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WELCOME<br />
<strong>The</strong><br />
Supporting the Independent <strong>Garage</strong> and MOT sector<br />
Issue <strong>295</strong><br />
June 2019<br />
Hello<br />
Welcome to this issue of <strong>The</strong> <strong>Garage</strong>.<br />
LAMBDA SENSORS<br />
TODAY’S independent garages need<br />
to work hard to stay profitable,<br />
and it’s always a case of identifying<br />
trends in car technology that they<br />
can work with. In the past there has<br />
been something of a head-in-sand mentality<br />
where workshops have shyed away from new<br />
technology and as a result have given work<br />
to main dealers.<br />
Today’s independent garage trade is more<br />
positive, and while not all workshops will<br />
work with all new technologies, almost all<br />
businesses will tackle some work.<br />
In this issue we’ve taken a look at hybrids,<br />
and the opportunities they offer. Of course<br />
that new technology needs handling carefully,<br />
and there are a multitude of courses on<br />
offer. We take a look at what’s on offer.<br />
Identifying new trends is all about keeping<br />
a business healthy and profitable. All too<br />
often a technician leaves a safe job to go it<br />
alone, and while they might be good on the<br />
tools, they’re not so good at book-keeping,<br />
which can spell the end of a business.<br />
This issue takes a look at business and finance,<br />
and ways you can finance new equipment<br />
or building work to make your company<br />
more profitable not only in the near but<br />
in the distance future too. <strong>The</strong>re are many<br />
financial options and we’ get the lowdown<br />
on what’s about.<br />
Enjoy the issue!<br />
Richard Barnett, features’ editor<br />
PS. If you agree, disagree or have anything to<br />
add to our comments please email:<br />
stuart.woolley@ppmedia.co.uk<br />
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