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Starting Your Own Business: A Truck Service Station MSG Equipment12 December 2016 Starting Your Own Business: A Truck Service Station MSG Equipment’s advice for opening a truck service station: business planning, choosing a location, required paperwork and the equipment to invest in. Read more How much does a car repair shop earn? Simple maths MSG Equipment9 December 2016 How much does a car repair shop earn? Simple maths Workshop profit comes down to margin and revenue, with revenue driven by customer count, average order value and orders per customer. Read more Marketing strategy and advertising for a car service centre MSG Equipment8 December 2016 Marketing strategy and advertising for a car service centre Why service quality comes first in a competitive market, plus offline promotion through partner discounts, press, billboards and vehicle advertising. Read more Running a Car Service Centre: Discipline, Control, Records MSG Equipment7 December 2016 Running a Car Service Centre: Discipline, Control, Records MSG Equipment explains, with examples, how to plan workloads, size a service advisor’s capacity and measure mechanic efficiency and productivity. Read more Recruiting Staff for a Car Service Centre: From Quantity to Quality MSG Equipment5 December 2016 Recruiting Staff for a Car Service Centre: From Quantity to Quality MSG Equipment’s guidance on calculating how many mechanics a workshop needs, combining roles and what to look for when selecting candidates. Read more AS-PL Hosts Press Day at Its Lubichowo Production Plant AS-PL2 December 2016 AS-PL Hosts Press Day at Its Lubichowo Production Plant On 18 November 2016, AS-PL welcomed trade media editors to its new production hall in Lubichowo. Read more Choosing a workshop space: rent or build? MSG Equipment1 December 2016 Choosing a workshop space: rent or build? Location, layout and usable floor space all affect a workshop’s profits. MSG Equipment lists the areas a mid- to high-level service centre needs. Read more Documents and taxes when opening a car service centre MSG Equipment29 November 2016 Documents and taxes when opening a car service centre Sole proprietorship or limited company? MSG Equipment covers choosing a business form, paperwork and taxation when opening a car workshop. Read more New MS004 COM Starter and Alternator Test Bench Launched MSG Equipment29 November 2016 New MS004 COM Starter and Alternator Test Bench Launched MSG Equipment launched the compact MS004 COM, a benchtop starter, alternator and regulator tester upgraded to 100A. Read more MSG MS101P: new AC line flushing station with a pneumatic pump MSG Equipment28 November 2016 MSG MS101P: new AC line flushing station with a pneumatic pump MSG Equipment introduced the MS101P, an improved version of its MS101 AC flushing stand. A pneumatic pump creates a pulsating flow that cleans the circuit more effectively. Read more How to open a car service centre: first steps MSG Equipment28 November 2016 How to open a car service centre: first steps The basics of starting a workshop: a business plan based on market analysis, scope of services, legal form, premises size and minimum equipment. Read more Production of the MS1000+ Shock Absorber Test Stand Begins MSG Equipment28 November 2016 Production of the MS1000+ Shock Absorber Test Stand Begins In late summer 2016, MSG Equipment started producing the multifunctional MS1000+ stand for testing and gas-charging shock absorbers. Read more