Vibro Impact Air Hammer strikes a blow

90206000 - Vibro Impact Air Hammer

We know that seized components can cause a real problem at times and it was good to hear that recently, while visiting a couple of garages, our sales reps were able to come to the rescue when faced with this setback and this was with the help of the Sykes-Pickavant Vibro Impact Air Hammer tool – 90206000 – A great tool to use for loosening seized suspension parts as well as rusted nuts and bolts.

CLICK HERE to watch a video of the Air Hammer in action – a popular tool with successful results!

Charity Bike Ride from Manchester to Blackpool beach!

Our Sales Rep, Dave Noon – Area Sales Manager for North England & North Wales has been limbering up in preparation for the Manchester to Blackpool Bike ride in support of ‘The Christie’, a cancer charity that raises money to fund projects at The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester. 

The Christie is one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, treating over 40,000 patients a year and is also an international leader in groundbreaking research into cancer treatment.

This year the 60 mile Manchester to Blackpool Bike Ride takes place on Sunday 10^th July starting at Manchester United Football Ground, taking cyclists along country lanes all the way to the finish on the South Promenade in Blackpool.

The Christie charity holds a special place in Dave’s heart as his sister is currently going through treatment for Breast Cancer and taking part in the bike ride is Dave’s way of helping to repay The Christie for the treatments his sister has had.

Dave will be taking part in the race for the first time and we wish him the best of luck!

You can sponsor David by donating through Just Giving – http://www.justgiving.com/David-Noon

 

For further details about The Christie charity - CLICK HERE

It’s time we had a website redesign!

Some of you will have seen our current website – www.sykes-pickavant.com and as informative as it is, general feedback shows that there is a great need for a comprehensive search facility and a spare parts list. 

You will be pleased to know that we have now contacted several web design companies, giving them a brief of our requirements and so in the next couple of weeks we should see things starting to move in the development of a new site. The project will take a few months from start to finish but if anyone has any ideas, requests or suggestions as to what they would like to see as part of the all new website, then please do drop us a line via our Facebook page CLICK HERE or via email – sales@sykes-pickavant.com 

It’s always good to know what users of the site would like to see so all comments welcome.

Mongolia Mercedes Sprinter Ambulance Charity Rally

This summer as part of the 2011 Mongol Rally, Team ‘Things Can Only Get Bataar’ are driving to Ulaanbaatar, the capital of Mongolia, to raise money for three charities - Cancer Research UK, Christina Noble Children’s Foundation and Help for Heroes. 

Some of the team pictured with the Mercedes Sprinter ambulance

Driving the 10,000 miles from the UK to Mongolia is a challenge within itself, however the team have decided to make things a little bit harder by driving the journey in a Mercedes Sprinter ambulance, which will then be gifted to a Mongolian hospital at the end of the rally. 

In collaboration with LUK, we are supporting this amazing challenge and have donated a number of tools and accessories that will be taken on the rally including pliers, spanners, screwdrivers, wrenches, gloves, goggles and tape to name but a few – all vital items that will be required in the service and maintenance of the ambulance throughout the journey. 

The rally begins on the 23^rd July and will see the team visit a number of countries along the way that include France, Germany, Hungary, Romania, Ukraine and Russia before they reach their destination of Mongolia. We will provide updates from the team and keep track of their progress as they embark on an adventure of a lifetime – all in aid of charity. 

If you would like to support the team of youngsters – visit their website: http://www.malvern2mongolia.co.uk/  and see how you can help.

Dr Bob - Problem Solver of a disassembled Honing Set!

Cylinder Honing Set

This week Dr Bob received a query about our Cylinder Honing Set (02800000) and he was quick off the mark to solve the problem. The customer, Bill, had called to say that he had taken the tool apart and was unsure of how to put this back together and in typical Doctor Bob fashion, he was able to delve into his library of all things technical and emailed a photo of the assembly order of the tool to Bill – Job done and one happy customer!

Bill also commented on Doctor Bob’s quick solution on a website called – www.realclassic.co.uk - a site dedicated to classic motorcycles. See the comment that Bill kindly posted on the message board page – under the heading ‘Service Stars’ - June 13th. The site provides an array of information about classic motorcycles and offers friendly expert advice from people who share a passion for old motorcycles - A great biking site for any enthusiastic rider.

SP Pullers head to China

It seems the Chinese desire for buying quality items extends to more than German and Italian cars!

After years of “interesting“ pullers coming to Europe, we have just started exporting our “made in the UK puller range to China. The interest level is increasing each month – so much so that we thought its time we made a visit!

So Paul and Sebastien have headed off to China this week and who knows what will happen!........Watch this space for updates!

Success at Mechanex

We had a busy couple of days at the Mechanex Motor Trade show in Harrogate this week. It was good to see so many people turn up and find out about the latest products to hit the automotive industry.

Our stand at Mechanex

Huge thanks to our friends at LUK / FAG who were demonstrating our new GEN2 VAG Bearing tool (08125500) – This was a popular one with the crowds as the guys at LUK did around 30 demos of this tool in one day!

There were a couple of tools in particular that many visitors to our stand were talking about and these were the Universal Press & Pull Sleeve Set (08780000) and the recently launched TPMS Tool (30661000). It was great to see so many requests for workouts too – our Sales reps are going to be kept busy over the coming weeks visiting these people and promoting some of our latest products.

We were also thrilled at the request from a couple of fellow exhibitors who asked if they could borrow some of our products to display and help raise the image of their stands during the show…….. It’s good to know that the SP name is appreciated by many within the industry!

Thanks to all those people who came to see us on the stand and provided us with some valuable feedback that we can use for future product development. Hope to see you again at one of our future shows!