Here Steven Cowell, Technical Sales Manager for Volkswagen Group Fleet Services and Barry Hamblin, Cardiac Responder for the Leeds Medical Transfer Ambulance Service offer their personal insights into why Group Vehicles have become established icons for t
Andy Oldknow, works as the Sales Manager at TPS Derby. We chat to him about how a difficult decision made during lockdown has proved rewarding, both on a personal and professional level.
We spoke to Justin Reason, Head of Operations at Quattro-Tech, a Cambridgeshire-based independent Volkswagen Group specialist known for exceptional customer service and technical excellence.
The last few months have been a challenge, and we’re proud to say that it was a challenge that TPS was able to step up to. It was hugely important to keep operational during the national lockdown to help keep the country moving.
As co-host of the weekly Motor Trade Radio podcast, I’ve been busy since March interviewing industry leaders about the impact that COVID-19 is having on the automotive sector.
By utilising data and expertise from within the Volkswagen Group, we look at the consequences of vehicles being left dormant as a result of a lockdown.
Here is an update on all the changes to TPS’ operational activity during these unprecedented and difficult times. We want to keep all those who are needed on the frontline moving without risking the safety of our staff.
Tim Lomas, Operations Director at Vasstech, an independent specialist service centre for Volkswagen Group vehicles, discusses how they have joined the Electric Vehicle (EV) revolution by adding two Golf GTEs to their vehicle fleet.
Our Tech Talk expert Adam Hockley, Parts Product Manager at Volkswagen Group UK, looks at the history and evolution of headlamps, from their origin to the modern day.
Tony Hill, Operations and Compliance Manager at Gemini ARC Nuneaton, explains how operating sustainably can bring both business and environmental gains
Solus Accident Repair Group are one of the UK’s premier accident repair groups and a business committed to putting sustainability at the heart of everything they do.
Peter Grenfell, Paint & Body People Development Manager at Volkswagen Group UK, looks at why a good conversation about associated parts offers benefits for both you and your customers.
TPS Guildford has received some 'princely praise' from one of its customers in the form of a rap replicating one of the catchiest sitcom songs of the nineties.
AA Silencers Ltd is a family run business based in Cheadle and has been a specialist M.O.T service and repair centre since 2002. As an expanding operation with plans to supercharge its future through the electric vehicle market, we caught up with owner Si
Paul Britten, Parts Product Planning Manager at Volkswagen Group UK, explains how the increase in vehicles fitted with DSG gearboxes presents increased opportunities for workshops.
David Hawthorne, Parts Sales Executive at TPS Northern Ireland, is our next contributor to choose a Volkswagen Group Icon. David has selected the Leon CUPRA – a sports performance ‘hot hatch’ as equally at home on the track as it is on the road.
Our Tech Talk Expert Paul Britten, Parts Product Manager at Volkswagen Group UK, looks at the evolution of battery technology and the impact of stop-start systems.
Stuart, Volkswagen Group Dedicated Technician of the Year, takes time out from his busy schedule to discuss what it’s like to work for the UK’s most reliable breakdown cover provider (as voted for by the readers of What Car magazine 2019).
In our latest Big Read on Electric Vehicles (EVs), we looked at how the UK’s electric car parc is set to gain pace over the next decade and what this means for workshops.
Katri Livonen-Gray, and Brett Gray are co-owners of Volkswagen camper van conversion specialists, Chilli Jam Vans, with Katri taking the wheel as TPS Insider’s latest Volkswagen Group Icon contributor.
The evolution of vehicle technology and an aging vehicle parc has created a need for more cost-effective repairs, particularly the replacement of high value parts such as turbochargers and control units.
Seeing a damaged vehicle being written-off can be frustrating. First of all, there’s the loss of repair work that would have been valuable to your business. Second, the vehicle owner faces the inconvenience and expense of having to source a replacement. A
The Quantum range is most commonly associated with engine oils. However, there is so much more to Quantum than oil, it’s an extensive range of around 500 consumable products available through TPS to support the service and maintenance of all makes of vehi
Richard Farrington, Parts Service Executive at TPS Bournemouth, is our latest contributor to choose a Volkswagen Group Icon, selecting the original ‘hot hatch' hero, the Mk1 Golf.
Balgores Motors is East Anglia’s leading accident repair group with eleven manufacturer-approved car body repair centres throughout Essex and Suffolk. We dropped in for a quick chat with Group Parts Manager, Graham Gash, to find out more.
Emma Clack-Palmer, Local Parts Product Manager at Volkswagen Group UK, explains why AdBlue® is an ideal opportunity for cross-selling to your customers.
Andrew Cooper, Parts Product Planning Manager at Volkswagen Group UK, offers some illuminating thoughts and expertise on the best bulb options available.
In May 2018 stricter new MOT rules were introduced to help better identify the roadworthiness of cars in the UK. Curtis Hutchinson reports on how the rules have bedded in as testers prepare for a large influx of three-year old cars over the course of 2019