Hampshire based Silverlake Automotive Recycling, a leader in end-of-life vehicle parts reclamation and sustainable automotive solutions, has joined forces with Team BRIT, the world’s only competitive team of all-disabled racing drivers, in a powerful partnership that champions accessibility, community, and sustainability.

The Tyre Recovery Association (TRA) recently announced that the TRA 2025 Briefing Day will take place on Tuesday, 16th September 2025, once again at the prestigious Ardencote Hotel in Warwickshire’s historic Shakespeare country. With its exceptional facilities and central location, Ardencote is ideally suited to accommodate the growing number of delegates attending the UK’s leading tyre recycling event.

The first quarter of 2025 saw average UK scrap car prices stabilise at £227, according to the CarTakeBack Scrap Car Price Index. While the year opened with a dip, market conditions showed signs of resilience as Q1 progressed.

While market innovation, consumer demand and the emergence of electric vehicles (EVs) has put sustainability high on the agenda for automotive manufacturers (OEMs) in recent years, the arrival of new regulations is set to accelerate this markedly.

BMRA is delighted to announce that its members have helped to raise over £13,000 for its 2024 President’s Charity, Guide Dogs.

Altilium, a UK-based clean technology group focused on supporting the transition to net zero, recently announced the successful production of the UK’s first EV battery cells using recycled cathode active materials (CAM) at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC), the UK’s national battery manufacturing scale-up facility.

IAA Holdings, LLC, an RB Global company (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) and a leading global marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers, today announced that its UK-based auto auctions will be transitioning to the globally recognized IAA brand. The rebrand supports the company’s global growth strategy and underscores its ongoing commitment to investment, innovation and customer excellence in the UK market. Vehicle parts, dismantling and recycling operations will continue to operate under the SYNETIQ brand. 

April marks Stress Awareness Month, a timely reminder for all employers to reflect on how they support mental health in the workplace. Work-related stress, depression, and anxiety are among the leading causes of absence and burnout. But with the right steps, you can make a real difference. That’s where the HSE’s Working Minds campaign comes in. Over the course of April, take five simple steps to prevent stress and promote mental wellbeing among your workers.

David Summers has joined Bunting Magnetics as the European Quality Manager.  David brings a wealth of experience in quality management, with exceptional attention to detail and a positive attitude that has immediately resulted in production process improvements.

Newly obtained DVLA data, secured via a Freedom of Information request by claims management company Allegiant Finance Services, provides a sobering insight into the number of vehicles written off by insurers each year. In 2024 alone, 562,185 vehicles were recorded as written off, a car every minute, pushing the six-year total to 3,067,124 vehicles. This represents a staggering 46% rise in write-offs since 2017. The full statistics are as follows:

With the industry facing growing demands to make their new vehicles more sustainable, an updated draft of the EU’s End-of-Life Vehicle (ELV) Directive is now expected to include strict targets for the use of recycled plastics. This includes the use of 25% recycled content in each new car, with a quarter of this to be derived from ELVs.

The Environment Agency has secured proceeds of crime judgment for £313,382.45 against men from Northampton who ran an illegal waste tyre site.

UK and Welsh Governments launch joint consultation to reform environmental permitting regulations, supporting UK Government’s Plan for Change.

The UK’s leading green parts supplier, The Green Parts Specialists (GPS) have opened a new delivery hub in Newbury, further expanding their distribution network and delivering significant environmental benefits.