MONTH 2017 AFTERMARKET 3 www.aftermarketonline.net JULY/AUGUST 2023 AFTERMARKET 5 Motul back to support Top Technician and Top Garage Motul, which is celebrating its 170th anniversary this year, has once again signed up as a Full Event Partner for Top Technician and Top Garage. Commenting on their ongoing support for the competitions in 2023, Andy Wait, Motul General Sales and Marketing Manager UK and Ireland, said: “Top Garage and Top Technician continues to give us the chance to showcase our product offer to some of the best garage businesses and workshops in the UK and, of course, to help promote quality and excellence in the industry – which both sit perfectly with Motul’s ethos.” Andy added “We also have new garage equipment, as well as our 8100 Power and NGEN lubricant ranges that we launch this year, so it will be really useful to get hands-on feedback from those at whom these products are aimed.” Top Technician and Top Garage 2023 come to you in association with the Garage Equipment Association (GEA), the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). Full Event Partners: Snap-on, TOPDON, TechMan, Delphi Technologies, BookMyGarage, ALLDATA Europe, TPS and Motul. Winners announced at Automechanika Birmingham Garage Awards The Automechanika Birmingham 2023 Garage Awards, hosted by the IAAF and headline sponsored by LKQ Euro Car Parts took place in the evening of the second day of Automechanika Birmingham 2023, on Wednesday 7 June. The winners were announced at a dinner and networking event held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole. The winners were as follows: Best marketing award: Darkside Developments, Barnsley Best customer service award: A&J Fleetcare, Leeds Best community initiative: CD Copland Motors, Angus Best single-site garage: Billingborough Cars and Commercials, Billingborough Best multi-site garage: CCM Garages, Sussex and Surrey Auto-Mechanik of the year: Gary Wood, Intelligent Auto Lifetime achievement award: Peter Welch, Scotlands Ash Garage Garage of the year: Lindleys Autocentres, Nottingham IAAF CEO Mark Field observed: “From hundreds of nominations and over 7,000 votes, it’s fantastic to see how well received and respected garages and technicians are with their suppliers, fellow garages and motorists.” www.aftermarketonline.net Full Event Partners: Ben adds new award to Top Garage A new workplace award is being added to Top Garage for 2023, in association with Ben. The Workplace Health and Wellbeing Award will be judged through Ben’s Health and Wellbeing assessment framework. Garages in the competition will initially be asked to undertake a self-assessment. Those who make it to the Top Garage final will then face a panel with whom they can discuss their responses. Commenting on the addition of the component, Ellen Plumer, Head of Outreach, Health and Wellbeing at Ben said: “Whilst health and wellbeing covers more than the legal requirements to protect employees, it is important to acknowledge that employers do have a duty to be compliant with the Health & Safety Executive to maintain physical and psychological safety in the workplace. “By evaluating a business’s over-arching practices and culture towards the management and health and wellbeing of their staff, adding this award will identify the automotive employers that are working hard to create and maintain a positive and supportive workplace.” While now a key part of Top Garage, all businesses in the sector will additionally be offered the chance to undertake the module through Ben. The Workplace Health and Wellbeing Award will also become part of Top Technician as well at a later date. For more information, visit: www.toptechnician.co.uk www.aftermarketonline.net
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