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Issue one
Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation
Garage Section There has never been a better time for independent garages to join the Independent Automotive Aftermarket Federation (IAAF) BY joining the IAAF-G (Garage Section), independent garages will be signing up to an organisation with an unrivalled track record in representing the interests of its members at the highest level. They will also gain access to a variety of industryleading services… As part of the organisation’s IAAF-G garages will gain access to a raft of essential services aimed at helping them conduct their business more efficiently and professionally as well as being part of an organisation with a proven record of representing the interests of their members in the corridors of power, both in the UK and in Europe. The IAAF has evolved out of the Automotive Distribution Federation (ADF), which has a
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respected history of representing its members on a wide-range of issues including: • Block Exemption Regulations • EURO V, 5, & VI Regulations • Garage Codes of Practice • Type Approval of Catalytic Converters and Particulate Filters • Designs Protection proposals • Vehicle Scrappage Incentive • Warehousing Safety • Health & Safety Regulations • Copyright Law (Performing Rights Society – PRS) • Batteries & Accumulators
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By joining the IAAF-G, members will gain access to: • Full lobbying representation • Legal Services – a legal helpline for vital information when needed • Regular communication with the G-Bulletin, e-bulletins and a brand-new, informative website www.iaaf.co.uk • Technical Solutions and access to help • Plus, very competitive rates for optional services There’s also MOT Support with a special deal on MOT Club Membership to IAAF-G members with a 10% discount on membership (turn to page 4).
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IAAF-G (Garages) About:
IAAF-D (Distribution) About:
The IAAF-G will sit alongside the organisation’s distribution and lobbying sections – each with its own experienced and professional management team.
The IAAF-D will continue to carry out the function ests of the UK’s motor factors and the distributio chairman and IAAF president Tony Sackett and IA
A word from Jonas Zambakides... “I believe that the IAAF has independent garages’ best interests at its core and will provide the tools and assistance that will secure their future. Just as important to me is that it has always been my intention to play an active roll in helping achieve this vital goal and, therefore, I’m delighted to be a part of such an organisation as the IAAF-G, which will lead from the front in representing the independent garage sector”
As you can now see there’s never been a better time to join the IAAF-G. a garage force that has come about because it had become increasingly apparent that there was little effective lobbying being done on behalf of garages. The Voice of the Automotive Aftermarket
A word from Brian Spratt:
“Over the last few years, the activities and achiev ted our independent garage and workshop custo them joining us in the new IAAF. “The parts manufacturers, importers and wholesa now become the IAAF’s distribution section (IAAF our new IAAF-G colleagues in pushing forward th Parts distributors, at all levels in the market, can b continue to be the Voice of the Independent Parts