Aluminium horses
Aluminium in bodywork manufacture
Developments in vehicle manufacture, together with the need to reduce their weight and meet environmental regulations (decrease in contamination levels, use of recyclable materials etc.), lead to an evolution in materials in use. One such material which is gaining in popularity is aluminium, which is a material which meets these technical and ecological requirements, without safety being affected.

Colour fusion
Shading techniques are more than equal to the demands for colour matching and for repair workshop activity profitability.

Shading techniques are an alternative for matching colour in specific zones of one or more parts of a vehicle. This skill makes the bodywork and paintwork repair workshop more profitable, since it reduces materials consumption and brings down times both for work on the vehicle and for the vehicle being off the road, all of which lead to a better service.

Mercedes A Class
Available on the market only in its five-door version, the Mercedes A Class reflects a new concept in design, which combines appearance and versatility with numerous elements aimed at looking after the active and passive safety of its occupants. The different materials used by Mercedes in its manufacture, the position of the motor and its diminutive size have all made the A Class stand out as quite different from the rest of its competitors.

A new species

An ID card on wheels

The ABC of safety
It is no easy task for the user to fathom the abbreviations which manufacturers use to designate the multiple safety systems included in their vehicles. What is more, the different vehicle manufacturers give systems which fulfil the same purpose different names, and in different languages, making confusion even greater amongst drivers.

Julio Castelo Matrán, the driving force behind Cesvimap
Julio Castelo takes his leave as President of Mapfre after a long career in which, as well as structuring the most important insurance company in Spain, or promoting the "Book of Good Government", he has pushed so hard for the creation, development and internationalisation of Cesvimap.

The CAR-O-LINER Benchrack 5000 workbench
REHM Synergic 324 welding equipment

Dealing with people

Providing the means
The organisation of prevention in the repair workshop
Current legislation on evaluation and risk control in the work environment defines the principles of preventative action and points to a substantial change in the structure of the workshop, forcing the owner to set up an organisation with integral prevention in all working areas.

Colombia, coffee coloured