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  • Not just any old thing

    Modern engines need the correct lubricants to ensure that their engines are kept in optimal condition, bu ...

    Modern engines need the correct lubricants to ensure that their engines are kept in optimal condition, but should we take the same care over lubricants for older vehicles? PMF spoke to Andrew Goddard, ...

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  • Bringing customers back through the door

    JLM Lubricants has built its reputation on a wide range of automotive aftermarket products, and is sold i ...

    JLM Lubricants has built its reputation on a wide range of automotive aftermarket products, and is sold in 40 countries. What do motor factors need to know about the company’s DPF cleaning range so th ...

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  • Millers Oils’ Trident range

    Millers Oils’ Trident range has been updated with the introduction of four new products, taking the total ...

    Millers Oils’ Trident range has been updated with the introduction of four new products, taking the total number of oils in the range to 10. Blended in the UK, the range offers a wide range of viscosi ...

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  • Putting your money where your mouth is

    FUCHS Lubricants invited PMF to its impressive facility in Hanley, Stoke-on- Trent, to showcase how its r ...

    FUCHS Lubricants invited PMF to its impressive facility in Hanley, Stoke-on- Trent, to showcase how its recent investment might have enabled the company to portray itself as ‘the number one independen ...

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  • Total: ELF SPORTI 199L barrel

    Total Lubricants has introduced a 199L barrel option for the ELF SPORTI range, to replace the 208L barrel ...

    Total Lubricants has introduced a 199L barrel option for the ELF SPORTI range, to replace the 208L barrel. The move follows market research and customer feedback, and enables aftermarket customers to ...

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  • The lubrication formulation

    Primalec’s Managing Director, Richard Doran, highlights some compatibility issues between modern A/C syst ...

    Primalec’s Managing Director, Richard Doran, highlights some compatibility issues between modern A/C systems and certain lubricants, and suggests the best oils to be used with the electric compressors ...

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  • VLS escalates case to ATIEL and Trading Standards

    Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has taken the decision to escalate case 160, a complaint a ...

    Verification of Lubricant Specifications (VLS) has taken the decision to escalate case 160, a complaint against Toyota First 5W-30 Fully Synthetic SN/CF Oil following months of investigation. The case ...

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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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  • Then & Now

    Next year, Morris Lubricants will celebrate its 150-year evolution; from candlemaker to global oil export ...

    Next year, Morris Lubricants will celebrate its 150-year evolution; from candlemaker to global oil exporter. Grocer and candlemaker James Kent Morris could never have envisaged the future evolution of ...

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  • A Rapid Development

    Lucas Oil’s automotive lubricants and additives are now available from over 120 motor factor branches wit ...

    Lucas Oil’s automotive lubricants and additives are now available from over 120 motor factor branches within the Rapid Group, after a deal was agreed with the US manufacturer last month. PMF finds out ...

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