Month: August 2018

Search Workshop Supplies has been confirmed as the sponsor of the Motor Factor Awards at the Irish Auto Trade Awards, which takes place on Saturday Night, October 20, at Citywest Hotel, Dublin. Search Workshop Supplies will also be exhibiting at the Auto Trade EXPO, Citywest Hotel & Exhibition Centre, Dublin, October 20-21. A family run…

Gulf has joined with Ford to produce the new Ford GT ’68 Heritage edition for the 2019 and 2020 model years. The Heritage Blue with Heritage Orange paint scheme honours the Gulf Oil-sponsored Ford GT40 – chassis #1075 – that won back-to-back 24 Hours of Le Mans in 1968 and 1969. Gulf has many oil…

To coincide with the 50th anniversary of Castrol GTX, Castrol has extended the GTX range. It now covers most automotive makes such as Mercedes Benz, Volkswagen, BMW, Porsche, Opel, Ford and Renault. Almost 40 per cent of all new cars sold in Ireland carry a Castrol Recommendation (SIMI 2016) Why use GTX – Castrol’s first…

The Nitrocellulose based putty from FinishLine is proving to be a big hit with bodyshops, for several time saving and cost-effective reasons. It was designed for dry sanding by machine or hand. It is actually 25 per cent lighter than standard putties providing extremely easy application and sanding. The cherry on the icing is that…

Shop Bodyshop Direct has been appointed as the exclusive licensed distributors of Spanesi in the Irish market. Shop Bodyshop Direct is a leading supplier and distributor of bodyshop paint, consumables and equipment and has won thew ‘Bodyshop Tools & Equipment Supplier of the Year 2017’ and its Raxon brand won the ‘Consumable Brand of the…

Audatex will be the sponsor of the Bodyshop Awards, part of the Irish Auto Trade Awards, which takes place at Citywest Hotel & Exhibition Centre, Dublin, on Saturday Night, October 20. Audatex is a leader in global knowledge and data insight for the vehicle repair industry. It’s integrated technology solutions allows the company to connect…

NTN-SNR is set to exhibit at Automechanika Frankfurt, from September 11-15, Hall 4.0 stand C30, and will also exhibit at the Auto Trade EXPO, from October 20-21, stand 02H. This year the stand has a dedicated Techzone area, where throughout the day various mechanical demonstrations will take place. These demonstrations include, driveshaft rebuilds, hydraulic tensioner…

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) and An Garda Síochána are appealing to parents, guardians and teachers to ensure road safety, in particular seatbelt safety, is on the back to school lesson plan for all school children. RSA research shows that 10 per cent of children traveling in the back seat of vehicles are not using…