Batteries
  • A Word of Warning

    Sealey reminds factors of the 2018 changes to battery acid regulations. On 1st July 2018, the regulations ...

    Sealey reminds factors of the 2018 changes to battery acid regulations. On 1st July 2018, the regulations regarding the sale of sulphuric acid for use in lead-acid batteries changed. This is in respon ...

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  • 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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  • 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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  • Winter Warning

    Exide are warning resellers about the dangers of incorrect battery fitment as winter looms. Battery resel ...

    Exide are warning resellers about the dangers of incorrect battery fitment as winter looms. Battery resellers are being warned about the dangers of fitting conventional lead-acid batteries on start-st ...

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  • A Guide to ‘Acid Pack’ Legislation

    Since July 1st, distributors are no longer able to sell motorbike batteries that come with a separate aci ...

    Since July 1st, distributors are no longer able to sell motorbike batteries that come with a separate acid pack in a B2C transaction. The sale is only permitted if the consumer gets an EPP (explosives ...

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  • Recycle After Use

    Ecobat Battery Technologies runs through the used battery recycling process it offers to customers across ...

    Ecobat Battery Technologies runs through the used battery recycling process it offers to customers across Europe. There is a lot more to the Ecobat group than meets the eye. Besides being Europe’s lar ...

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  • Knowing What You Sell

    Mastering knowledge of the products that you sell and perhaps more importantly, their applications, is th ...

    Mastering knowledge of the products that you sell and perhaps more importantly, their applications, is the key to factor sales success, that’s according to Tony Zeal, Training Manager at CTEK, a leadi ...

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  • CTEK Acquires Chargestorm AB

    CTEK, a leading global brand in the care and maintenance of vehicle batteries, has today announced the ac ...

    CTEK, a leading global brand in the care and maintenance of vehicle batteries, has today announced the acquisition of Chargestorm AB, a market-leading Swedish developer of products and systems for the ...

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  • Planning for the leisure battery season

    Lee Quinney, Country Manager for Banner Batteries, tells PMF how factors can capitalise on the busy leisu ...

    Lee Quinney, Country Manager for Banner Batteries, tells PMF how factors can capitalise on the busy leisure season, with a bit of forward planning. As is well documented, when it comes to the humble c ...

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