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This Trade Group website is designed to help customers choose the right garage equipment by featuring a comprehensive range of products used in a modern garage. It outlines the planning services available for all projects large and small, it provides the latest news and guidance on MOT installations and, most importantly, helps you to locate your nearest Trade Group member.

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Seeing the light!

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The Trade Group has launched new Trademaster T4600 series of headlamp testers not only exceeds the standards for this type of equipment but offers new patented technology that predicts future trends. The ergonomic design is durable, reliable, stable and extremely easy to use and combined with a superb build quality and optional printing, will provide garages with unparalleled performance when assessing or setting both car and CV headlamps.

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Key to the T4600 performance is the Fresnel lens, which collects maximum light and provides a high quality image on the screen, it also permits a wide focusing range of 200mm to 800mm and is lighter and less prone to damage than a traditional glass lens. Aligning the headlamp tester optical head to the vehicle drive line, is a vital requirement for accurate headlamp assessment and setting. By using a new generation ‘linear laser’, the T4600 laser projects a bright red light beam line onto the vehicle, which can be easily inspected for positioning. An internal counterweight allows the optical head to be moved on the column with ease making adjustments simple. The advanced Electronic models have a sensing system surrounding the lens that optimises the position of the optical head in front of the vehicle headlamp. Guidance on movement of the tester head is displayed on an LCD read-out. A unique and patented sensor array on the measurement screen provides information to the LCD display illustrating headlamp beam angle as an actual percentage to two decimal places. The sensors are extremely accurate and very sensitive, although regulations do ‘not yet’ allow this type of technique to be used for assessment during an MOT test, it can be employed very effectively when setting a headlamp, since it helps remove operator ‘guesswork’. The sensors also provide graphical information about beam brightness and glare and main beam and fog lamps can also be checked and set. Finally, the T4610 and T4610C can download data to a computer to allow printing, or be supplied with Bluetooth connectivity to a suitable separate printer.

 

Free Survey Offer for MOT Upgrades!

A major revision from VOSA sparks free survey offer for MOT upgrades!

VOSA have made a major revision to the 'Requirements for Authorisation for Vehicle Test Stations’, this will mean that from November 2009, many existing MOT Class IV stations that would have been ineligible because of test garage size etc, will now be able to upgrade their premises to ‘One Person Testing’ or full ATL standard.

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The Trade Group who are the UK’s foremost experts in MOT and ATL installations, have been alerted by this good news for many existing MOT stations and garages and is offering ‘free survey reports’, without obligation, to any existing Class IV MOT stations, to see if they are now able to take advantage of this important revision to the regulations and make this a potentially lucrative upgrade for their business.

Trade Group’s Terry Bullworthy explained, “Our unique nationwide network of locally based, highly trained, technical sales force and engineering team, are contacting potential customers with the positive news and offering Trade Group’s complete package of support, with free planning and installation, a full range of top quality, high specification MOT equipment, at flexible prices to suit customers budgets, good rates of finance, subject to status and all backed up with a strong, ongoing technical service support package. We believe we can help lots of MOT stations to upgrade, who probably thought they wouldn't be eligible!"

 

TRADE GROUP TO THE RESCUE!

The Trade Group pride themselves on being leaders in the MOT and ATL garage equipment field, their experience has been gained by years of service throughout the UK.

Recently they have become aware of an important issue with split bed brake testers as Trade Group spokesman John Martin explained, “Over the last thirty plus years, thousands of Kismet and Crypton split bed brake testers have been installed giving good service but now due to their age and general wear and tear, they are subject to more and more expensive service and repair work and to add to the woes, many older parts are in a critical supply position or are not available at all. We at The Trade Group are pleased to announce that our new Trademaster split bed brake testers, can be installed in the same location but without the need for expensive civil work , importantly minimizing downtime and ensuring lost test revenue is kept to a minimum.

A full range of supplementary equipment including consoles and visual meters etc are readily available at sensible prices. We also offer national technical service coverage through our locally based engineers, so there is peace of mind for customers for all future technical service requirements”.

For further information call The Trade Group Technical Sales and Service line 0845 644 4054 or enquiries@thetradegroup.uk.com

 

A LIFT FOR YOUR PROFITS!

Trademaster T1035 Hydraulic 2 Post Lift

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The Trade Group is the main Distributor for Rotary Lifts in the UK and being at the forefront of vehicle lifting technology, is now endorsing its market leading position by introducing the new Trademaster T1035 hydraulic two post car lift, which is taking the market by storm.

The Trademaster T1035 is a reasonably priced, open top, base type lift, with a 3.5 tonne lifting capacity that has been designed and developed specifically for Trade Group. Importantly, it has ‘traceable CE approval’ and is manufactured and built to our exacting standards to ensure that safety, quality and reliability are paramount.

The Trademaster T1035 is the most cost-effective entrant into the world of two column hydraulic lifts. Rugged construction, three-stage support arms and ergonomic control allow for safe, easy and efficient operation in the garage workshop.

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WHEELS OF FORTUNE!

New Trademaster wheel care products launched

Trade Group are main distributors for Hofmann Megaplan and Beissbarth wheel care products; to complement our range the Trademaster selection now contains products to suit the smallest garage to the largest tyre shop.

Modern wheels often have sophisticated rims and high performance tyres and are placing greater demands on wheel care products than ever before. Suitable equipment must have an efficient, wide ranging performance, minimise the risk of damage yet be able to tackle cosmetic demands such as hidden balance weights. The new Trademaster products were designed and developed in conjunction with Hofmann Megaplan, to meet this challenge and at a budget price. For garages and workshops, wheel care can offer an additional and lucrative stream of income in these difficult financial times and can help them make a small fortune! The latest additions have been selected not only for their quality, reliability and performance but for their outstanding value. We believe our longstanding experience and national and local technical service support provides peace of mind for garages, workshops and tyre shops when selecting wheel care equipment. As with all equipment from The Trade Group we include direct delivery, installation and comprehensive training.

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MAKE MONEY OUT OF THIN AIR!

New aircon machine launched

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The growth of air conditioning on new vehicles in the UK has been dramatic and the trend is forecast to continue. Whether garages are currently working on newer or older vehicles, luxury or mass marques, it will only be a matter of time before the majority of cars being worked on have factory fitted air conditioning.

With this in mind we have introduced the Trademaster T9100 air conditioning machine. Working with SPX Service solutions we have developed a unit designed for both air conditioning specialists and general service garages. It has all the functions and performance required for professional use with Automotive R134a air conditioning systems. The T9100 unit performs recovery, recycling and recharging of refrigerant automatically and guarantees a rapid and full dehydration of the air conditioning system, moreover, the printer is fitted as standard and provides detailed activity reports. With full training and back up including advice and training on refrigerant handling with regard to new July 2010 European F Gas Legislation, we believe garages will literally be able to make money out of thin air.

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