Features
  • Autodata looks at the advantages of 48V batteries

    With hybrid and electric vehicles becoming more common in the automotive aftermarket, Autodata’s Technica ...

    With hybrid and electric vehicles becoming more common in the automotive aftermarket, Autodata’s Technical Author, Sam Samrai, analyses why these vehicles can excel from using 48V batteries. Unlike th ...

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  • Ecobat delves into start-stop battery technology

    In response to the growing influence of start-stop battery technology in the aftermarket, Ecobat previous ...

    In response to the growing influence of start-stop battery technology in the aftermarket, Ecobat previously teamed up with a local motor factor to hold a training event on how to maximise the potentia ...

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  • Spartan Motor Factors discusses company developments

    In October 2018, PMF spoke with Spartan Motor Factors’ CCO Lee Gratton about the company’s history. Fast ...

    In October 2018, PMF spoke with Spartan Motor Factors’ CCO Lee Gratton about the company’s history. Fast forward a year and a half, and much has changed. A few months ago, we visited the company’s hea ...

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  • Face to face

    In October 2019, Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) acquired MAM Software. PMF caught up with James Mitche ...

    In October 2019, Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS) acquired MAM Software. PMF caught up with James Mitchell, Managing Director for KCS in the UK and Ireland, for an exclusive interview to find out mor ...

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  • Still going strong

    PMF speaks to Mike Schlup, CEO of Kalimex, to find out how the company has fared in the 30 years since it ...

    PMF speaks to Mike Schlup, CEO of Kalimex, to find out how the company has fared in the 30 years since its formation. How it all began On the company’s origins, Mike commented, “Kalimex was founded in ...

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  • The right light

    With all sorts of different lighting solutions available in the aftermarket, it 
is essential to understa ...

    With all sorts of different lighting solutions available in the aftermarket, it 
is essential to understand what bulb suits which type of consumer. Although space is limited within motor factors, it m ...

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  • Springing into action

    Modern, highly stressed suspension spring designs, combined with potholes, speed bumps and salt on the ro ...

    Modern, highly stressed suspension spring designs, combined with potholes, speed bumps and salt on the roads in winter, mean that coil springs, especially those of lower quality, are increasingly pron ...

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  • Lighting the way to greater profits

    Winter vision solutions mean more profit opportunities for the trade, as well as safer motoring for end u ...

    Winter vision solutions mean more profit opportunities for the trade, as well as safer motoring for end users. “ With the arrival of Winter, we are now very much into the time of year that we refer to ...

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  • Putting on a display

    PMF speaks to Trico’s Senior Brand and Product Manager, Sam Robinson, to discover how motor factors can t ...

    PMF speaks to Trico’s Senior Brand and Product Manager, Sam Robinson, to discover how motor factors can take advantage of the need for wiper blades in the winter months. Q. Please could you tell us a ...

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  • A ground-braking Q&A

    Scott Irwin, TMD Friction’s Head of Technical Training, fills PMF in on the company’s braking expertise. ...

    Scott Irwin, TMD Friction’s Head of Technical Training, fills PMF in on the company’s braking expertise. Q. How has braking technology changed over the last few years and what are your future predicti ...

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