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Embrace RTAR for industry future

The crash repair industry needs to embrace realistic times and rates if it is going to survive into the future.

Extending the life of your powertools

Tools and equipment are assets in any business, and taking that bit extra time to blow out the dust and store them properly when the job is done can add years to the life of a tool. Greg Davie offers some money saving tips.

Fender Bender: Name Deni's 'Ute on the Pole'

Organisers of the Deni Ute Muster want to find a name for Deniliquin's famous "Ute on the Pole". The Victorian Automobile Chamber of Commerce is lending a hand.

Fender Bender: Virtual race car to trackside, Virgin style

English entrepreneur Richard Branson has taken the next step in his Virgin branding with the launch of Virgin Racing in Formula One racing by entering a car designed, built and race tested on computer.

Full features of De Beer website

More and more businesses involved with the autobody repair industry are finding the internet a useful tool in delivering information to customers, and De Beer Refinish, which is celebrating 100 years of business, is no different.

GPI distributing quality brands for autobody repairers

GPI are the Australian Distributor of the quality, well known Italian brands Stayer/Felisatti and Telesch Power Tools and Dust Extraction Systems.

Industry straight shooter joins MTA

Former insurance company employee, Adam Thomas, has joined the Motor Traders Association of NSW to oversee code disputes.

Insurance survey shows there's much work to do

A survey undertaken by Australasian Paint & Panel looking at repairers' relationships with insurers has revealed that there is much to be done to improve the way the two groups work together.

New Rupes sander

New to the mix of power tools in the GnG Sales catalogue is the Rupes SO 210AP and SO 210APH orbital sanders.

Office of Fair Trading inspections

The NSW Motor Traders Association has been informed that the NSW Office of Fair Trading (OFT) will be conducting inspections in the motor industry in 2010.

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