Professional Motor Factor

Schaeffler crowned as GSF ‘Supplier of the Year’ 2025

Schaeffler crowned as GSF ‘Supplier of the Year’ 2025

Schaeffler VLS UK Limited has won the coveted GSF ‘Supplier of the Year’ award for 2025, presented at the ...

Schaeffler VLS UK Limited has won the coveted GSF ‘Supplier of the Year’ award for 2025, presented at the company’s annual conference. Just three days after scooping the ‘Supplier of the Year – Innova ...

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Ecobat Battery re-launches as Veloris

Ecobat Battery re-launches as Veloris

Following its sale from the Ecobat Group and a subsequent comprehensive review of its position in and val ...

Following its sale from the Ecobat Group and a subsequent comprehensive review of its position in and value to the market, Europe’s largest independent battery distributor is now Veloris. As it contin ...

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GSF expands with Slough branch relocation

GSF expands with Slough branch relocation

GSF Car Parts, the UK’s fastest-growing motor factor, has successfully relocated its branch in Slough to ...

GSF Car Parts, the UK’s fastest-growing motor factor, has successfully relocated its branch in Slough to a larger premises to support its growth following sustained success in the area. The branch re ...

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Brand building with Dee Blick

Brand building with Dee Blick

Regular readers of PMF will recognise the name Dee Blick. A marketer, author and columnist of the magazin ...

Regular readers of PMF will recognise the name Dee Blick. A marketer, author and columnist of the magazine itself, here she reveals the name and topics of her latest book – which might include some ti ...

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How to drive repeat business

How to drive repeat business

There are good margins to be had from promoting products that get it right, first time, on time, every ti ...

There are good margins to be had from promoting products that get it right, first time, on time, every time. And if they come from a trade trusted global brand, even better, according to Kalimex Manag ...

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bilstein group open new competence centre

bilstein group open new competence centre

In September, the bilstein group opened its second competence centre in Germany. The first was designed f ...

In September, the bilstein group opened its second competence centre in Germany. The first was designed for the clutch technology product group in Durmersheim in 2017 – now –, near Cologne, has been p ...

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GSF’s Autumn Budget response

GSF’s Autumn Budget response

GSF CEO, Steve Horne, has called the introduction of a mileage-based tax for EVs a “pivotal moment” and b ...

GSF CEO, Steve Horne, has called the introduction of a mileage-based tax for EVs a “pivotal moment” and believes vehicles with an internal combustion engine “will remain on the road longer” as a resul ...

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The IAAF respond to the Autumn Budget

The IAAF respond to the Autumn Budget

Statement from Mark Field, Chief Executive of IAAF in response to the Autumn Budget IAAF Chief Executive ...

Statement from Mark Field, Chief Executive of IAAF in response to the Autumn Budget IAAF Chief Executive, Mark Field, has claimed the Autumn Budget "does nothing to support" businesses in the automot ...

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Alliance Automotive Group acquires Autosupplies Chesterfield

Alliance Automotive Group acquires Autosupplies Chesterfield

Autosupplies Chesterfield has been acquired by Alliance Automotive Group UK and Ireland. The business, fo ...

Autosupplies Chesterfield has been acquired by Alliance Automotive Group UK and Ireland. The business, founded by David Clarke in 1990 in Bolsover, Chesterfield, started as a paint and refinishing dis ...

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BM Catalysts warns of rising cost pressures

BM Catalysts warns of rising cost pressures

BM Catalysts is urging the aftermarket to prepare for renewed cost pressure as raw material prices rise s ...

BM Catalysts is urging the aftermarket to prepare for renewed cost pressure as raw material prices rise sharply once more. According to the manufacturer of catalytic converters, DPFs and front pipes, ...

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