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What is multi-grade oil?
Saturday, 05 March 2022
The miracle of the multi-grade
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Theon design reveals supercharged air-cooled flat-six: elevating Porsche engine performance to another level
Wednesday, 09 February 2022
Theon Design provides a tantalising glimpse of its next bespoke Porsche 964-based commission with a first look at the car’s beating heart: a 450bhp supercharged version of the famous air-cooled fla
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Going old school in the diesel world
Tuesday, 07 December 2021
I’m sure many of you didn’t think you would work on so many diesels as often as you do today. Especially those who didn’t sign up for it.
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Unlocking the lockdown lessons
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Mat Wylie delivers some key customer experience lessons from (yet another!) lockdown.
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Ed Speak December 2021
Tuesday, 30 November 2021
Firstly best wishes for all our readers for Christmas and the festive season and all the best for 2022 – surely it has to be better than 2020 and 2021 (Mind you we said that this time last year and
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Time out for sickness: It’s OK
Tuesday, 02 November 2021
Jo Douglas reviews the current state of play around employee sick leave entitlements.
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Pre-holiday servicing – good for customers and good for business
Friday, 29 October 2021
With cars having been used a lot less recently between lockdowns and work from home (our own car has used about quarter of a tank of diesel in eight weeks!) then a good pre-holiday check and servic
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Paddon takes on his greatest challenge
Tuesday, 05 October 2021
He won the 2021 New Zealand Rally Championship with a round to spare, which is probably just as well: the Covid-19 Delta lockdown promptly forced the cancellation of the final round, the Rally of C
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What the experts say about social media
Tuesday, 05 October 2021
Richard Conway went to five highly respected social media experts to share their best advice for business owners.
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Franchisee Chris Edwards Celebrates 30 Years with Snap-On
Tuesday, 05 October 2021
Chris Edwards was a Western Australian mechanic back in the late 1980s, when Snap-on opened its franchise model in Australia.
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How to keep customers coming back
Wednesday, 08 September 2021
When it comes to appointment-based businesses...
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New transdiesel pump-over bulk delivery truck reduces costs and enhances efficiencies
Wednesday, 08 September 2021
A brand-new lubricant delivery service introduced by TransDiesel will enhance the restocking of product to key operators throughout the South Island.
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Hiring migrant workers: the changing landscape
Wednesday, 04 August 2021
Jo Douglas discusses the sometimes competing obligations for employers under immigration policy and employment law obligations.  
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Survey highlights resilience and optimism of SMBs
Survey highlights resilience and optimism of SMBs
Monday, 05 July 2021
A new study has given insight into the impact the Covid-19 pandemic has had on New Zealand’s small business sector and sheds light on the optimism felt by business owners.
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Mito launches level 5 collision repair programme
Monday, 31 May 2021
Qualified collision repair technicians now have the opportunity to upskill with a new, specialist training programme launched by MITO.
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Richard Conway shares the eight key experiences that have helped shape how he runs his own business.
The secret of my success: other people
Monday, 31 May 2021
Richard Conway shares the eight key experiences that have helped shape how he runs his own business.
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Recruitment, reference checks made easier
Recruitment, reference checks made easier
Monday, 03 May 2021
Jo Douglas explains how to avoid the pitfalls of reference checking.
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Wilhelm Maybach - 175th anniversary of the birth of the ‘King of Designers’
Monday, 03 May 2021
On 9 February 1846, i.e. 175 years ago, Wilhelm Maybach was born in Heilbronn, Germany.
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Bendix promotes the advantages of braided brake hoses for 4WD vehicles
Bendix promotes the advantages of braided brake hoses for 4WD vehicles
Thursday, 15 April 2021
Braided brake hoses included in the Bendix Ultimate 4WD Upgrade Kits are now available in a range for individual purchase and offer a number of advantages over the factory fitted hoses fitted to th
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Same again, SAM? Not exactly…
Tuesday, 06 April 2021
“Changing the foundation for our product” has been the recent focus of the folks behind SAM, the most successful, powerful and most popular workshop management software tool in New Zealand.
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