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The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered his annual budget report in the Houses of Parliament today. Osborne said the budget this year was set to: "reward working families" and make tax "more competitive" for businesses. Find all the latest here.

Richard Walters left school when he was 15 and got a sales assistant job at his local motor accessories store. He now owns the shop and four others, so how has he done it?

Federal Mogul is relaunching its MOOG brand in the UK, thanks to a new distribution agreement with the RAPID group. The steering and suspension range will be relaunched from April, with nationwide coverage being achieved by the RAPID group.

21 years in the aftermarket

The IFA buying group is expanding its borders with multiple branch openings across the UK. New stores opened by Motex, BBC Superfactors and Bennetts has brought the total number of IFA member branches to over 200 across the country.

BRT Group has partnered up with TecDoc to help drive new growth for the bearings specialist. TecDoc says the BRT Group’s decision to use its systems is a sign that more parts suppliers are increasingly turning to using bespoke software suites.

Ford trade parts supplier @First Parts Solutions has moved to a new distribution centre in Essex. The move has effectively doubled the supplier’s offerings, increasing stock capacity to over five million parts across 45,000 lines.