{"id":19311,"date":"2019-04-09T10:59:24","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T09:59:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/?p=19311"},"modified":"2019-04-09T10:59:24","modified_gmt":"2019-04-09T09:59:24","slug":"automechanika-garage-of-the-year-open-for-entries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.factorfocus.ie\/index.php\/automechanika-garage-of-the-year-open-for-entries\/19311","title":{"rendered":"Automechanika ‘Garage of the Year’ open for entries"},"content":{"rendered":"

Automechanika Birmingham\u2019s ‘Garage of the Year’ competition is now open to garages from across the UK and Ireland.<\/p>\n

The competition is sponsored by the Independent Garage Association (IGA) and run in partnership with\u00a0Garage Wire.<\/p>\n

Entries can be made online here<\/a> but must be submitted before the deadline of April 26, 2019.<\/p>\n

Entrants may enter more than one category, explaining why their garage deserves to win the much-coveted prize, with the chance to walk away with \u00a31,000.<\/p>\n

Winners from each category will be announced at a special evening dinner to be held at the\u00a0National Motor Cycle Museum in Birmingham on June 5.<\/p>\n

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Automechanika\u2019s\u00a0Garage of the Year awards forms part of the ‘Big UK Garage\u00a0Event’ at this year\u2019s Automechanika Birmingham, providing more benefits to thousands of garages planning to visit. With the garage audience growing year on year, the aim of this year\u2019s event is to deliver more opportunities for garage businesses at the industry\u2019s event.<\/p>\n

The Big UK Garage Event will feature more for garages and will include exclusive show offers, big giveaways, competitions and some celebrity appearances. The event gives access to over 500 leading suppliers such as: Schaeffler, ZF, Denso, Delphi Technologies, Valeo, Bosch, Hella, Bilstein Group, Mann + Hummel, NGK and Yuasa.<\/p>\n

Garages will also receive free parking and free breakfast on arrival for their workforce. Other points of interest this year for garages will also include free technical training on hybrid and electric vehicles \u2013 CPD accredited by Global Skills Provider IMI. Garages will also see live demos from the industry\u2019s top speakers and partners including Frank Massey, Andy Crook and James Dillon, the returning ‘Workshop Training Hub’, ‘Technical Talks’ as well as the new ‘Garage Equipment Showcase’.<\/p>\n

Garage of the Year 2019 categories include:<\/p>\n