Klarius’ accreditation scheme promotes independent garages and provides members with Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) accredited emissions training.
Taking place around the country, the courses cover the function, failure modes and governing legislation of exhausts, catalytic converters (CAT), diesel particulate filters (DPF) and additive systems.
Dene Arnold, director at Merityre Specialists, said: “While our main emphasis is on tyres, we have been fitting exhausts for 20 to 30 years.
“As a company, we prefer emissions components that we can fit easily and cause us no trouble through recurring faults.
“We don’t want to be engaging in investigations regarding improper parts, so that’s why we choose Klarius.
“We decided to join the Klarius accreditation scheme as we felt emissions was an area where we needed to know more.
“It was an opportunity to grow our knowledge base, and also re-familiarise ourselves with the latest combined emissions systems on vehicles and how they work.”
“We found the course to be very thorough, and were pleased to be working towards a recognised qualification.
“While I can’t put exact figures on it, we are experiencing a steady rise of sales in emissions components, but one of the most important benefits is that through the Klarius scheme, we can offer our customers a heightened level of professionalism.”
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