Garage Equipment Association

09 Jul Wire rope training course

Congratulations to those GEA members engineers who attended the lift engineer wire rope inspection course this week @Daventry, nice to see the facility being used (even though we are still limited by numbers due to social distancing rules !) ...

09 Jul CAT magazine article on NI DVSA report on lift failures root cause.

NI MOT CHAOS: DAMNING REPORT CALLS FOR DVA REFORM – CAT Magazine...

09 Jul Oldest ever average car age & how that affects your services.

According to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), the average age of cars on UK roads is now the highest on record at 8.4 years. But is this a surprise? Not really. – 2020 saw car showrooms closed and customers unable to leave the...

09 Jul DVSA advises vehicle owners to bring forward their MOT test!

As expected, the MOT exemption put in place last year to aid vehicle owners is set to cause even more havoc this year – specifically, this Autumn. MOTs are predicted to surge once again throughout the Autumn months of August, September and October, in line...

06 Jul MAHA two-post workshop lift ‘perfect’ for LCV market

MAHA UK Sales Manager, Nick Austin, explains why the light commercial vehicle (LCV) market is creating opportunities for workshop equipment manufacturers, like MAHA UK, and identifies which equipment businesses should be looking at purchasing. The LCV market is one of both buoyancy and contradiction at present....

05 Jul GEA Accredited engineers

Congratulations to the following members who recently obtained GEA Lift engineer accreditation for some of their engineers: CCS UK Ltd Gott Technical ISN Garage assist Tecalemit...

01 Jul Truck & Bus Product focus

July edition of Truck and Bus product focus has just been released Workshop Tools & Equipment (truckandbuspack.com)...

30 Jun Motorists warned of websites charging a premium for DVLA services free on GOV.UK

DVLA has been contacted more than 1,200 times since January 2020 by customers who have paid more for services than they need to by using unaffiliated websites. read full story on Motorists warned of websites charging a premium for DVLA services free on GOV.UK - GOV.UK...

29 Jun MAHA UK hails its MBT 7250 EUROSYSTEM brake tester as ‘the workshop platform to build on’

The MAHA MBT 7250 EUROSYSTEM is the manufacturer’s flagship commercial brake tester. MAHA UK Sales Manager, Nick Austin, explains the importance of DVSA and GEA approval, and why the MBT 7250 EUROSYSTEM is so much more than a brake tester. The MBT 7250 EUROSYSTEM is used...

25 Jun Sad News

We are sad to advise that Tony Hale, who was Alentec Orion's general manager for many years and members of the GEA for over 20 years has lost his battle against cancer and passed away recently. Our thoughts are with his family, friends and colleagues...

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