Did you know that government consultation on banning smoking in enclosed public place and workplaces proposes that it will be illegal by July 1, 2007?
Increasingly we receive queries on the procedures to be followed in employing non-UK employees.
In a previous bulletin we reported that the organisation Heyday had challenged the mandatory requirement procedures in the age discrimination legislation.
Recent reports about the use of stepladders being banned by HSE are, of course, not correct.
Peter Townsend, sold a number of clocked cars ostensibly as private sales but also ran a car site under the company name of Vale Road Car Sales Ltd in Rhyl, North Wales.
Trading Standards Officers in Ipswich, Suffolk carried out a ‘test purchase’ of a pre-MOT check at Easy Tread Tyres and Exhausts, run by Mr Terrance Akers.
A new ‘recipe for disaster’ is incorporated with law going through parliament at the moment.
The RMIF is finalizing the changes to its Group Board and National Council restructure, following the sale of Remit in May 2006.
For Mark Lavery, former operations director of Hartwell Group, buying Swindon Motor Park made an ideal launch-pad for his ambition to head his own group.
PSA Peugeot Citroen has decided to stop discussions with Proton over a possible collaboration.
The motor industry in Europe has been thrown into disarray by the European Commission’s decision to take control of attempts to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of new cars.
Seven months after Automotive Skills’ relaunch of its under-subscribed ARMS training initiative, the programme is being revised once more.
Shaun Wootton has been appointed as Honda’s manager of national franchising, cars.
One of the side effects of the oil crisis of the 1970s was to spur car companies into creating models that could be sold both in America and the rest of the world.
BMW is the past master of spinning a wide range of different bodystyles from a single model family.
Repanet, the network of leading independent bodyshops is supporting the link between the Audatex AudaEnterprise estimating system and Thatcham’s escribe crash repair methods manuals.
BCA's Classic & Historic Division has donated £1,527 to the national disability charity, Motability.
Reports say the used car market remains buoyant and continues to represent a profitable revenue stream for dealers.
Ford Retail Group chairman and chief executive Chris Hayden has presented awards to 20 of his sales executives who’ve achieved customer satisfaction ratings of more than 90%.
A network of 14 training colleges have joined forces to create the Motor Industry Skills Consortium (MISC). Their intention is to share best practice and create consistently high standards of training provision.
Loughborough University is teaming up with the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and Loughborough College to offer an automotive management foundation degree.
There is a disconnect between the key stakeholders in the warranty market, one that has led to the negative comments so often written about warranties.
Meridian Motor Group has acquired three Toyota centres in Lancashire from the Vantage Group for an undisclosed sum.
With static or slightly reduced new car sales over the last few years, and many new cars coming onto the market only needing serviced every 18 months, it is becoming even more important to slow the defection rate of older vehicles, especially those aged four to six years old.
Drivers should be warned about the refuelling of their cars after reports of thousands of vehicles left stranded by contaminated petrol.
Carshock, the north of England car supermarket group, collapsed this week.
The Hughes Motor Retail Group has acquired Haymill Mazda and Saab for an undisclosed sum.
Seat’s new Leon Cupra model goes on sale in UK showrooms today and is priced at £19,595 on-the-road.
The Retail Motor Industry Federation is facing competition from a rival legal advice service.
The BMW Group and DaimlerChrysler will develop hybrid technology for rear-wheel drive premium segment cars as part of a new partnership agreement.
