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JBM launches 2017 Catalogue

FDK Distribution has announced the arrival of the 2017 catalogue from JBM Professional Tools. Bigger and better than the 2016 edition it’s packed full of new to range products. There are over 500 new products compared to the 2016 catalogue which just proves that JBM is really making strives and keeping up with current market

Michelin launches Driver CPC training courses

Michelin is launching a series of highly interactive JAUPT accredited Driver CPC training courses designed to significantly improve HGV and PSV drivers’ tyre knowledge and the quality of vehicle walkaround checks. Held at the Michelin Training Centre in Stoke-on-Trent or onsite at customers’ premises, the four half-day workshops were created in collaboration with driver training

European Commission publishes guidance on defeat devices

The European Commission is publishing guidance to help Member States evaluate if car manufacturers use defeat devices or other strategies that lead to higher vehicle emissions outside of the test cycle and analyse whether they are technically justified. Elżbieta Bieńkowska, Commissioner for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, said: “National investigations into the emissions scandal

Michelin strengthens operations truck and bus tyre team

Michelin’s truck and bus division has strengthened operations in northern Europe, with the heads of its commercial and marketing teams in the UK and Ireland taking on responsibility for Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The creation of a larger ‘North Europe’ team brings wider expertise and greater resources to staff across all seven countries,

RecruitAuto.ie welcomes 3,700 new jobs supported by the Local Enterprise Offices 

RecruitAuto.ie, Ireland’s specialist automotive recruitment website welcomes news that a net total of 3,679 new full and part-time jobs were delivered in 2016 by the 6,846 small businesses from across the country that have been supported by the Local Enterprise Offices (LEOs). This is according to the results of the latest LEO annual jobs survey published today

Cork resident wins Ford Mustang for a year

Natalie Price from Clonakilty, Cork, has won the Ford ‘Find A Ford, Find a Fortune’ promotion. Natalie has won a once in a lifetime chance to drive a Mustang for an entire year and €30,000 in cash. The promotion called ‘Find a Ford, Find a Fortune’ consisted of an innovative virtual treasure hunt around Ireland

New Crafter completes epic journey

During the past four months, the all-new Volkswagen Crafter has completed the ultimate quality check, taking a journey four times the length off the entire German motorway network. The mission: to visit exceptional craftsmen from the Arctic Circle to Morocco and from Iceland to Moscow. The result: over 50,000 km, 31 countries, 30 craftsmen and

Semi-trailer manufacturers to the fore at CV Show

Many of the industry’s leading semi-trailer manufacturers will be pulling out all the stops to ensure visitors to this year’s CV Show are kept in tow. Major trailer makers, including Cartwright, Chereau, Don-Bur, Ekeri, Gray & Adams, Lawrence David, Montracon, SDC, Tiger and Transdek will be on-site, with innovations designed to save hauliers money by