IAAF Member News
HELLA is once again recognised by General Motors as Supplier of the Year
Date: Thursday 15 July 2021
HELLA, the lighting and electronics expert, has once again been named Supplier of the Year by the North American car manufacturer General Motors (GM), making it an award winner for three years in a ro…
Sponsor Link: Corteco
Date: Thursday 15 July 2021
Corteco is one of the leading international suppliers for the Independent Automotive Aftermarket. As a subsidiary of the globally active Freudenberg Group, we deliver over 26,000 items in OEM quality.…
Disappointment for Charlie at Zandvoort
Date: Wednesday 14 July 2021
Technical problems ruined NGK-sponsored Charlie Martin’s chances in the third round of the ADAC GT4 Germany championship at Zandvoort at the weekend. Charlie was looking forward to her debut at the le…
Walker Products Inc. celebrate 75 years
Date: Thursday 08 July 2021
Walker Products Inc is a global supplier and can be found in every corner of the world. Established in 1946 the company is one of the largest privately owned manufacturers and this year celebrates its…
Arnold Clark Autoparts rewards supplier for support
Date: Thursday 08 July 2021
Arnold Clark Autoparts recently rewarded one lucky supplier following a competition to win a new bike. Suppliers that supported the “double A Points promotion”, the garage rewards programme from Arnol…
James goes from podium to pain…
Date: Thursday 08 July 2021
There were highs and lows for NGK-sponsored motorcycle star James Alderson at Donington Park last weekend. For after winning the first heat of the BSB Pirelli Junior Superstock championship he suffere…
The Parts Alliance delivers ground-breaking virtual all-staff conference
Date: Thursday 08 July 2021
The Parts Alliance captivated and engaged staff across its nationwide network of more than 170 branches and support centres with its first Virtual Conference in June. The conference, run on events pla…
Nutexa launch new e-commerce website
Date: Thursday 08 July 2021
Nutexa are pleased to announce the launch of their new e-commerce website, www.nutexafrictions.co.uk, where visitors can also access product leaflets and catalogues. Please note Nutexa have a new rang…
PAGID collaborates with the IMI to inspire the next generation of automotive professionals
Date: Monday 05 July 2021
Brake brand, PAGID, has confirmed it will be the official sponsor of the Institute of the Motor Industry Skills Competition2021-2022. As well as becoming the lead sponsor, PAGID will provide hands-on …
AutoCare announces winner of their Spring promotion
Date: Monday 05 July 2021
Horsham motorist, Kevin McDowell bagged himself a brand-new Peugeot 308 during AutoCare’s spring promotion by taking his vehicle for repairs at his local AutoCare garage, Kevin Griffin Cars during the…
Unlucky weekend for NGK-sponsored motorcycle stars
Date: Friday 02 July 2021
There was disappointment for NGK-sponsored Chrissy Rouse in the opening Pirelli National Superstock race of the year. Rouse, the defending champion, crashed out of fourth place on the final corner of …
LKQ Euro Car Parts urges garages and bodyshops to seize LCV opportunity
Date: Friday 02 July 2021
As part of its ongoing commitment to the independent aftermarket and as a specialist in Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs), LKQ Euro Car Parts is highlighting the opportunity for garages and bodyshops t…
IAAF welcomes MEYLE UK to its membership
Date: Thursday 01 July 2021
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has added to its impressive roster of members by welcoming manufacturer and distributor of vehicle components, MEYLE UK, to its ever-growing me…
TMD Friction supports automotive college as its workshops are ruined by fire
Date: Wednesday 30 June 2021
TMD Friction, via its Mintex brand, has donated supplies to Bridgwater & Taunton College after it was left devastated by a fire in its motor workshop. The equipment and training resources offered …
Poles, podiums and points for Halfords Racing with Cataclean at Brands Hatch
Date: Wednesday 30 June 2021
Top Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship team Halfords Racing with Cataclean is celebrating another front-running weekend at Brands Hatch with a maiden pole position for Dan Rowbottom and second …
ZF [pro]Tech resumes face-to-face training at affordable rates for all UK garages
Date: Wednesday 30 June 2021
ZF Aftermarket has announced that under its ZF [pro]Tech initiative, face-to-face training has now resumed, supplemented by online courses. The ZF [pro]Tech concept was born of a genuine desire to sup…
Lesjöfors in the Premier League!
Date: Wednesday 30 June 2021
Lesjöfors have been confirmed as a ‘Premier Data Supplier’ by TecAlliance. At the beginning of 2021, TecAlliance introduced the new ‘Premier Data Supplier’ status to bring greater clarity and accuracy…
Win with Comline! Goodwood Festival of Speed competition
Date: Monday 28 June 2021
Comline Auto Parts (Comline) is pleased to announce the launch of a motorsport themed social media competition with a pair of Saturday tickets to this year’s Goodwood Festival of Speed on offer to two…
Carlisle-based family business win national award
Date: Friday 25 June 2021
K&S McKenzie have taken the Small Family Business of the Year title at this year’s national Family Business of the Year awards. The business, based in Carlisle, was founded back in 1968 and is cur…
A change for the better - one step closer to a sustainable future
Date: Friday 25 June 2021
As a global operating company, Corteco's central warehouse in Hirschberg, Germany ships 1 million packages across the world every year. Our headquarters have improved and changed their packaging proce…
KYB Renews Support for World Rallycross
Date: Friday 25 June 2021
World Championship winning squad KYB EKS JC and triple FIA World Rallycross Champion Johan Kristoffersson will join forces in an FIA World RX 2021 title bid. Kristoffersson joins Belgian Enzo Ide with…
Shaftec – Automotive Parts Remanufacturer of Choice
Date: Friday 25 June 2021
Everything - from core acceptance to the boxing of fully tested, shelf ready product happens at our Midlands based UK facility. When you combine this with £5million worth of stockholding at any one ti…
Arnold Clark Autoparts donates £500 to RNLI Troon
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
On Tuesday 1 June 2021, Evan Gallacher, a mechanic with the RNLI based at Troon lifeboat station, was called out to an emergency call out, and when he returned to the station, he discovered that his b…
TecAlliance strengthens its global footprint in South Africa
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
TecAlliance, the leading data management specialist in the independent automotive parts market, is planning the next steps to drive digitisation in South Africa. The most important local parts manufac…
It’s all about quality
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
With a Summer of European International Football ahead of us, Lumileds - who are licensed to manufacture and market Philips Automotive Lighting products - have launched a football skills competition w…
CLAAS honours HELLA as "Supplier of the Year 2020"
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
At the end of April 2021, HELLA, the internationally positioned automotive supplier, was presented with the "Supplier of the Year" Award in the Innovation category, by the agricultural machinery manuf…
The brand-new Workshop Pro website is NOW LIVE!
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
The site is a one-stop-shop solution for workshop equipment and training with an extensive product portfolio of over 2,000 products and 50 training courses. The website has many features for you to ut…
Coming to a town near you! The Textar trailer travelling 160,000KM every year
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
TMD Friction UK has successfully commissioned a Textar trailer, which will clock up more than 160,000 kilometres on the UK’s roads this year. The Lawrence David trailer – fully Textar liveried with it…
“Glen Callum Associates instrumental in our recruitment process”
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
Schaeffler HR Manager, Kathy Campbell, has praised the efforts of automotive, industrial and engineering recruitment specialist, Glen Callum Associates (GCA), over the past year, saying the company ha…
IAAF Treasurer Lawrence Bleasdale becomes FIGIEFA treasurer
Date: Thursday 24 June 2021
IAAF Honorary Treasurer Lawrence Bleasdale has also become Treasurer of European automotive aftermarket trade federation FIGIEFA. The TMD Friction UK employee has been heavily involved with IAAF for m…
DENSO: ‘OESAA perfect platform to work closer with technicians’
Date: Friday 18 June 2021
In the aftermarket, by its own admission, DENSO is still in its infancy – compare that to the fact DENSO is the second largest component supplier to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) – so the op…
NGK has made it even easier for UK independent garages to engage with its market leading loyalty scheme, BoxClever
Date: Friday 18 June 2021
The ignition and sensor specialist has launched a new mobile App enabling members to check their points balance, browse the gift range, redeem points and win prizes instantly, all from their mobile ph…
GS Yuasa set to create more than 100 new jobs with substantial investment and Welsh Government support at their factory in Ebbw Vale
Date: Friday 18 June 2021
Global battery manufacturer GS Yuasa, which has a production plant in Ebbw Vale, is creating 105 new jobs and protecting a further 360 positions with support from Welsh Government funding of up to £2.…
Podium ends testing weekend for Halfords Racing with Cataclean at Snetterton
Date: Thursday 17 June 2021
A tough weekend for the Halfords Racing with Cataclean Honda Civics of Gordon Shedden and Dan Rowbottom resulted in a podium finish in the Kwik Fit British Touring Car Championship at Snetterton, Norf…
Banner’s arrival is the icing on the cake at birthday celebration
Date: Thursday 17 June 2021
When the Banner team heard that the head of ABC Auto Factors of Burnham, Slough was due to reach a milestone birthday they decided to crash the party by delivering a celebratory cake to mark the occas…
Mintex races onto the Focus Cup track for 2021
Date: Thursday 17 June 2021
TMD Friction, via its Mintex brand, is back on the racetrack in the Focus Cup 2021, as it continues its commitment to supporting motorsport and demonstrating its association with racing and braking sa…
Alliance Automotive Subsidiaries win Factor Chain of the Year and Factor Team of the Year at CAT Magazine Awards 2021
Date: Thursday 17 June 2021
AAG are proud to announce that Alliance Automotive have won two awards at the CAT Magazine Awards 2021. The AAG Subsidiaries were awarded Factor Chain of the Year and Motor Serv Milton Keynes, Factor …
BM Catalysts takes action on air quality
Date: Thursday 17 June 2021
BM Catalysts has become an affiliated member of the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality (WCRAQ), set-up to improve air quality in the UK. The UK manufacturer and exporter of catalytic converte…
IAAF continues to expand membership with addition of Advanced Hygienics
Date: Friday 11 June 2021
The Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) has added online retailer, Advanced Hygienics, to its list of members. The UK-based company distributes professional and eco-friendly hygiene a…
AAG acquisitions
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
Alliance Automotive Group UK has recently completed the acquisition of Nyanza Autoparts based in Coventry. Described as ‘one of Coventry’s oldest car parts and accessory suppliers’, Nyanza was formed …
Fyfes expands Ballyclare branch
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
Fyfes, has moved its Ballyclare branch to bigger and better premises to provide customers with a wider range of car parts and engineering supplies. The new Fyfes building will offer improved levels of…
Partbusters to become TMD Friction distributor
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
Rapidly growing automotive parts and crash repair products supplier, Partbusters, has become a distributor for TMD Friction UK, supplying braking brands Textar, Mintex and DON to customers nationwide.…
Alpine F1 Team and BorgWarner look to future with new partnership
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
Alpine F1 Team is pleased to announce a new partnership with BorgWarner that builds on the long-standing collaboration between BorgWarner and Renault Group. BorgWarner, who recently acquired Delphi Te…
M-Sport Ford drivers fight hard in Sardinia
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
The NGK-sponsored M-Sport Ford World Rally Team brought its cars home safely at the Rally Italia-Sardegna in some of the most brutal conditions on the World Rally Championship calendar. Gus Greensmith…
First Line supports Cole Trucksport in 2021
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
First Line is back on the British Truck Racing Championship (BTRC) circuit for 2021 as it continues its partnership with Cole Trucksport for the latest British Truck Racing Association (BTRA) season. …
Industry urged to capitalise on LCV market growth
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
As we move to a world fuelled by increasing expectations for quicker delivery turnaround times, the growth of the UK’s light commercial vehicle (LCV) sector has been significant and continues to rise …
LKQ Euro Car Parts outlines five key focus areas for garages this summer
Date: Thursday 10 June 2021
As part of its ongoing commitment to the independent aftermarket, LKQ Euro Car Parts has outlined the five key areas of vehicle health that garages should be focusing on this summer, from capitalising…
CAT Conversations webinar: Getting back to growth
Date: Thursday 03 June 2021
The next CAT Conversations webinar takes place as part of the CAT Awards on June 10 at 11am. The theme is ‘Getting back to growth’ and the panel will be talking about the challenges of the last eighte…
Dayco and Physis partner to develop world-class hybrid electric vehicle modules
Date: Thursday 03 June 2021
Dayco, a leading engine products and drive systems manufacturer for the automotive, heavy-duty, and industrial market segments has entered a strategic partnership with Ningbo Physis Technology Co., Lt…
GS Yuasa wins its first Toyota Technology & Development Award with hybrid vehicle battery
Date: Thursday 03 June 2021
The Toyota Motor Corporation’s prestigious ‘Technology & Development Award’ has been presented to GS Yuasa and its subsidiary Blue Energy in recognition of the development of a new advanced Lithiu…
