Author: Eoin Cuttle

Standard Motor Products Europe (SMPE), one of the UK’s largest independently owned automotive parts manufacturers and suppliers, has extended its engine management portfolio across several of its house brands with the introduction of further new products. 45 new parts have been added, available to aftermarket customers now, across the company’s leading house brands including Intermotor,

National Auto Parts has experienced considerable growth in export markets in the past year, as the company looks to fly the flag for UK engineering at Automechanika Frankfurt, September 11-15. With a growing customer base abroad and further opportunities being explored in Poland, Scandinavia, Ukraine and Germany, National has invested in all areas of its

The inspection of the brake system by an expert is a must for every car owner. To enable workshops to offer its customers an even more effective repair service, the Meyle experts have developed a step-by-step checklist. The checklist enables the mechanic to check off all important steps for a successful test of the brake

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is calling for nominations in the annual ‘Leading Lights in Road Safety’ awards. Now in its eleventh year, these awards recognise and honour the contribution made by people and organizations nationwide in reducing deaths and serious injuries on Irish roads. The RSA is asking communities all over Ireland to once

Reflecting the poor surface quality of many of the UK and Ireland’s road network, with pot-holes and debris, as well as the huge increase of so-called ‘traffic calming’ speed humps and ramps, the number of vehicles entering the workshop with damage to their oil sumps caused not just by impacts, but from corrosion to exposed

Federal-Mogul Motorparts’ Champion brand has developed a new YouTube channel, Champion EU. The videos are aimed at providing short, informative and useful content to a wide public audience, encouraging them to use a professional technician to properly maintain their vehicle. The Champion EU YouTube channel currently has a selective number of videos covering spark plugs,

Commercial Vehicles are exposed to the most extreme driving conditions and as a consequence demand a lubricant that will meet and exceed their requirements. They also operate in a business environment that demands the lowest operating cost possible. Fluids are essential to maintaining the health of your fleet: oil will keep the moving parts of

TecAlliance might be primarily known by many in the trade for its TecDoc electronic parts catalogue and identification system, but the company has multiple products and offers the industry numerous services in order to provide a myriad of business solutions at every level of the marketplace. Although not a UK business, an interesting recent project,

Sealey have added to its range of premier hand tools which are suitable for daily professional use. The AK730BL Breaker Bar 600mm ½”Sq Drive Black Series is constructed from a hardened and tempered Chrome Vanadium steel bar with fully polished black chrome finish with machined and lacquered surface. It features a long, slim style handle