Editorial 3 www.aftermarketonline.net JUNE 2024 Editor John Shepherd john@aftermarket.co.uk +44 (0) 1732 370 345 Head of Sales Angela Lyus angela@aftermarket.co.uk +44 (0) 7823 736 629 Managing Director Ryan Fuller ryan.fuller@dfamedia.co.uk Operations Manager Emma Godden-Wood emma.godden-wood@dfamedia.co.uk Marketing Manager Hope Jepson hope.jepson@dfamedia.co.uk Production Design Anthony Wiffen Finance Department accounts@dfamedia.co.uk +44 (0) 1732 370 340 Chief Executive Ian Atkinson ian.atkinson@dfamedia.co.uk Contributors David Banks | Martin Pinnell-Brown Nick Crossley | Bill Fennel Abhishek Tanwar Published by DFA Media Group 192 High Street Tonbridge Kent TN9 1BE +44 (0)1732 370340 ISSN 2516-9149 Aftermarket is published 10 times a year and is sent free of charge to applicants meeting the publisher’s criteria. All others may subscribe at £60 per anum, £120 Europe and £150 rest of the world. While every care is taken to provide accurate information, the publisher cannot accept responsibility for any errors or ommisions, no matter how caused. All rights reserved. No part of the publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior consent of the publisher. The views of contributors do not necessarily represent the views of the publisher. Copyright: DFA Aftermarket Media Ltd 2024. Average net circulation July 2022 to June 2023 17,274 All set for an Eventful time in Farnborough Welcome to the latest issue of the magazine and to your personal copy of the Show Guide for The Aftermarket Event — taking place at Farnborough International on October 2-3. If you have already got your ticket for this dynamic event, dedicated to the UK’s garage trade, just flip the magazine over to see our special Show Guide, starting at the back, to get the inside track on all that awaits you. Farnborough has long been the nation’s go-to destination for pioneers of the present and the future and our Show Guide, with a special cover supported by another innovator — Delphi and its DS Hub — will guide you through the two-day showcase of technology, skills, and the latest information and data powering all aspects of the aftermarket that will be on display. If you have not yet registered for your FREE ticket to attend, a quick browse through the Show Guide should convince you to come and take part! Meanwhile, our regular pages are packed as usual with all the latest news and features to keep you better informed about our industry. Plus, find out who is in the running to take home this year’s Top Garage and Top Technician trophies as we head to the finals of the competitions. And don’t miss our round-up of Automechanika Frankfurt, including the inside story on the 100-plus auto firms from the UK that took part. After visiting the Frankfurt expo myself and seeing all the paraphernalia of AI systems and array of electronic devices on display, I came away thinking how much of the latest tech would be wasted on my aging motor. However, even technology can be a fair-weather friend, as I discovered on the way home from the show, when I became caught up in the German government’s ‘warning day’. This was a test run of emergency alert systems via mobile phones and devices similar to one organised by the UK not too long ago. I’m told a ‘pre-warning’ was sent out, but I didn’t get the memo. The first I heard of it was when my mobile started blaring away at the very second I clicked ‘pay’ while trying to order a coffee and a snack via an electronic screen at a burger restaurant in the airport. As the sirens blared, the restaurant’s device briefly tried to charge me for several family-size bundles of fries, burgers and lakes of soft drinks. It quickly became clear that I could not now use my card there or at any of the eateries because systems had crashed as the alert went out and cash was now king. In common with most around me, I did not have enough currency of any denomination to even buy a drink to steady my nerves as the wailing warning tones faded. In my younger, cub scout years, the motto was ‘be prepared’. Must keep that in mind for future. Meanwhile, readers, be prepared for a fantastic Aftermarket Event and enjoy the issue. John Shepherd Editor
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