Author: John Loughran

Motorcycle owners — you know the routine — remove the seat, remove the side panel, the gearbox filler cap is in there somewhere? Well if you can see it you can probably get to it with this flexible, narrow-necked funnel from Laser Tools. Although the funnel was designed specifically to gain access to motorcycle gearbox

Two NGK Spark Plugs (UK) Ltd employees are gearing themselves up to raise money for two separate charities. Stuart Bayne and John Money will be undertaking individual challenges to raise funds for the Down’s Syndrome Association (DSA) and Children With Cancer UK respectively. The first challenge will see Stuart take part in the London Marathon

Automechanika Birmingham has promoted Chloe Hyland to the role of Marketing Manager, as the show’s marketing campaign gathers momentum ahead of its third successive show in June. Chloe, who was previously Marketing Executive, joined Automechanika Birmingham two years ago, after spending almost three years overseeing the UK marketing for Automechanika Frankfurt and a portfolio of

Tenneco, the global aftermarket parts supplier is set to purchase Federal-Mogul in a deal believed to be worth $5.4 billion. It is understand the deal will be funded with $800 million in cash, and a combination of Tenneco shares and debt. Federal-Mogul owns a number of automotive brands including Ferodo, Champion, Beru and Moog, while

For many years now, Continental has offered sales training plus theoretical and practical technical training on all aspects of power transmission components for workshop and aftermarket dealership staff. The training program has now been revised and expanded from three to eight modules. Theoretical and practical train-the-trainer courses plus trainers’ and mechanics’ clubs are new additions

The Tech ‘n’ Tools air conditioning programme delivers everything you need! Tech ‘n’ Tools has partnered with some of the world’s leading product and technical specialists, including CTR / Denso, Waeco and Bosch, together with the unrivalled technical support and expertise from Cooling Edge and Auto Air, Gloucester in the UK. Air conditioning service and

Mahle Aftermarket has added to its Victor Reinz gasket range, offering a wider choice of sealing solutions to aftermarket customers for both passenger and heavy duty (HD) vehicle applications. There are 95 new parts now available in the range, including head gasket sets, cylinder head gaskets and exhaust manifold gaskets, as well as oil seals

With a 40-year history of producing quality vehicle lighting, Ring has developed a diverse product range for the vehicle conversion market covering everything from hazard lighting to power inverters. Now incorporating the Carnation Designs and their specialist vehicle electronic management brand genisys, Ring claims it can offer the vehicle conversion sector bespoke and flexible solutions

Trico has appointed Ben Callard as Project Introduction Engineer and Leah Eversley-Boyd to the role of Credit Controller and Finance Analytics. Ben joins from Northern Automotive Systems to take up the position at the Trico European HQ and will be responsible for project work relating to business quotations and implementation in Europe. Ben will have