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Thursday, 8th
December 2016
Successful new format for
Autoinform LIVE An expanded Autoin-
form LIVE event was held at the end of November and has been hailed as a great success by the Orig- inal Equipment Suppliers Aftermarket Association (OESAA). The association report-
ed overwhelmingly posi- tive feedback from exhib- itors and attendees alike for the revised Autoinform LIVE format which took place once again at the GTG Academy in Wolver- hampton. Over 400 industry pro- fessionals attended what is
the UK’s biggest workshop training
event, doubling
the attendance figures from last year’s show. This included many technicians and garage owners who made the trip from Ire- land.
Changes to the format
of the event included a red / amber / green col- our coded syllabus choice system, so attendees could easily identify which train- ing modules were
most
appropriate for them, and welcome screens to greet new arrivals indicating when and where each ses-
sion would be taking place. In the main
w or kshop , acoustic parti- tioning helped to eliminate dist ractions from the other training sions.
ses- Many
of the classes featured a professional audio system, with presenters delivering training using wireless mi- crophones to delegates in over-ear headsets to help cancel out unwanted back- ground noise. Matt
Shakespeare,
Technical Sales Manager at ZF Services Ltd com- mented,
“AutoInform
2016 was a well organised event from beginning to end,
executed brilliantly
to ensure that the right delegates were on the right course at the right time. ZF Services offered 3 separate
training topics across the 8 sessions during the week- end, delivered by our own product experts. The in- terest and interaction lev- el from the delegates was fantastic in each of these modules.” With training provided
by ADS, OESAA mem- bers or approved partners, attendees
travelled from
as far away as Bulgaria to take advantage of the all-encompassing
subjects
on offer: from hybrid drive systems to
maximising
workshop efficiency. OESAA Chairman, Ni-
gel Morgan said: “We’re absolutely
delighted by
the visitor turn out and the support that we’ve had from suppliers. The feed- back has been really en- couraging, and underlines our belief that practical hands-on training is essen- tial for independent garag- es to thrive and grow.”
Bartec Auto ID recently held a behind-the-scenes media day at
its HQ in
Yorkshire and was delight- ed with the response. Bartec is a family-owned
group of companies, es- tablished in the early 1990s and specialising in radio frequency systems. It has become the world leader in tyre pressure monitor- ing tools and systems for both the aftermarket, car plants and wheel and tyre assembly plants. The
TPMS experts
opened the doors of its impressive Barnsley facil- ity to editors and journal- ists
from the automotive
press and provided expert demonstrations, featuring Bartec’s award-winning tools. The occasion also saw the launch of its new training centre. At the start of proceed-
ings, Managing Director, Colin Webb, formally wel- comed the visitors with a short
presentation, shar-
ing the company’s back- ground, products, includ-
ing the market-leading
TECH500SDE and the new TAP100 tread and pressure tool, as well as its vision for the aftermarket. The
whole occasion
was hailed as a success by Colin: “I was delighted by the turnout and the en- thusiasm shown towards the Bartec brand and our portfolio of products and tools. Every member of the Bartec family also played their part to ensure the day went according to plan.”
Corks Owen Murphy Leads Historic Championship after Killarney Historic Stages Rally 2016
Bartec raises TPMS awareness
by JOHN COLEMAN Third place in the
Rentokil Initial Killarney Historic Stages Rally yes- terday saw Owen Murphy take maximum points in the Clonakilty Blackpud- ding Irish Tarmac Histor- ic Championship. With Anthony Nestor on the
pace notes, Murphy was driving the iconic ex-Rus- sell
Brookes Sunbeam
Lotus and despite being hampered by a misfire for most of the day, he set some excellent times on the seven stage event. With the top two finishers Ryan Barrett and Melvyn Evans not registered for
the series Murphy took full ad-
vantage and is the early leader of the champion- ship. Andy Johnson and Jim McSherry took fifth place in their fabulous Vauxhall Chevette HSR and move
into second
place in the champion- ship. They finished third
overall on last year’s se- ries, while Shawn Rayner and Declan Dear from England are third in the championship after an ex- cellent sixth place in their Escort. Completing the top five after the opening round are
Barry Jones
(Escort) and Duncan Wil- liams (Escort). Amongst
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the notable were
retirements Stanley Orr and
Alan Watkins both in Ford Escorts Duggan. Reigning Young Rally
Driver of the Year, local ace Rob Duggan, scored a narrow victory over Jack Newman in the Modified class, both driving Es- corts. Seven times Circuit
of Ireland winner Jimmy McRae showed that he has lost none of his fire by winning the Post-His- toric section in a Vaux- hall Firenza, while Ryan Barrett and Paul McCann from Omagh were best in the Classic section in an Escort, beating Welshman Melvyn Evans in a similar
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car. The next round takes
place in February with the Galway International Rally.
Provisional Points after Round 1 1 – Owen Murphy 17 2 – Andy Johnson 14 3 – Shawn Rayner 12
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