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Accident damaged vehicles are being given a new lease of life in the skills training of young automotive technicians at a charity project based in Norfolk, UK, thanks to the involvement of Bluecycle, the leading online car salvage business.

The pioneering use of wireless camera technology to assess learners in the workplace has propelled Bristol based training provider, S&B Automotive Academy, into the spotlight of the global learning community.

At the age of 48, Billy Lewis suffered a stroke and was told he would probably not survive brain surgery. He did but was told he would never walk again. He did and now he's still motoring almost thirty years later, having bought 11 news cars since.

The hunt is on for the UK’s top automotive glazing technician as part of a fresh campaign being launched by the Independent Windscreen Academy (IWA) to showcase the complex skills needed in today's automotive glazing sector.

UK based telephone answering service, JAM, has seen a major increase in business during 2010 thanks to the use of social media and networking by its owners, James and Katie Millman, which has also resulted in a number of awards for the company.

In response to demand for improved glass protection from Embassies, Non-Governmental Organisations and businesses in India, a specialist security consultancy in Mumbai has joined forces with London based firm, Advanced Glass Technology (AGT).

Despite major improvements in vehicle security, the level of unreported crime involving theft from vehicles could be costing companies more than £3 billion a year in repair bills, according to automotive glazing security company, Pentagon London.

For the first time, professionals employed in the automotive glazing sector in England have been given the chance to gain a national qualification thanks to Government funding support.

Scrapped cars in their millions may find their way back onto roads if the world wide car salvage industry fails to work towards a united code of practice, according to leading online salvage auction business, Bluecycle.

With architects increasingly pushing the envelope in the use of glass for building design, one London based company is seeing increased demand for its expertise in anti-shatter and containment protection solutions.