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Braking materials specialist TMD Friction, has responded to recent advertising material issued by Unipart Automotive, purporting to set out the results of comparative tests between Unipart’s own brand brake products, TMD’s Pagid products and several other brands.

The team at TMD Friction UK & Ireland has asked us to make known their overwhelming regret and sadness at the sudden death of their colleague James Clarke earlier this month. He is already being very much missed by all of his friends and colleagues at TMD Friction.

Alloy wheel producer, Alcoa has unveiled a new alloy for aluminium wheels. The new alloy, MagnaForce, is “lighter and is on an average 16.5% stronger than the industry standard 6061 alloy, also made by Alcoa.

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) is advising all road users to take particular care on the roads as widespread rainfall, heavy at times is promised over the west coast, spreading eastwards  during the afternoon.

To remain competitive in the replacement parts market, factors, garages and bodyshops need to be able to access the latest parts as soon as the demand for them begins. This is clearly why the parts suppliers are so keen to let them know about new-to-range parts as soon as they are added. However, as Shaun

To enable independent workshops to compete into today’s market, Team P R Reilly has produced its Dayco Timing belt and Saleri Water pump special offer vouchers.

PJ Fallon & Son has introduced a high capacity cart that allows the tyre fitter to manoeuvre heavy wheel sets in the most ergonomic way with the help of its patented tilting system.

Braking specialists has launched its very own brake grease, manufactured to the same high standards as the rest of the Apec Braking range, providing quality you can trust

The ContiTech Power Transmission Group has developed a timing-assembly belt, which works where otherwise a chain would have operated. Namely, inside the engine bay, where hot engine oil with aggressive pollutants is squeezed at high pressure from the pump sump to the pistons, connecting rods and camshaft.