Tag: brakes
98-year old garage amongst the first ‘City Brakes’ winners
The Parts Alliance’s ‘City Brakes’ promotion, which runs until the end of April, has found some of the 25 garages set to win luxury trips to top European cities. The holidays include three nights’ accommodation with flights and transfers for two people to Budapest, London, Amsterdam, Prague, Edinburgh, Paris, Dubrovnik, Rome, Barcelona or Brussels.
Brake pad manufacturer Allied Nippon launches football-inspired promotional campaign
Premier League match tickets, Sony PS4 consoles and exclusive Allied Nippon footballs are the headline prizes up for grabs, as Allied Nippon gears up for this summer’s festival of football with a promotional campaign aimed at garage technicians.
National Auto Parts’ expands brake pads range
49 new brake pads have been added to National Auto Parts’ product range in March, underlining the company’s commitment to bringing to market products that are in demand at both garages and motor factors.
National Auto Parts adds to brake discs range
National Auto Parts has introduced new-to-range additions to its ever-expanding aftermarket portfolio, with three new brake discs for both passenger car and light commercial vehicles, allowing customers to benefit further from its OE matching quality components.
Brake Engineering applauds decision to maintain MOT frequency
Brake Engineering, one of the aftermarket’s leading braking specialists, has applauded the government’s decision to maintain the current MOT frequency, with a vehicle’s first test taking place at three years and then one year thereafter.
The Parts Alliance launches ‘biggest ever’ promotion
The Parts Alliance will send 25 garages on luxury mini-breaks to a host of top European cities in its biggest ever promotion. Campaign scratch cards will be included with all sets of Delphi and Bendix brake pads supplied during March and April.
Brembo opens new carbon factory in Curno
On 13 February the chairman of Brembo SpA Alberto Bombassei placed the first stone of a new building that will host Brembo’s Carbon Factory, the flagship of the company for the processing of carbon fibre materials for competition use.
Bendix brakes reintroduction forges ahead
GSF Car Parts’s programme to reintroduce Bendix brakes to the UK aftermarket is running ahead of schedule. The Parts Alliance, GSF’s parent company, announced a long term exclusive Western European distribution agreement for the Bendix braking brand back in October last year. Since then, GSF Car Parts has been building the range of brake pads and brake discs available for popular UK vehicle applications.
‘No stopping’ Brake Engineering with latest range expansion
Brake Engineering has extended its aftermarket portfolio by introducing several new additions across its product range for passenger cars and LCVs, including new brake calipers, pads and shoe sets. The braking specialist continues to launch new products regularly, steadily increasing its vehicle parc coverage as it remains committed to ensuring optimum customer satisfaction.
More brake parts added to National Auto Parts portfolio
Three new additions have been added to National Auto Parts’ brake disc range this month, increasing its car parc coverage even further and bringing to market ‘in demand’ products for both garages and motor factors.
First Line expands product portfolio
Since the beginning of 2017, First Line Ltd has increased its portfolio by more than 1,100 references. Having the largest and most relevant product offering is crucial, as the company is committed to providing its customers with the broadest possible range, in order to fulfil their daily demands.
Brake calipers in demand over winter
Brake Engineering, one of the UK’s leading braking suppliers, is highlighting to the aftermarket the importance of effective stock management over the winter period with calipers set to be in high demand.
Midwest, Apec Braking hold training event
Midwest Motor Factors & Monmore Auto Parts have once again successfully hosted another training event, this time with supplier Apec Braking.
Delphi and The Parts Alliance name six ‘Best of Brakes’ winners
The Parts Alliance says their second major braking promotion of 2017, developed in conjunction with Delphi, has now found all of its main winners. ‘Best of Brakes’ ran throughout September and October, offering six spectacular holidays, alongside 25,000 smaller prizes via scratch cards, included with Delphi brake pads. The holiday cards were found by Graham Clark of Anderson Clark Motor Repairs in Inverness. The longstanding customer of Dingbro Inverness will be heading to Australia, whilst East Kilbride branch customer Alan Knox of Knox Brothers will jet out to Canada.
A maturing industry
For a long time people have referred to the European tyre market in general and the UK tyre market in particular as mature markets. This kind of maturity is generally taken to mean low growth markets that are already well developed. Here markets are significant in size and 1 to 2 per cent growth per annum is normal. However, a number of recent market research reports give us the opportunity to reconsider this assumption on two grounds - firstly, with technology developing as it is, quantitative growth should be considered in a wider context; and secondly there is the qualitative question.
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