MONTH 2017 AFTERMARKET 3 www.aftermarketonline.net APRIL 2023 AFTERMARKET 5 BookMyGarage.com teams up with Top Technician and Top Garage 2023 BookMyGarage is the latest Full Event Partner to back Top Technician and Top Garage 2023. Karen Rotberg, Co-founder of BookMyGarage, said: “We looked at all the annual awards and selected this particular event as the criteria and judging truly represented a genuine process to identify the best mechanics and garages appropriate to win.” She added: “At BookMyGarage, garages are rewarded for excellence constantly by positive customer reviews which also helps garages with their Google ranking.” At the Top Technician & Top Garage Awards evening 2023, taking place on Saturday 14 October following the finals for both competitions, BookMyGarage will also recognise the best reviewed garage from their own network, who has achieved the highest scores out of the thousands listed on their site. Top Technician and Top Garage 2023 come to you in association with the Garage Equipment Association (GEA), the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) and the Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI). Full Event Partners: Snap-on, TOPDON, TechMan, Delphi Technologies and BookMyGarage. For more on Top Technician and Top Garage, turn to page 22. GSF Car Parts parent bought by LKQ Corporation GSF Car Parts’ Canadian parent company Uni-Select Inc has been bought by U.S-based LKQ Corporation, the owners of LKQ Euro Car Parts. For now, both companies, including GSF Car Parts’ network of 180 outlets, will continue to operate as usual, but LKQ’s intention is to sell off the GSF network in the UK. Uni-Select Executive Chair and CEO Brian McManus said: “The passion, commitment and quality of our GSF colleagues has shone through time and again, and we will support the team during the divestment process to ensure they continue their excellent progress.” GSF Car Parts President and COO Sukhbir Kapoor observed: “There is no material change to the day-today business of GSF Car Parts because of Uni-Select’s announcement, so our network of 180 branches and our growing online retail service remains open for business as usual.” President and Chief Executive Officer of LKQ Corporation Dominick Zarcone added: “We look forward to welcoming Uni-Select’s employees to the LKQ team. Importantly, we believe that our combined efforts will create tremendous long-term value for our customers, shareholders, employees, and other stakeholders as we continue to focus on our operational excellence initiatives.” Uni-Select and GSF will continue to operate as independent companies until the completion of the deal. Full Event Partners:
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