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We keep you up to date with every aspect of the industry
If you're involved in end of life vehicle depollution then this site is for you. Whether you are an ATF just involved with depollution or a vehicle dismantler who sells used parts and salvage, then our aim is to keep you up to date with changes affecting your industry.


There was a time when we simply got on with the job and the rest of the world left us alone but times have changed. Now we are an integral part of the waste industry (although it's always been hard to understand) and we have to keep abreast of all the changes affecting our businesses.

To make finding what you want easy, the most recent articles are listed in the right hand column and below you will find links to our past emails.



Editor Chris Floate
ATF Professional's editor, Chris Floate.
ATF Professional's editor, is Chris Floate. Chris has been involved with writing and editing magazines which cover our industry since the mid 1980's. Having a background prior to this in technical writing, Chris took on the editorship of Recycling World in 1987. The title was aimed at those individuals and businesses involved in recycling. At the time this was mainly scrap metal and vehicle dismantling. During his 14 years, the recycling industry developed from what was very much a financially driven market to the environmentally driven market it is today.

Recycling world was at the forefront of this fast changing and developing market, giving in depth analysis and direction to the growing need for environmental awareness. Whilst still editor of Recycling World, in 1998 Chris took on the editorship of The Landscaper, the leading magazine for the landscape trades.

Over the last 15 years, Chris has also edited the Motor Vehicle Dismantlers' Association and as such has experienced the many changes to our industry first hand. In ATF Professional he shares that wealth of knowledge with the whole industry.


Latest stories

Processing your CATs in-house
We previously looked at the role of the merchant for processing your CATs. This issue we look at the potential of processing CATs in-house and ask if it could increase your profits?
Motorhog to host CARS 2014
CARS, the Complete Auto Recycling and Secondary Materials Show is back for Summer 2014 and boy, it looks as if it’s going to be bigger and better than the last show - and that’s going to take some doing!
VIC scheme - responses make interesting reading
We told you towards the end of last year that the government were asking for views on the VIC scheme. Recently they published a summary of the responses and it is good to see that many of those response originated from this industry.
Training doesn't need to cost a fortune!
You have to provide it and your employees have to follow it – that is a clear requirement of the law, but you don't need to make a ‘meal of it’ and it doesn't need to cost the earth!
PAS777 - is this the future for green parts standards?
The bare bones of the standard has now been set out following a meeting of interested parties last month.
Is DVLA hiding something?
There are about 1.2 million Certificates of Destruction (CODs) issued each year in the UK but its widely believed that there’s 2 million vehicles being taken off the road. That leaves a staggering 800,000 ELVs unaccounted for.
Getting hold of more motors
Many in the industry are suffering from a two fold problem; overpriced salvage making them uneconomic to break for spares and the other perennial problem, poor quality parts from ELVs. This has left the industry looking for new sources for suitable vehicles.
We must defend this part of our business
We mentioned a couple of issues ago the pressure we are under from new tyre manufacturers who would like to see used tyre sales banned. Training and certification is our route to maintaining this revenue source.

    

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