Q8Oils and Automotive Supplies Direct team up to offer workshops full care & advice package


Q8Oils and Automotive Supplies Direct announced a joint initiative for workshops and garages. Called ‘Q-Care’, the new service offers practical advice, help and solutions on all aspects of lubricants, workshop design and installation - including Health & Safety.


Phil Davies, UK Technical Manager explains, “When we talk to garages and workshops, we often find they could be getting a lot more from their lubes - as well as their workspace. They’re also keen to comply with Health and Safety legislation but don’t always know the best way to do so. We’ve teamed up with Automotive Supplies Direct (ASD) to give them a complete support package.” Q8Oils and ASD will be working together to give workshops detailed advice on lubricants, workshop design and fit-out and the best equipment to use.


Central to the new service are Q-Care’s engineers and ASD’s technicians. The Q8 team will produce advice on lubricant use, storage and care, as well as tracking trends and providing detailed action plans. These plans form an important Health & Safety audit record for businesses.


ASD’s staff will advise on ergonomics, effective design and planning. But they will also offer a computer-aided-design (CAD) service so customers can see instantly how to utilise the space they have efficiently, profitably and safely. They can also advise on tool and plant calibration and set up as well as compliance with HSE and VOSA regulations.


Q-Care also offers managers the chance to have their staff trained in the correct use of lubricants, again providing a vital HSE record. Mike Phillips, Technical Sales Manager, explains, “Q-Care offers a whole suite of certificated training packages - training is one of the most effective ways to make sure firms are using lubricants correctly. It clears up any ambiguity or uncertainty and sets a standard staff can aim for - and reach.”


The initiative also offers a dedicated business-to-business website packed with information on lubricants management.


Link www.q8oils.co.uk


Announcing the Winner!


Last year, FUCHS LUBRICANTS (UK) PLC, the world’s largest independent lubricant manufacturer, gave away a new YAMAHA R1; a road replica of the race bike used by the Virgin Mobile British Superbike Racing Team worth nearly £9,000. There was a tremendous response to the competition and over 2500 entries were received but the winner is…David Espley, a CNC Programmer at Machined Component Systems, from Redditch in Worcestershire.


On hearing the news that he had won, David, 29, was surprised and astonished but managed to get over the initial shock. “I didn’t quite believe it at first but then it hit me that I had actually won my dream bike! I have been riding for four years now and have longed for a


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new bike, so to now own a Yamaha R1 is amazing.


“When I showed my two sons a picture of the bike and asked them what it was, they said, ‘a motorbike’. I said ‘No, it’s daddy's motorbike!’ My wife didn’t quite believe me when I told her I’d won, until


FUCHS attended the MACH 2006 exhibition, which was held at the NEC in Birmingham in May.


Because of the competition’s overwhelming success, FUCHS is doing it all over again and in 2007 will be giving away a new HONDA CBR600F, described as simply ‘the most successful and desirable sportsbike in history’ and ‘the most popular mid-sized sports bike on the planet.’ To be in with a chance of winning, go to www.fuchslubricants.com to enter this year’s competition.


I read her the confirmation email and she saw my hands shaking. I still can't believe it's happened to me. I now know that you’ve got to be in it to win it!” David entered the free prize draw when


FUCHS UK will again be exhibiting at MACH 2008, which will take place at the NEC, UK, on 21st – 25th April 2008, and will be showcasing their comprehensive range of metalworking fluids and accompanying Coolant Management Services.


Link www.fuchs-oil.com


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