Editor’s comment 3 www.aftermarketonline.net MARCH 2025 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 Marketing Manager Hope Jepson hope.jepson@dfamedia.co.uk Production Design Anthony Wiffen production@aftermarket.co.uk +44 (0) 7851 612799 Finance Department accounts@dfamedia.co.uk +44 (0) 1732 370 340 Contributors Martin Brown | Patrick Faulkner Bill Fennel | Simon King | Phil Peace Jay Wheatley 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 2025. Average net circulation July 2023 to June 2024 21,945 As longest day dawns tool up for summer! Where has the year gone? It seems only the other day that I was packing the Christmas tree away and now summer is officially here. The longest day of the year whizzed by in June and we are now entering what is known to the media world, particularly the national press, as the ‘silly season’. Journalists often turn their attention in these summer months to more trivial and frivolous stories to make up for a lack of ‘hard news’. This is prompted by institutions such as parliament going into recess and the onset of the traditional summer holiday season for industry, with the daily diet of news to feed a hungry media reduced Depending on which newspapers or online platforms you get your information from you might not notice much of a difference in terms of trivia! However, I can of course assure you that Aftermarket magazine is certainly not straying over to the silly side. And why would we? Our industry is always a hive of activity — even if some of you are preparing to take your own summer break away from the workshop. This double issue is packed with all the latest industry news and up-to-the-minute insight you can rely on, including topical business and informative technical articles, plus our regular features section spotlighting the innovative products and services being rolled out for the aftermarket. Looking ahead, the next edition will be out in time for the start of September — when our search to find the nation’s Top Technician, Top Garage and Top Apprentice for 2025 really heats up. We will be preparing for the semifinals of Top Technician, which take place in October, followed in November by the finals of all three contests, and of course the awards evening and gala dinner at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Coventry. For those of you who have entered, I wish you the best of luck and hope that, in between preparing for the competitions and getting on with the day job, you have a chance to take a summer break. Whatever you are up to in the weeks ahead, don’t forget to get in touch and tell me more about you and your business. It’s always good to get out of the office and visit garages to find out more about what makes your business tick. You and your team could be featured in a future edition of the magazine. Enjoy the issue! John Shepherd Editor
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