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Showing your commitment to excellent vehicle damage repairs with latest BS 10125

The British Standards Institute (BSI) recently published BS 10125:2022 Automotive services. Vehicle damage repair processes. Specification. This is the British Standard designed to help body shops adopt best practice in…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 10, 2023

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MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Recruitment and Discrimination

“We are recruiting for a new technician. I have been through the applicants and there are two strong candidates. The most qualified candidate however has said in his application form…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 10, 2023

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SYNETIQ increases efforts to upskill workforce to bridge ‘green skills gap’

SYNETIQ, an IAA company (NYSE: IAA), has pledged to increase upskilling opportunities to support current and predicted future skills shortages in the vehicle recycling and salvage sector. The pledge is…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 9, 2023

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Automechanika Birmingham: REGISTER TODAY!

Automechanika Birmingham in association with the NBRA will host the largest event dedicated bodyshop and collision repair area, powered by The UK Garage & Bodyshop Event. It is free to attend for…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 9, 2023

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MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Motoring Offences

As with any motoring business, where you provide courtesy cars or test drives there will come a time when the driver has broken the law and you receive a request…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 3, 2023

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SYNETIQ CEO Tom Rumboll joins the British Vehicle Salvage Federation Management Committee

SYNETIQ, an IAA company (NYSE: IAA), and one of the UK’s largest integrated salvage, dismantling and vehicle recycling companies, has announced Tom Rumboll, UK Managing Director for IAA and Chief…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 2, 2023

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Mechanics warned of the life-threatening dangers of working under vehicles

Classic Motor Cars Ltd supports HSE’s call for better safety Twenty-one workers in motor vehicle repair industry killed in last five years, HSE figures show. More than half of…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 2, 2023

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Amendment to Authorised Weights Regulations 1998

On Monday 23 January the Department for Transport (DfT) published draft regulations which will amend the Road Vehicles (Authorised Weights) Regulations 1998 (AWR) to increase weight limits for certain zero…

Annaluce CavalmorettiFebruary 2, 2023

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MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Abandoned Vehicles

“ I have had a vehicle on site for some time. I have done some diagnostic work and quoted for a repair. The owner was going to get back to…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 27, 2023

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SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY RESPONDS TO NBRA LETTER URGING ENERGY SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRERS

On January 18, James Cartlidge, Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury responded to a letter the National Body Repair Association (NBRA) wrote urging government’s support for our members. NBRA welcomes the…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 23, 2023

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MILS Weekly Legal Advice: The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

This could either be the biggest development in Employment Law for many years, or something that turns into a false dawn, depending on what the Government does next. Readers will…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 20, 2023

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RIDGEWAY TECHNOLOGIES JOINS NBRA AS SUPPLIER MEMBER

The NBRA is proud to announce Ridgeway Technologies as supplier member. Ridgeway Technologies will offer their Body Damage Quote estimating system to NBRA members at a preferential rate. Body Damage…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 19, 2023

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NBRA URGES GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT FOR MOTORISTS AND REPAIRERS

The National Body Repair Association (NBRA) has written to the Secretary of State on Monday 16 January, urging government support to motorists who must endure exceptional waiting times for vehicles…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 18, 2023

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NBRA TO HOST SIX WEBINARS WITH COGNOSCENTI

The NBRA will host a series of six 45-minute webinars in partnership with Cognoscenti, a newly formed collaboration designed to highlight both the changes the industry has gone through over…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 17, 2023

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MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Dismissing new employees for absence/illness

“I have recently taken on an employee, about a month ago, but she isn’t proving to be very reliable. She is a receptionist but has already had 5 days off…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 13, 2023

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Ben Prepares for Blue Monday with Official Launch of New Text Support Service

In advance of Blue Monday on 16th January, Ben launches new text support service Free and confidential support available around the clock for those struggling or in crisis Ben is…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 13, 2023

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MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Subject Access Requests

“When I receive a Subject Access Request do I have to provide everything with a person’s name on?” The Short answer is no. Whilst a person’s name will be personal…

Annaluce CavalmorettiJanuary 6, 2023

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MILS Weekly Legal Advice: RMI End of Year Review 2022

2022 has been another eventful year. Whilst Covid has faded into the background, inflation and the war in Ukraine has had a dramatic effect on the country and the petrol…

Annaluce CavalmorettiDecember 16, 2022

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AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LAUNCHED A NEW COMPANY TO SUPPLY TOOLING AND EQUIPMENT TO ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

We are pleased to announce that Automotive Training Solutions has launched a new company to supply tooling and equipment to accident repair centres across the country. Steve Hough & Steve…

Annaluce CavalmorettiDecember 16, 2022

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CARCOMM COACHWORKS LTD AWARDED WITH VBRA ELITE TRUCK & VAN BODY REPAIR STANDARD

On Tuesday, 13 December, the VBRA awarded CARCOMM COACHWORKS LTD with the 2nd full structural Elite Standard of the year. Thomas Hudd, national technical manager at VBRA and NBRA commented:…

Annaluce CavalmorettiDecember 14, 2022

Showing your commitment to excellent vehicle damage repairs with latest BS 10125

MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Recruitment and Discrimination

SYNETIQ increases efforts to upskill workforce to bridge ‘green skills gap’

Automechanika Birmingham: REGISTER TODAY!

MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Motoring Offences

SYNETIQ CEO Tom Rumboll joins the British Vehicle Salvage Federation Management Committee

Mechanics warned of the life-threatening dangers of working under vehicles

Amendment to Authorised Weights Regulations 1998

MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Abandoned Vehicles

SECRETARY TO THE TREASURY RESPONDS TO NBRA LETTER URGING ENERGY SUPPORT FOR VEHICLE REPAIRERS

MILS Weekly Legal Advice: The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill

RIDGEWAY TECHNOLOGIES JOINS NBRA AS SUPPLIER MEMBER

NBRA URGES GOVERNMENT’S SUPPORT FOR MOTORISTS AND REPAIRERS

NBRA TO HOST SIX WEBINARS WITH COGNOSCENTI

MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Dismissing new employees for absence/illness

Ben Prepares for Blue Monday with Official Launch of New Text Support Service

MILS Weekly Legal Advice: Subject Access Requests

MILS Weekly Legal Advice: RMI End of Year Review 2022

AUTOMOTIVE TRAINING SOLUTIONS LAUNCHED A NEW COMPANY TO SUPPLY TOOLING AND EQUIPMENT TO ACCIDENT REPAIR CENTRES ACROSS THE COUNTRY

CARCOMM COACHWORKS LTD AWARDED WITH VBRA ELITE TRUCK & VAN BODY REPAIR STANDARD

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