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Register now for the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO – just four weeks to go

There are now just four weeks to go to the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO, Ireland’s one and only auto and...
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Car-O-Liner BT 1800 mobile lift table for EV service

The transition towards electric vehicles is changing workshop equipment requirements, with the safe removal and installation of heavy EV battery...
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ARM Distribution looks to 2026 Auto Trade EXPO

Sustainability is increasingly shaping the future of collision repair, and at the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO, ARM Distribution will showcase...
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Blackhawk to showcase dent puller station at 2026 Auto Trade EXPO

Bodyshop professionals visiting the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO at the RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin from 10th-11th October will have an...
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Eleventh Women@SIMI event celebrated

The Society of the Irish Motor Industry (SIMI) recently celebrated its 11th Women@SIMI event in partnership with Bank of Ireland...
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Auto Trade EXPO 2026: Ireland’s automotive aftermarket comes together at the RDS

The countdown is on to the 2026 Auto Trade EXPO, which returns to RDS Simmonscourt in Dublin from Saturday and...
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Standox offers technical tips on colour matching

Coloured clearcoats and three-coat colours like shimmering pearl white are increasingly popular with today’s motorists. Consequently bodyshops are being faced with demanding and complicated finish repairs. While this presents a great opportunity for a refinisher to show off his abilities, repairs to special pigments and three-coat colours can present other problems for an unprepared bodyshop.

Glasurit 90-A 155 lime yellow

Glasurit is constantly expanding its range of mixing base colours so that bodyshops can find the perfect match even for unusual automotive hues. The latest product is Glasurit 90-A 155 lime yellow. The new mixing base follows the new-found trend towards experimenting with colour. In Europe and Asia, this “anything goes” attitude means that nippy

Kia supports marathon man

Kia’s Celbridge dealer, Ray Crofton on hearing that Mark Kenneally, Ireland’ s sole representative in the Men’s Marathon,was without wheels for his preparations for London 2012 has supplied Mark with a cee’d SW for the months leading up to event . Mark Kenneally from Celbridge Co.Kildare accepts the loan of a cee’d SW from local