Remanufacturing is key to meeting automotive aftermarket demand for turbochargers, according to Allan Mitchell, the managing director of The Turbo Guy. The role of remanufacturing is essential for meeting the growing aftermarket demand for turbos and ensuring you can meet the needs of workshops when it comes to sourcing replacement units. This is especially relevant ...

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It is a frustrating scenario: a vehicle returns to the workshop only days after an alternator replacement, still suffering from a charging system fault. The assumption can be immediate – the replacement unit must be defective – but, in practice, this outcome is usually more complex and points to issues elsewhere in the vehicle’s electrical ...

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While price and availability remain key considerations for sales, the environmental advantages of remanufactured products are becoming increasingly important, according to David Eszenyi, the commercial director of remanufacturer Ivor Searle. Major remanufactured automotive units, such as engines and gearboxes, offer environmental savings and help promote a circular economy by ensuring continuing parts availability for the ...

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Carwood believes businesses face mounting pressure from rising costs, tightening legislation and increasing demand for sustainable solutions; therefore, circular economy practices will continue to gain momentum. Carwood says it is at the centre of this shift, stating its remanufacturing model demonstrates how closed loop principles can unlock significant energy and material savings, whilst also delivering ...

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Often a distress purchase due to powertrain failure, Ivor Searle says, remanufactured engines are arguably one of the most high-value products that you sell to garages. The company argues that while price is a key selling point, with remanufactured major units costing around 40% less than a brand new OEM equivalent, it is also important ...

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After serving the automotive aftermarket for nearly 40 years and supporting it through many tough winters, Autoelectro has nearly heard and seen it all when it comes to starter motors and alternators. Here, Harnek Bhogal dispels winter-related myths. Myth: The cold weather causes the failure of an alternator and need for it to be replaced.  ...

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Turbo supplier and remanufacturing specialist, The Turbo Guy, has continued its growth plans with the opening of a new stockholding and distribution facility in Elland, Yorkshire. We put some questions to its founder and managing director, Allan Mitchell. Having acquired Turbocharger Service in Huddersfield earlier this year, The Turbo Guy began the search for a ...

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ZF Aftermarket has reinforced its “UK service capability” through its ongoing partnership with Bristol Transmissions. The move reflects the “shared commitment of both businesses to deliver OE-quality remanufactured transmissions and drivetrain solutions to the independent aftermarket”. Bristol Transmissions has decades of experience remanufacturing automatic and manual transmissions, transfer boxes and differentials for cars and light ...

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Ivor Searle is continuing to see strong demand for its remanufactured engines, gearboxes and turbos in both the car and LCV segments. Supplying over 1,500 motor factors across the UK and a growing distributor network in the EU, robust demand has seen the leading remanufacturer complete another record year of trading which saw a further ...

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Britain’s automotive remanufacturing sector could play a pivotal role in boosting economic growth and reducing reliance on imported raw materials, according to a new report by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT). By returning high-tech, costly vehicle components to an as new or better condition, the industry could save up to 88% in raw ...

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