Author: Padraic Deane

Time is really moving along. There are now just four months to go to Ireland’s one and only auto and transport industries aftermarket exhibition.

CD Group managing director, Terry Knox, has been named as the new chairman of the supervisory board of ATR International AG.

Across the Irish Sea, the most active regions for car thefts have been identified in a new study. A comparison by experts shows Northern Ireland as most favourable with just 244 cars stolen, which represents just 23 of each 100,000 on the road.

It was with regret that we learned that Dano Dennehy of Castleisland Motor Factors in Co Kerry, passed away suddenly but peacefully at home at the age of 82 last week.

An Garda Síochána has announced the locations of nine static speed safety cameras. These are aimed to be fully operational by the end of 2024.

In Ireland where the arrival of sunny weather is celebrated, the risks posed to outdoor workers must not be overlooked. Outdoor work remains commonplace across various sectors like construction, agriculture, and landscaping.

HGV trailer connectors: you can wrestle with the electronic connectors on Knorr-Bremse EBS modules to get them apart, but you’ll very likely damage them. But not with this new trailer-connector removal tool kit from Laser Tools (part number 8810), it is designed for the quick release of the electronic connectors on these Knorr-Bremse EBS modules

With just six months to go to Auto Trade EXPO 2024, which takes place alongside the CV Workshop EXPO at the RDS in Dublin on Saturday & Sunday 12-13th October, the exhibitor list is shaping up to be a ‘who’s who’ of the automotive aftermarket.

Nominations for the 2025 Irish Auto Trade Awards are now open. You can nominate entries for both multiple businesses in the comprehensive Distributor Awards and/or the Retail Awards here.