Andrew Evans, Author at Workshop Magazine

Alton Cars welcomes 400 guests to AutoRaise Industry Showcase event 0
- Featured, News
- April 6, 2017
LEEDS-based bodyshop Alton Cars has welcomed 400 guests to an Industry Showcase event organised for the AutoRaise vehicle repair industry charity. The event, hosted by Alton Cars after seeing the success of other bodyshop groups who hosted similar events to attract new talent to the body repair sector, resulted in 137 applications for apprenticeships. Neilson
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Product Test: Soldering irons 0
- Products
- April 5, 2017
The more advanced cars become, the more power and wiring they need. For many, electricity is a bit of a dark art, but working with it doesn’t actually need that much in the way of equipment. With a decent multimeter, insulated drivers, wire strippers and crimpers and a solid soldering iron, you’re good to go.
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Product Test: Glass cleaner 0
- Products
- April 5, 2017
It’s something that might be easy to overlook, but clean glass can be a boom to any workshop – or indeed a business of any kind. At its simplest, glass cleaner is just a good way to clean vehicle windscreens and useful if you have a lot of cars sitting on an outdoor parking lot,
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Almost half of motorists seek advice from friends or family before approving garage work 0
- Featured, News
- April 5, 2017
ACCORDING to a survey by motoreasy, four out of five motorists seek further advice before committing to repairs proposed by garages. The consumer survey of 2,000 motorists aged 20-70, owning a 3-8 year old car, revealed that 80 per cent seek further advice before agreeing to any repairs, while almost half (47 per cent) do
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