year, while Heavy Commercial Vehicle sales

Autopromotec, the international trade fair for the automotive aftermarket, takes place in Bologna, Italy, May 22-26. Autopromotec is held every second year in Bologna, Italy and is one of the top specialised international trade shows for automotive equipment and aftermarket products.

Almost eight out of 10 motorists are planning to hold on to their car for as long as possible, according to a survey conducted by the AA. Following a slow start to 2013 in terms of new car sales compared to 2012, the AA has released the findings of a survey, which suggest that as