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We, at Wing Mirror Man, the UK's leading supplier of wing mirrors to the public and trade, are delighted to have provided sponsorship to up-and-coming local cricketer Jake Bailey.

Jake, 17, plays for Astley Bridge Cricket Club in Bolton and is a wicket keeper and batter. He has played for the club since the age of 3!

He currently plays for the club’s third team, its second team and its Under 18s’ team. He plays three times a week for the club against teams across Greater Manchester.

Jake said: "I'm grateful for the sponsorship from Wing Mirror Man. The sponsorship will pay for part of the cost of my kit and the petrol to get to both home and away matches as players have to make their own way to all games.”

Joshua Speed, business development manager of Wing Mirror Man, said: "Jake is the brother of one of our employees, Tom. He is clearly a very talented cricketer and we are delighted to provide some

By Joshua Speed, Business Development Manager at Wing Mirror Man

The Clean Air Zone in Greater Manchester - A bit of background

In March 2020, the government issued a legal direction requiring the 10 Greater Manchester local authorities address what it called ‘the vehicle pollution problem’.

As a result, the 10 authorities via the Greater Manchester Combined Authority drew up plans to create a ‘charging zone’ - one of the biggest in Europe covering an area of around 493 square miles and charge certain types of vehicles for the pleasure and necessity of driving in Greater Manchester.

The Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone was due to come into force on 30 May 2022.

However, concerns about financial hardship for local people and the lack of availability of compliant vehicles led the Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham, and Greater Manches

New Telephone System Helps Wing Mirror Man To Provide Better Customer Service

We are delighted to announce that we have introduced a new telephone system recently which has revolutionized our approach to customer service.

The new telephone system, supplied by local company Comms Consult, makes it easier and quicker for our advisers to help our customers find the correct parts for their vehicles. 

(We have more than 24,000 products across our three websites including wing mirror covers, full wing mirror units, wing mirror glass, stick-on glass, window regulators, and indicators. We supply virtually all makes and models of cars, vans and motorhomes and are the UK’s leading supplier of wing mirrors). 

The new system has a number of features and other benefits.

First of all, the advisers wear a headset which allows them to more easily use the keyboard in order to research and find the correct wing mirror part that t

We are delighted to announce that we are taking part in a scheme with Bury College to give 5 young people valuable work experience whilst they study. 

We have committed to taking on 5, 16 to 18-year-old students from the college over the period of two academic years to give them an insight into, and experience of, the world of work whilst they undertake a two-year T Level qualification. 

The work placements are for one day a week and each student is treated as an employee and asked to carry out, under supervision, a range of work activities. The work placements are part of a national scheme called T Levels which follow GCSEs and are equivalent to 3 A levels. These 2-year courses, which were launched in September 2020, have been developed, says the Government, ‘in collaboration with employers and education providers so that the content meets the needs of industry and prepares students for work, further training, or further study’.

These new qua

Have you tried to buy a second hand car recently?

Have you seen the prices? Unbelievable, eh?

If you have not been in the car market in the last two years, you probably haven’t got a clue what I’m talking about here and are probably not aware of what’s been going on for those of us who need to upgrade our motors - either with a second hand vehicle or even a new one. 

 
So, ‘what’s the story, morning glory’? (We are a Greater Manchester-based business, after all)

Say hello to David, Kirsty and Megan who have joined us recently to support a recent growth in sales. 

David Murphy, 47, joins as trade sales manager. David, who has previously worked for American Golf, BT and NEC, is responsible for responding to quotations from trade customers such as car, van and truck leasing and hire companies, car body repair shops, car dealers, and MoT centres. 

Kirsty Lewis, 45, has joined as customer support lead. Kirsty, who is also a self employed personal trainer, is responsible for responding to requests for quotations from the public on various sites such as Breakerlink, Parts Gateway, and First Choice. She is also responsible for after-sales care for public customers. 

Megan Sheen, 23, joins as a sales assistant and deals with telephone and email enquiries from both the public and the trade. She was previously a care assistant in a nursing home.

All three live

By Joshua Speed, Business Development Manager at Wing Mirror Man

As the UK’s leading supplier of wing mirrors to the public and trade we welcome the ‘death’ of digital car wing mirrors as reported in some media recently. 

Interestingly, Euro NCAP, which is a 5-star safety rating system to help consumers, their families and businesses compare vehicles more easily and to help them identify the safest choice for their needs, has downgraded by 10 points the cars which are using digital car wing mirrors - signifying that NCAP believes them to be less safe than other cars. 

This is because of the way that these digital car wing mirrors are positioned. ‘Digital car wing mirrors’ use a camera (instead of a mirror) which projects what it sees to a screen. The screen is positioned below the wing mirror on the front inside doors near to the door hinges. This means that drivers are looking down at the screen rather than out at th

We talk to Thomas Bailey, 20, who is the web development lead at Wing Mirror Man about his experiences of completing an apprenticeship. 

Why did you choose an apprenticeship versus going to university? 

I wanted to earn. I like to earn whilst I learn. I decided to do the apprenticeship because I was interested in the course associated with the apprenticeship and I knew I would enjoy the course. It was in digital marketing and was a NVQ Level 3. Interestingly, whilst I was at school and Sixth Form college there was very little information about apprenticeships. Both school and Sixth Form college wanted to talk about opportunities to go to university most of the time but I never really felt I wanted to go to university. Even at 16 I wanted to do an apprenticeship and tried to start one. However, that fell through and I ended up doing two years of A Levels which I didn't particularly enjoy but I felt that it was at least a qualification that I ended up achieving

We are excited to relaunch our website at www.wingmirrorman.co.uk after having made major upgrades to it in order to provide our customers with a simpler and more user-friendly buying experience. 

You will see by navigating through the website that there are new ways to pay including trade accounts and zero percent credit. 

Perhaps, more importantly, customers can now view the new website in a mobile-friendly format on any phone or tablet as we know that more and more people use their phones or tablets to search the internet for products and services than ever before. 

One of the main objectives of the upgrades to our website is to make it easier and quicker to find the products our customers are looking for and then enable them to checkout and pay as quickly and conveniently as possible. 

Please send us your thoughts on your experience of using this website (and our other websites in due course) so we can ascertain