ABP Club Car Body Repair News - September 2014

Below is a news headline summary. The full bodyshop news stories appear on the ABP Club members' forum.

30/9/14 - 20:51		IMI - “The Issue of Apprenticeships Is Too Important Just to Be an Election Promise”

30/9/14 - 20:21		Lamborghini - obtain TÜV certification for its carbon fiber car repair service

30/9/14 - 19:44		Circle Leasing's new website has fresh look and improved navigation

30/9/14 - 17:31		ACIS - Sherwin-Williams' HP technology to make baking painted vehicle panels a thing of the past

30/9/14 - 17:08		ABP Member Services - MT Insurance advice - portable hand tools warranty - it could cost you £000's

30/9/14 - 10:03		LKQ Coatings - OPTIMA Ultraclear gives repairers a clear advantage

30/9/14 - 08:58		Northern Accident Repair and OMC Ford in association with Standox announce skills assessment winner

30/9/14 - 08:46		Carlac appoints Robert Tracey as Equipment Specialist

30/9/14 - 08:40		Symach launches new website and product catalogue

30/9/14 - 08:28		Saga - half-year results; "strong set of results, on track to meet market expectations for the full year"

30/9/14 - 07:27		Inchcape - Andre Lacroix to step down as chief exec in March 2015

29/9/14 - 16:38		S&B Automotive Academy launches virtual reality paint spraying for apprentices

29/9/14 - 16:26		Minden offers bodyshops free advice on aluminium (ATEX) dust solutions

29/9/14 - 09:25		BEN - Thatcham's Lesley Upham and IMI's Steve Nash appointed to board as trustees

29/9/14 - 07:38		Markerstuidy - Jim Terry starts today as Group TP Claims Operations Manager

29/9/14 - 07:23		Quindell - issue statement about recent fall in share price

28/9/14 - 23:23		Aviva - chief exec Mark Wilson comments on CMA report: "failed to grasp the key issues affecting UK motorists"

28/9/14 - 13:00		BEN Ball gets West End Commitment

27/9/14 - 18:19		FTA warns professional drivers to be aware of 'crash for cash' scammers

27/9/14 - 18:07		Vauxhall warns customers over Corsa and Adam steering problem

26/9/14 - 14:39		Farécla invests in new plant to meet growing demand

26/9/14 - 14:13		IFB (Insurance Fraud Bureau) - 4 people arrested in Cumbria on suspicion of fraud scams

26/9/14 - 14:12		ABP Charity Golf & Spa Day raises £2,800 for Rainbow Tust and Text Ellis

26/9/14 - 13:30		Halo Accident Repair Centres - how will the market develop post the CMA report?

26/9/14 - 09:03		USA - seven executives indicted for conspiracy to fix parts prices

26/9/14 - 08:42		AA Fuel Report - pump prices edge upward despite oil price falling

26/9/14 - 08:40		ABI - UK motor insurance market made a £53m underwriting loss in 2013; last made an underwriting profit on motor in 1993

26/9/14 - 08:18		CMA report - Lloyd's Market Association may appeal the outcome

26/9/14 - 08:14		DF Crash Repairs in Milton Keynes appointed as UK's second Saab Approved Bodyshop

25/9/14 - 12:21		Sewells - expects fleet demand for telematics to surge in 2015

25/9/14 - 10:25		RAC - Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC, join Carlyle Group as joint investors; IPO cancelled

25/9/14 - 08:01		ABP Club - busiest day of the year of the year for website; over 5,000 visits to site on Wednesday

25/9/14 - 07:52		CMA report - Valexa Technologies use of technology to reduce claims costs in credit hire

25/9/14 - 07:46		Farécla - Parvin gains promotion to UK & Ireland Sales Director

25/9/14 - 07:42		Fix Auto Rochdale diversify by giving a Eurofighter Typhoon a makeover

25/9/14 - 07:37		Northgate: Avoiding 'crash for cash' scams

25/9/14 - 07:21		AA - appoint Andrew Blowers (ex Swiftcover and Churchill) as non-executive director

25/9/14 - 07:18		Direct Line - sell international division to Mapfre for £430m; proceeds to be returned to shareholders

25/9/14 - 01:28		Porsche - recommended body repair specialists using AudaMobile linked to Apple TV in "consulting room"

25/9/14 - 00:39		CMA report - CHO comment: "a victory for consumers"

24/9/14 - 18:28		CMA report - Consumer Intelligence comment: "will result in consumers using multiple Price Comparison Websites when shopping for insurance"

24/9/14 - 14:55		CMA final report - summary by ABP Club for its members; 2 years and 1,351 pages of output wll have no effect on body repair industry

24/9/14 - 13:32		CMA report - further comment from NAB; the findings have done little to allay NAB's concerns that consumers are being short-changed

24/9/14 - 13:19		CMA report - Independent news story: "Competition watchdog ‘wasted millions’ in motor insurance market probe"

24/9/14 - 12:10		CMA Report - Parabis Group comment; a different view relating to 'add ons'

24/9/14 - 12:09		IFED - eleven people arrested nationwide by police targeting personal injury claims

24/9/14 - 11:52		CMA report - Aviva comment: "lacks any meaningful step change to reform poor market claims practices "

24/9/14 - 11:49		CMA report - Ageas comment: "massively disappointing..the report has failed to deliver..CMA has missed a big opportunity"

24/9/14 - 11:46		CMA report - BIBA comment: pleased the CMA listened, but it is not enough

24/9/14 - 11:38		RMI NAB publishes analysis on their courtesy cars following a member opinon survey

24/9/14 - 11:09		Easi-Drive donate £3,500 to special school aids a wheelie good start

24/9/14 - 11:00		Lane change crashes increase as drivers are distracted

24/9/14 - 10:50		CMA report - Accident Exchange comment: agree with CMA that GTA is "most efficient and practical way" of contolling costs

24/9/14 - 10:41		CMA report - BBC news stroy

24/9/14 - 10:34		CMA report - Press Association's story inc views from AA and MoneySupermarket

24/9/14 - 10:30		CMA report - uSwitch comment: proposals go a long way towards stamping out unfair practices

24/9/14 - 10:24		CMA report - ABI comment: U-turn on cost of replacement vehicles bad news for consumers

24/9/14 - 09:06		ABP Club celebrates 10th Anniversary

24/9/14 - 08:42		NAB welcomes CMA report, but much work is to be done to address unethical behaviour of some motor insurance and claims companies

24/9/14 - 08:18		RAC - owners Carlyle in talks to sell to Singapore fund for £2 billion, rather than risk a floation

24/9/14 - 07:30		CMA - final report now available: 288 pages plus 496 pages of appendices = 784 pages in total

24/9/14 - 06:59		CMA - final report released; repair industry not mentioned in press release; "no effective and proportionate remedy" to credit hire

24/9/14 - 02:57		Honda - facelift UK-built Civic model for 2015; Honda's City- Brake Active system (AEB) now standard fit

23/9/14 - 13:42		New Ford Mondeo offers a first in pedestrian detection technology and a suite of smart innovations

23/9/14 - 12:10		Avant Automotive celebrates Volkswagen Group Paint & Body contract win

23/9/14 - 12:09		Glass's - August car registration figure lower than expected

23/9/14 - 11:45		In-Car Cleverness upgrades puts business needs in the driving seat

23/9/14 - 11:45		ECJ - new VAT ruling could add hundreds of millions of pounds to cost of global financial institutions doing business in the UK and EU

23/9/14 - 11:16		ABP Member Services: Sigerson advise on HSE Guideline updates

23/9/14 - 10:54		Solus - 2013 results; 16 sites; turnover £69.5m; average job: £1,715; gross margin 45.3%; pre-tax profit margin: 15.7%

23/9/14 - 10:34		Honda Motor Europe renews partnership with AkzoNobel

23/9/14 - 07:57		AA - half-year results; pre-tax profits fall to £10m from £121m; turnover up 1.6%; motor insurance customer numbers fall

23/9/14 - 07:31		CMA - confirm that final report will be published at 7am tomorrow (Wednesday)

23/9/14 - 07:26		USA: Innovation Group - acquire Driven Solutions (towing and roadside assistance provider) for £4.3m

23/9/14 - 07:21		Nationwide – half-year results; turnover up 13%; pre-tax profit down but underlying profit up 86%; “significant year-on-year progress”

22/9/14 - 14:01		ABP Employer Protect - Apprentice contracts, are your terms of employment correct?

22/9/14 - 13:48		It's official - ABP Classifieds is launched

22/9/14 - 12:29		Scratch and Dent - celebrate 10 years as UK’s leading re-marketers of nearly new damaged vehicles; 27,000 vehicles sold in that time

22/9/14 - 12:24		DVLA - official updates and advice on abolition of the vehicle tax disc in 10 days time

19/9/14 - 15:19		CitNOW gains Breakthrough funding that will create 50 new positions

19/9/14 - 15:16		EXCLUSIVE: Just Car Clinics - results: impressive improvement in profitability; debt eliminated; acquisition back on the agenda

19/9/14 - 15:03		Glasurit supports F1 in schools

19/9/14 - 12:31		Axalta - report from their second global Innovation Symposium

19/9/14 - 12:17		ABP Classifieds ready to launch

19/9/14 - 12:12		Motor Codes - over 250,000 garage reviews have now been left on their website

19/9/14 - 12:10		CMA - publication of final report "will probably be around the middle of next week"

19/9/14 - 11:59		Lotus - to shed up to a quarter of its workforce

19/9/14 - 09:38		Employer Protect; Recovery and storage charges - Glaisyers provide legal advice

19/9/14 - 09:29		RAC - vehicle road duty evasion could become as high as the number who drive without motor insurance

18/9/14 - 23:00		Fix Auto appoint Russell Parry ARC to Network to become Fix Auto Chessington

18/9/14 - 22:52		East Bilney appointed as full member of National-ARG following Gladwins being acquired by Nationwide

18/9/14 - 11:36		Sopp + Sopp renews long term approval with PPG and NEXA AUTOCOLOR for CV repairer network

18/9/14 - 07:16		Northgate - trading update; "continue to see increasing returns and profitable growth"

18/9/14 - 07:08		Nationwide - anounce acquisition of Gladwins Group of 8 bodyshops for £9.5m; inc £4m of freehold properties

18/9/14 - 01:33		RMI NAB - tell members to exercise caution when answering questions from insurers on winter capacity

17/9/14 - 13:34		Cromax launch non-sanding primer-surfacers to accelerate bodyshop process times

17/9/14 - 11:40		ABI - Insurers detected 500 attempted fraudulent applications for motor insurance every DAY last year

17/9/14 - 11:36		Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) - to take “strong enforcement action” if rules are breached on law firms paying inducements to claim

17/9/14 - 11:32		Minster Law (owned by BGL) - removes 17 managerial roles dealing with personal injury claims

17/9/14 - 11:04		MAHLE Aftermarket - Nicolas de Gaudemont to become the new head of their European aftermarket business

17/9/14 - 10:35		Inter-est appoint Manricks as UK Head of Sales & Business Development

17/9/14 - 10:31		GYS announces Volkswagen Group approval at Automechanika

16/9/14 - 18:47		Automechanica - opened today in Frankfurt, until Sat; record 4,631 exhibitors from 71 countries in 3.3 million sq ft exhibition space

16/9/14 - 18:32		Ford - all new S-MAX includes 16 crash avoidance/ crash mitigation systems; increased use of UHSS

16/9/14 - 17:34		Annual inflation rate – small further slowdowns in inflation rate; CPI fell to 1.5% for year to Aug 2014; RPI down to 2.4%

16/9/14 - 17:12		In-Car Cleverness (part of AIS Group inc Acc Exch) - signs up its 100th rental operator

16/9/14 - 16:48		Audatex UK - ave parts prices up 25% in last 5 years; so no of parts replaced per job falls by 24% in same period

16/9/14 - 16:32		HR Owen - Joe Doyle (ex Audatex) resigns as chief exec - with immediate effect - after just under 3 years in job

16/9/14 - 14:12		German car parts maker ZF buys TRW for $13.5 billion

16/9/14 - 14:08		BIBA (British Insurance Brokers’ Association) - re-establishes working group to develop voluntary code of conduct

16/9/14 - 14:03		BIBA (British Insurance Brokers’ Association) - re-establishes working grouo to develop voluntart code of conduct

16/9/14 - 13:25		Volvo adds further product / technology course to meet demand

16/9/14 - 00:31		Government - takes action to modernise 100 year-old insurance industry rules; Insurance Bill introduced to Parliament

15/9/14 - 21:39		Halo Accident Repair Centres - open their 4th branch – Crewe - in late November

15/9/14 - 15:00		Audatex update - back up and running

15/9/14 - 14:56		IFED (Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department) - 8 Merseyside men found guilty of submitting false car crash claim to LV

15/9/14 - 13:38		Driverless cars - Markerstudy's Group Underwriting Director shares his views

15/9/14 - 13:14		ACIS - knocking a massive dent out of bodyshop profits

15/9/14 - 13:06		Car-O-Liner’s new Vision2 software wins Automechanika's Innovation Award

15/9/14 - 12:54		Women's Automotive Group - LV='s Victoria Turner to speak at next week's meeting

15/9/14 - 12:45		Company director jailed for 12 months for selling badly repaired category C write-offs

15/9/14 - 12:32		Audatex - experiencing system problems; should be back up by around 12.45pm

15/9/14 - 12:26		USA: ABI Research firm says global driverless vehicle shipments will increase from 1.1 million in 2024 to more than 42 million in 2035

15/9/14 - 08:25		Insurance Times Awards - full list of finalists for the 21 awards to be presented on 2 Dec

14/9/14 - 21:43		Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome - Manufacturing company fined for safety breaches - Have you checked that you comply?

14/9/14 - 19:40		Crash for Cash - 5 to stand trial at Liverpool Crown Court

12/9/14 - 14:10		Mercedes - launch Rescue Assist; QR code inside fuel filler flap holding vital information needed by the emergency services

12/9/14 - 14:05		USA: NACE - returns to Detroit from 23 - 25 July 2015

12/9/14 - 13:56		IAAF (Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation) - Euro Car Parts CEO Martin Gray joins council

12/9/14 - 13:33		PPG - signs new five year supply contract with Honda UK for both PPG and NEXA AUTOCOLOR brands

12/9/14 - 13:30		Fiat Group Automobiles - approves three Axalta Coating Systems refinish brands (Cromax, Spies Hecker, Standox) for use in Europe

12/9/14 - 13:28		ABP Club Ireland National Meetings and Expos; "a resounding success" says Irish Bodyshop Journal

12/9/14 - 09:21		Toyota - sign 5-year deal with Ageas and Aioi to provide Toyota branded car and van insurance

12/9/14 - 09:13		Aviva- John McFarlane to step down as chairman in April; succeeded by Sir Adrian Montague

11/9/14 - 10:08		NAB - don't get caught in the courtesy car VAT trap

11/9/14 - 00:28		CMA - how we intend to use our market investigations to "extend the frontiers of competition"

10/9/14 - 12:28		My Licence scheme on target, says MIB

10/9/14 - 12:08		Direct Line research reveals that one in six women admit to drink driving

10/9/14 - 11:51		Total Accident Management appointed by National Grid for complete incident and claims management service

10/9/14 - 11:45		EurotaxGlass’s Group appoints new CEO

09/9/14 - 13:03		Capita - aquire Eclipse Legal Systems provider of Proclaim case management services and software for legal profession

09/9/14 - 12:56		Thompsons Solicitors - challenge crash-for-cash statistics published by IFB (Insurance Fraud Bureau)

09/9/14 - 12:38		ABI - industrial deafness is the new cash cow for claimant lawyers and claims management companies

09/9/14 - 12:32		Audi - confirm move to 48 volt for part of its vehicle electrical systems

09/9/14 - 12:20		AutoMechanika - Car-o-Liner, Texa and MAHA among category winners for Innovation Award

09/9/14 - 11:49		Sarah Sillars to stand down as ceo of SEMTA (Sector Skills Council for Science, Engineering and Manufacturing Technologies)

09/9/14 - 11:13		Just Car Clinics launches Academy

09/9/14 - 11:05		Mirka appoints Kevin Gardiner as Key Accounts manager

09/9/14 - 09:53		Jaguar - new XE revealed last night; competitor to 3-series / C-class; aluminium shell; pop-up bonnet; on sale 2015

09/9/14 - 08:03		Mercedes - S-class 500 plug-in hybrid on sale in UK; V6 petrol turbo, 101mpg, 65g/km CO2, 155mph, 0-60mph in 5.2 secs; £88,000

09/9/14 - 07:48		Quindell - receive judgement in their favour from the High Court against "Gotham City"

08/9/14 - 19:51		Glass’s - the car industry counts the cost of Scottish referendum uncertainty

08/9/14 - 19:11		Driverlesss cars - the challenge for insurers

08/9/14 - 14:10		Ford - "new" Focus has industry-first technology (Enhanced Transitional Stability) that can predict and prevent skids

08/9/14 - 14:09		ERS expands in Swansea, creating a further 30 positions

08/9/14 - 14:06		Toyota - latest advanced systems revealed at the Toyota Advanced Safety Seminar

08/9/14 - 12:21		Wunelli - telematics provider launch proactive claims notification and handling service; recovery truck and hire car sent within 30 mins

08/9/14 - 12:11		Telegraph - Honest John explains why insurer wrote-off a vehicle

08/9/14 - 10:55		Audatex issue prize details fro ABP's Ireland meetings

08/9/14 - 09:18		LV - half-year results; group pre-tax profit down 47%; general insurance operating profit up 7%

08/9/14 - 08:57		Cambria - trading update: continiung to perform well; new car sales up 15%; margins remain strong

08/9/14 - 08:25		GSF team-up with Autologic for better diagnostics

07/9/14 - 22:05		Farécla to give away a complete flat and polish system worth £500 at ABP's Ireland meetings

07/9/14 - 21:56		Shop Bodsyhop Direct offer a range of prizes at ABP's Dublin meeting

06/9/14 - 13:02		Ireland: Policyholders left out of pocket following Setanta Insurance

05/9/14 - 18:23		Audatex commits to ABP to demonstrate developments that provide industry support

05/9/14 - 15:07		Bluegrasscoms appoints Director of Operations to their Board

05/9/14 - 12:22		ABP Club Charity Golf Day SOLD OUT; places remain available for the Spa-day

04/9/14 - 16:54		Morelli Group launch Slim's Detailing - a new car detailing website

04/9/14 - 14:43		Mirka appoints three technicians to national accounts team

04/9/14 - 13:58		FTSE - confirm that Direct Line will enter the FTSE100 from 22 Sept; Saga will enter the FTSE 250 on same date

04/9/14 - 13:55		3M offers Accuspray Gun Model HG14 with 1 pack of Nozzles at ABP's Ireland meetings

04/9/14 - 13:04		Commercial vehicles, an easy target for fraud?

04/9/14 - 11:17		SMMT - new van sales up 22.3% in August and up 18.1% YTD; but new truck sales are down 22% YTD

04/9/14 - 10:37		AXA UK - to merge commercial and personal lines claims from January 2015 into single claims unit with Chris Voller as head

04/9/14 - 10:06		ChipsAway report over £10m of repair leads from Summer TV campaign

04/9/14 - 10:02		Co-operative insurance - half-year results; sales down 23%; loss of £7m compared to £29m profit previous year; turnaround stragey in H2

04/9/14 - 09:34		UK Bodyshop Manager appointed as National Bodyshop Manager of Samaco Automotive, Saudi Arabia - "we should give ourselves more credit"

04/9/14 - 09:10		SMMT - new car sales in August up 9.4%; 30th consecutive month of growth

04/9/14 - 08:57		Mazda - reveal all-new MX-5 on sale July 2015; aluminium bonnet, boot and front wings saves 100kg

04/9/14 - 08:49		Bodyshop Solutions: FlexiTherm Fast Multi-Heat Pad System now recommended as a BMW repair method for curing glue and filler

04/9/14 - 07:53		Redde (Helphire) – results for y/e 30 June 2014: turnover down 4%; pre-tax profit down 68%; "current trading prospects look promising"

03/9/14 - 20:44		Norton to exhibit at Automechanika

03/9/14 - 16:37		Validus CIU urges more cooperation as £6m motor insurance fraud is uncovered

03/9/14 - 16:20		Matrix to Debut Its New Hydrology Premium Waterborne System at Automechanika Frankfurt

03/9/14 - 14:54		Telegraph - "Autonomous braking 'biggest safety improvement since seat belt' "

03/9/14 - 14:50		Fix Auto UK confirms Allianz announcement of new £10m contract

03/9/14 - 14:46		Euro Car Parts bolsters National Sales team by appointing three former Unipart staff

03/9/14 - 13:08		Karl Vella group - appoint Ian Ramsden (ex Howard Basford) as general manager for Skelmersdale site

03/9/14 - 12:51		Mirka UK appoint Siemonek as national sales manager

03/9/14 - 11:43		Allianz Insurance confirm network arrangements

03/9/14 - 11:35		MORE TH>N - offer premium discounts - averaging 16% - for cars fitted with AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking)

03/9/14 - 11:30		Allianz - Post mag names Fix Auto as their other repair provider - with Vizion for prestige vehicles

03/9/14 - 11:22		InsureTheBox - extend black box supply agreement with Octo Telematics for two years

03/9/14 - 09:49		Guardian - online shopping from mobile devices overtakes desktop for first time; 2000% growth in just 4 years

03/9/14 - 09:41		Daily Mail - offices, businesses and factories in UK to undergo 1970s-style electricity rationing this winter

03/9/14 - 09:38		EuroNCAP - latest crash tests; 5-star for Mercedes GLA; 4-star for Aygo/ P 108 / Citroen C1 / Twingo; 3-star for Berlingo and Partner

03/9/14 - 09:24		Theresa May - One in three stolen vehicles are being taken by criminal hackers who don't need owner's keys

03/9/14 - 08:39		China: Chinese antitrust authority fines 23 local motor insurance companies $18m for price fixing in Zhejiang province

03/9/14 - 08:16		Nationwide - win major new contract, with Allianz , worth £10m per annum, as one of 2 preferred suppliers

03/9/14 - 02:10		Google - admit major limitations in quest for automated self-driving car; launch is still a very long way off

03/9/14 - 01:49		Moneysupermaket - Healthcare professionals dominate the list of Brits making the most ‘at fault’ car insurance claims

03/9/14 - 01:34		Land Rover - reveal new 7-seater Discovery Sport (Freelander replacement); pedestrian airbag; ultra-high-strength steel and aluminium shell

02/9/14 - 18:16		Quant e-Sportlimousine - runs on saltwater; approved for use on roads in EC; top speed 217mph, 0-60 in 2.8secs; price £1m

02/9/14 - 16:41		Fuel prices - fall to lowest level for over 3 1/2 years; prices haven't been this low since January 2011

02/9/14 - 15:26		Daily Mail - Industrial deafness turns into 'the new whiplash' as claims rocket after crackdown on original whiplash

02/9/14 - 14:15		What Car? - identifies autonomous emergency braking (AEB) as a lifesaver

02/9/14 - 14:13		Selsia - signs exclusive UK supply agreement with LKQ Coatings

02/9/14 - 14:03		NCI Vehicle Rescue - results for y/e Mch 2014; sales up 31%, profits up 28%

02/9/14 - 13:52		Aston Martin - appoint Andy Palmer (ex Nissan) as new CEO

02/9/14 - 13:34		Ombudsman - publishes complaints data for first half of 2014

02/9/14 - 13:01		LV - one in eight motorists can’t even open their own car bonnet; one in six can’t identify a single underbonnet component

02/9/14 - 12:54		Ford - "new" Focus offers even more safety technology inc cross-traffic alert, park-out assist, perpendicular parking

02/9/14 - 12:12		Akzo Nobel - "sounded out" for $7billion purchase of Axalta Coatings (just 19 months after Carlyle purchased it for $4.9 billion)

02/9/14 - 11:04		RMI - Kevin Waterman finance director and co sec resigns after 10 years in role; Paul Hill of NAMA appointed as a director

02/9/14 - 09:30		Quindell restructures JV with RAC, buying out Connected Car Solutions

01/9/14 - 15:28		Ageas joins Carrot Insurance underwriting panel

01/9/14 - 14:18		PPG Refinish UK announces National Sales Manager

01/9/14 - 14:08		Innovation Group's Property Division to create 650 jobs at new HQ

01/9/14 - 13:59		Vertu (Bristol; Street) - trading update; "confident further progress will be made"

01/9/14 - 13:46		ABP – busiest ever August for the Club website with over 104,000 visits; up 24% on last year

01/9/14 - 12:53		Elite Motor hold Brands Hatch Festival of Porsche competition

01/9/14 - 12:51		EXCLUSIVE; DWS aquireTCW Group from Markerstudy; DWS now second largest bodyshop group in UK

01/9/14 - 12:15		Toyota gets closer to launching fuel cell vehicle in 2015; government approves tanks up to 10,153 psi

01/9/14 - 12:12		Direct Line Group launch "We’re on it" brand overhaul featuring Winston Wolf character from Pulp Fiction

01/9/14 - 12:05		IMI seeks assistance for accident repair NOS reviews

01/9/14 - 11:48		AW Repair Group supply chain review seeks Added Value: Oakwood win waste disposal contract

01/9/14 - 10:22		CVS signs commercial supply arrangement with LKQ Coatings

01/9/14 - 10:14		Crash-for-Cash data challenged as insurers are accused of peddling bogus statistics

01/9/14 - 10:03		Glass’s Guide goes digital

01/9/14 - 09:54		Drivers continue to benefit from telematics insurance

01/9/14 - 09:35		Carlysle appoints CBI President as chair of RAC to assist potential flotation