Features
  • Three, Four & Five

    For the last decade, Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT), formally Manbat, has supplied Lucas batteries to ...

    For the last decade, Ecobat Battery Technologies (EBT), formally Manbat, has supplied Lucas batteries to the UK and across Europe. Here, the company describes how its new warranty structure pays homag ...

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  • Autoelectro’s Online Toolbox

    Autoelectro Managing Director, Tony Bhogal, has lauded the impact of the rotating electrics remanufacture ...

    Autoelectro Managing Director, Tony Bhogal, has lauded the impact of the rotating electrics remanufacturer’s new website following “excellent feedback” from customers since its launch at the beginning ...

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  • ‘An Ongoing and Worrying Trend’

    Schaeffler has renewed its warning about the hazards of replacing an original dual mass flywheel (DMF) wi ...

    Schaeffler has renewed its warning about the hazards of replacing an original dual mass flywheel (DMF) with a solid flywheel kit, with such a replacement likely to cause motorists expensive follow-on ...

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  • Onwards & Upwards

    Expansion was the name of the game for Marathon Warehouse Distribution in 2018. PMF visited the company’s ...

    Expansion was the name of the game for Marathon Warehouse Distribution in 2018. PMF visited the company’s national distribution centre in Redditch to see what changes have been made, and what the plan ...

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  • ‘A Dangerous Game of Russian Roulette’

    With the introduction of the Government’s ‘Think Before You Buy’ campaign last summer, counterfeit produc ...

    With the introduction of the Government’s ‘Think Before You Buy’ campaign last summer, counterfeit products are an industry hot topic. Colin Smit, Managing Director of Lumag, provides further insight ...

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  • Back to Bennetts

    At the end of last year, PMF spoke to John Bennett, Managing Director of Bennetts Car Parts, about how th ...

    At the end of last year, PMF spoke to John Bennett, Managing Director of Bennetts Car Parts, about how the third-generation family business is getting on in a tough and competitive industry. Q. Could ...

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  • Blocking out the Noise

    Brake noise causes anxiety and although such noise rarely indicates an actual issue, its presence will al ...

    Brake noise causes anxiety and although such noise rarely indicates an actual issue, its presence will always raise concerns over the quality of braking components. In this safety critical category, n ...

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  • While Stocks Last

    The winter months are the key selling period for glow plugs, and NGK says motor factors need to be stocki ...

    The winter months are the key selling period for glow plugs, and NGK says motor factors need to be stocking up in preparation to ensure they don’t miss out on any sales opportunities. Winter invariabl ...

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  • An Alternative Solution

    Bob Wood, Technical Engineer at Total Lubricants, explains how the company has had to respond to an incre ...

    Bob Wood, Technical Engineer at Total Lubricants, explains how the company has had to respond to an increase in the amount of alternatively-fuelled vehicles on UK roads. In 2017, the UK’s appetite for ...

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  • Keeping out the Cold

    Freezing temperatures don’t have to mean an increase in battery warranty returns. They can provide motor ...

    Freezing temperatures don’t have to mean an increase in battery warranty returns. They can provide motor factors with cross-selling opportunities, including battery chargers and accessories, says CTEK ...

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