May 2021

MONTH 2017 AFTERMARKET 3 www.aftermarketonline.net MAY 202 AFTERMARKET 5 If you want to be in with a chance of taking home a portion of the £30,000 prize bundle, then you need to enter Top Garage now, as the clock is ticking. Businesses have until 31 May to make sure they are taking part. To enter, go to www.aftermarketonline.net and click on the “take the quiz” button. Then follow the instructions, using the Top Garage 2021 voucher code: tg#21#rd1 If you entered Top Garage 2020 and made it to the end, then you have already qualified for 2021. However, if you did not enter, or you did not make it to the last stages, then you can enter now. The competition, at the final stages will see businesses vie in these categories: Businesses with 1-3 staff Businesses with 4-6 staff Businesses with 7-9 staff Businesses with 10-plus staff Top Technician and Top Garage are sponsored by Snap-on, Varta, TechMan, Motul, Philips and LKQ Euro Car Parts, and come to you in association with ABC Awards, ADS, the Garage Equipment Association (GEA), the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) and the Independent Garage Association (IGA). For more on entering Top Garage, as well as more on Top Technician, turn to pages 26-27. LKQ Euro Car Parts launch new Stop/Start battery range LKQ Euro Car Parts has launched a new Stop/Start range of batteries. The ERA range features five enhanced flooded batteries (EFB) and five absorbed glass mat batteries (AGM). Combined, they cover 95% of the UK’s Stop/Start market. Colin Cottrell, Marketing and Central Operations Director at LKQ Euro Car Parts, said: “Stop/Start battery technology is here to stay, and we anticipate that by 2027, it will be present in 70% of the UK car parc.” LKQ Euro Car Parts is also encouraging garages to offer vehicle health checks before their customers get back on the roads this summer. “Identifying any faults or safety concerns that may have arisen during period of little to no use in lockdown,” added Colin, “including flat batteries, is an important way to make up some of the shortfall left by deferred MOTs.” % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % % IS YLN OT BA YOUR M Y C ('& $#"!# '! " ' " O EBMEMAEGESU ALIBRATED COR ' # &# ' # " # #& ' !" &" # ' & !!&# # # ##& '& !' # ' !' ! SREENIGNER RECTLY? "&" # $ # # $ # ' " & !# £30,000 prizes: Top Garage Follow us on Facebook @aftermarketmagazine Sponsored by: Motul: “We Car Care a lot” Motul has broadened its product portfolio in the UK automotive sector with the launch of its new Car Care series of products. The care range features eleven cleaning products, including a glass cleaner, tyre puncture spray, scratch remover, car shampoo, express shine, insect remover, wheel rim cleaner, plastics cleaner, leather cleaner, upholstery cleaner, odour neutraliser, jumbo sponge wash mitt and rim brush, as well as microfibre cloths for the bodywork, glass, and plastic components. Callum Goodland, Motul Area Manager UK & Ireland, commented: “After the success of our Motorcycle Care range, we’re excited to be launching this new care product series for cars. It now gives workshops and consumers alike, the chance to use and experience Motul quality products both inside and outside of their cars.” For further information about the new Motul Car Care series go to: www.motul.com/gb/en/landings/car-care For more on additives and cleaners, turn to our feature on pages 38-39