KAM and the Canaan Trust- Bed Push 3

 

Here we go again...
As you all know we here at KAM are very happy to be sponsoring the Canaan Trust.
After two successful bed pushes we are embarking on another as part of the Stapleford Carnival this Saturday.

The carnival parade begins from Bessell Lane at 12.30pm and proceeds along Derby Road - The Roach - Church Street - Hickings Lane - Ilkeston Road and will end at the Ilkeston Road Recreation Ground at approximately 1.30pm.

With 1000s expected to join in the festivities we hope to see alot of you out and about..
The Canaan Trust undertake vital work with the homeless by providing many helpful services. So lets all come together and lend a helping hand!!

Help KAM and the Canaan Trust to put homelessness to bed.
Go to www.canaan-trust.co.uk to donate- every pound counts!!
Let us know if you spot he KAM van on Saturday!

Go to www.kamservicing.com for more details about KAM's involvement with the Canaan Trust!!!

Mr B's Megane Misfortune

 

Hello faithful readers, I hope everyone is enjoying the summer. With the kids off and summer holidays planned make sure to get your car in the best condition it can be. Here at KAM we want to be a garage that you can trust and so we will not undertake any unnecessary work. Instead we will happily carry out tests to see where the problem may lie. These tests are free and are no obligations so you can decide what you want to have done to your car. We also use the highest quality parts an so any car repairs will have long lasting effects and we guarantee that your car will be fault free. If your car is suffering from any problems- even if they seem small- do not hesitate to bring your car in to your nearest KAM depot

 

After weeks of getting caught up in the Olympics and the great work we have been involved in with the Canaan Trust, this week it was back to some good old fashioned mechanics. Beeston was the setting for this week’s mystery and Mr B was this week’s lucky customer. “Oh my goodness Kev, I can’t believe this- this could not have happened at a worse time.” This is the type of panicked tone we here at KAM are used to and so it would be important to get all the details so that we could help Mr B as soon as possible. “Kev it is my Renault Megane it has decided to die on me this morning. Sorry to be dramatic but I have a job interview and I cannot be late. There is just a horrible clicking noise coming from the car and I don’t know what to do. Please say you can help.”

 

 

 

We assured Mr B that we would come and pick him up and that he would not have to miss his interview. Mr B was in desperate need of the KAM team’s help and first things first we would need to get him a courtesy car. I scanned the forecourt and to my horror there were no courtesy cars available. “We just gave the last one to Mrs J.” shouted Diagnostic Dan.

 

Now this is not a problem the KAM team usually face but as we had been so busy the courtesy cars had all been loaned out. We could not let Mr B down and so Tasmanian Trev loaded up the ‘twuck wid da fwashin lights’ and attached my car to the back of it. My car is fully insured for customers to use and this was an emergency. Trev embarked on the trip and dropped the car off to Mr B so that he could make his interview in time. Mr B was ecstatic and after giving all his details the lifeless Megane was bought back to the garage.

    Benjamin Button was this week’s mystery solver and he got straight to work by plugging the car up to our state of the art machines. Ben had a feeling that the problem may be an electrical one and so this was his first line of investigation. After a short while of testing the results were released from the machine. Ben surveyed them and within seconds the infamous words rang out. “I’ve got it Kev.”

It so transpired that the push start/stop switch on the car had burnt out. This had been due to worn wiring and this had been the cause of the car’s inability to start. Ben had been right in predicting an electrical fault and now it was time to find the best and most cost efficient way to fix it. This was easy and all that was required was a new switch-which arrived promptly from our suppliers- and some simple rewiring.

 

 

 Ben first fitted the new switch and then the re-wiring was undertaken with military style precision. With all the work done it was time for the moment of truth. The boys gathered around the Megane and waited to see whether this would be another successful job for the KAM team. Ben’s finger approached the button, he pushed and after a second…. The car jolted back to life. “We did it Kev.” Shouted Ben over the roar of the engine. “This car is back in the fast lane.”

Mr B arrived later and was elated to have his car back to its best and no longer besieged by problems. “ Thanks Kev, we all know how hard it is to get a job in this economy I just want to thank the team. I’m glad I went on the Good Garage Scheme and found a trustworthy and reliable garage.”

 

 

You can leave your comments, questions and queries at www.twitter.com/kamservicing and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kamservicing.   Remember faithful reader, our team of dedicated and hard working staff at the branches in Sutton, Long Eaton, Bulwell, Beeston and Belper along with our bodywork shop are open every day of the week, EXCLUDING Sunday’s, while the lads at our Sawley and Heanor workshops are at your service seven days a week, keeping your car where it belongs. ON THE ROAD.

So until next week faithful reader, drive safely and keep it shiny side up.

Dr Kev.

   

KAM and The Canaan Trust embark on 2nd Bed Push

Hello faithful readers it has been another adventurous week at KAM as we fight away more gremlins and get you back on the road. We have seen an influx of air conditioning faults over the past week as the erratic weather patterns continue. The warm weather is expected to continue so to save yourself from the heat come down to KAM Servicing and let us keep you cool for (the intermittently hot days of) the summer.

    The Olympics has finally ended after a glorious 2 and a half weeks of sporting pageantry and triumph it is time for the comedown. But we can look back on a spectacle of sport, which has provided us with some everlasting memories. From Mo Farah to Jessica Ennis the athletics were must see television and have created new sporting superstars. Our fantastic athletes won 65 medals, of which 29 were gold. This was the best total since 1908 and I for one am going to miss watching all the thrilling sports that have entertained us. Gold for Andy Murray and the continued brilliance of Usain Bolt are just some of the highlights and all I can say is bring on Rio 2016.   

 This week we do not bring you the heroics of the KAM team bust instead we would like to tell you all about the heroics of the Canaan Trust. The Canaan Trust is a Christian charity that helps the homeless in Nottingham and the surrounding areas. Having been established since 1995, they do very important work in helping homeless people get back on their feet. They provide accommodation and many other services from counselling to education. KAM have partnered with the Canaan Trust and are hoping to make a difference to Erewash’s homeless.

   KAM Servicing is proud to be sponsoring the Canaan Trust and we were very happy to provide our ‘twuck wid da fwashin lights’ for their second bed push on Saturday 11^th August. The push was launched from Beeston town square by Mayor Margaret Handley and the KAM team were there to support the cause. Amazing Antony and Super Sara were on hand to drive the accompanying ‘twuck’ to keep all the volunteers safe on the road. The volunteers gave out informational flyers to passersby and carried donation buckets, which the pubic filled very generously.

  The group then made their way over to our newly opened Beeston depot for a special presentation. Here they were met by the KAM boys, Super Sunny, Fearless Frank and Tornado Tyla who all joined in the festivities. In a short break from gremlin hunting the boys all took the time to show their support for the cause and even tipped their own money into the collecting buckets.

It was also here that KAM were delighted to present the Canaan Trust with a £250 donation. The cheque was presented by our very own Super Sunny and Rickee the Rockstar to Canaan Trust manager Kevin Curtis who was very happy with KAM’s contribution.

He said: “We want say a big thank you to Som and all at KAM Servicing for helping us, for sponsoring all our promotional banners and for the generous cheque for £250 to help support our work.

“The amount they donated is very generous and it will help us to carry put the vital services we provide for the homeless.  Thank you to everyone who has donated so far and hopefully we can raise more money and continue to get more people off the street.”

The money raised is still being counted but it will all be put towards the £125,000 needed to keep the Canaan Trust running each year. KAM wanted to help out because of our close ties to Nottingham and especially Long Eaton.

KAM Servicing, Area manager Senator Shaun said: “Our business started in Long Eaton so we feel like it is our obligation to help the people in this community. Our mechanics are out and about 7 days a week and we have noticed that homelessness has gone up. So if we can help get just one person get off the street it will all be worth it. The Canaan Trust deserves our support and KAM Servicing is here to help.”

For more details or to donate go to www.canaan-trust.co.uk

Here at KAM we are very happy to be involved in the community, in which we opened our first garage, which continues to be successful to this day. As our success grows so too does our desire to help out. So come and help KAM and the Canaan Trust to put the problem of homelessness to bed.   

   You can leave your comments, questions and queries at www.twitter.com/dr_kev and on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kamservicing. 

   Remember faithful reader, our team of dedicated and hard working staff at the branches in Sutton, Long Eaton, Bulwell, Beeston and Belper along with our bodywork shop are open every day of the week, EXCLUDING Sunday’s, while the lads at our Sawley and Heanor workshops are at your service seven days a week, keeping your car where it belongs. ON THE ROAD.

So until next week faithful reader, drive safely and keep it shiny side up.

Dr.Kev

       

 

  

The Results are in...

Hello faithful readers as you know we are the proud sponsors of the deadlift challenge at 4th Dimension Gym.

Well the long awaited results are in for the Kam Servicing section of the Deadlift Challenge held at the fantastic new MMA gym  4th Dimension MMA Nottingham.. above ESP cars on Wilsthorpe road.

The boys gear up for the deadlift challenge

 There was a great turnout from the KAM boys, young and old & some very good results.
The top 5 results:

A=name....... B=weight of lifter... C=weight lifted...D=overall body mass lifted.

 1st Tasmanian Trev Birch. Wt 79k Max lift 225k X2.85obml

 2nd Sargent Shaun Marriott. Wt 87k Max lift 245k X2.82obml

 3rd Senator Shaun Huxley-Duggan Wt 88k Max lift 210k X2.40obml

 4th Desperate Dan Smedley Wt 70k Max lift 170k X2.36obml

 5th Tornado Tyla Cross Wt 68k Max lift 150k X2.11obml.

Congratulations to Tasmanian Trev for winning overall with a massive X2.85 body mass lift.

 

The champion Tasmanian Trev lifts his winning weight

Senator Shaun who's monster 245k lift was not only the best lift from KAM but the best lift of anyone in the competition including the 4th Dimension lifters. Awesome showing Shaun.

There will be another deadlift competition in the autumn. So we're looking for some improvement on theses figures boys.

Just make sure you lift properly. We need you fit & ready at work to keep the KAM wheels turning.

Second Charity Bed Push for the KAM team

KAM Servicing is very happy to be sponsoring The Canaan Trust and will again be embarking on a charity bed push.

Benjamin Button and Wheelie Wayne get the van ready for Saturday

The bed will push off on Saturday 11^th August from Beeston Town Square and will be launched by the mayor of Broxtowe Councillor Margaret Handley. It will again end its journey in Long Eaton and we hope to see you out and about in support of this great cause.

The Canaan Trust will be raising awareness of the growing problem of homelessness in Erewash. The trust provides vital help to the homeless and is continuing to raise the £125,000 needed to keep them running each year.

The trusted Canaan Trust volunteers will be out in force with their collection buckets so if you see them out please donate generously.

To donate visit the website at http://www.canaan-trust.co.uk or text ABED14 £1 to 70070 to donate a pound (£2, £3, etc)

KAM Servicing is very happy to be providing the support vehicles for the bed push so that their money raising voyage goes without any hitches.

Here at KAM we are very happy to be involved in community projects and we want to help put the problem of homelessness to bed.

The last bed push was a great success and we want to make this one even bigger and better!!

Mr C's Laguna Lunacy

Hello faithful readers welcome to another week of adventures from the KAM team. We have been very busy as we welcome new customers through our shutters. Whatever the problem, no matter how big the gremlin KAM servicing can get your car back to its best at the lowest prices.

The Olympics have commenced and we are in for a treat over the next fortnight as Britain’s finest compete for gold. The opening ceremony was breathtaking; we have to commend Danny Boyle for displaying Britain in all its glory and doing it on such a grand scale. From the Queen jumping out of a plane to the mishap prone Mr Bean I have not been so glued to my screen in a long time. It was a true spectacle and filled with vivid imagery and memories that will last the ages.

All the family were crowded around the television and it was a great way for the country to come together and celebrate this exciting time. The rings coming together at the top of the stadium was another highlight and I cannot wait to see what team GB comes out with at the end of the two weeks.

On Saturday 28^th July the KAM team teamed up with the Canaan Trust to take part in a bed push from Ilkeston to Long Eaton. The Canaan Trust is a Christian charity based in Long Eaton who helps homeless people across Erewash. They help to find them accommodation as well as helping with education and rehabilitation into society. KAM are very happy to be a part of this great cause and 2 of our trusted ‘twucks wid da fwashin lights’ accompanied the bed and volunteers who were collecting in buckets. The public were very generous and we came back with coin-laden buckets, which will make a real difference to the Canaan Trust.

This week we also managed to fit in some good old mechanics when we received a visit from Mr C. He arrived at our Beeston depot in his Renault Laguna, which from the outset looked far from the drudging, lifeless cars we usually see at KAM. But one thing that was familiar was the sad expressions on Mr C’s face as he exited the car and made his way to the reception. “Kev you have to help me, it’s the air conditioning it is really starting to annoy me.” Now this is not usually a complaint we get as most people like to have their air con on full force, especially during these hot summer days. “Kev I have had the air conditioning re-gassed three times and there still seems to be a leak in the air conditioning system. The garage I go to say they can’t fix it and so I decided to give the ‘best garage in the Midlands’ a go. Please say you can help.”

Mr C had paid for three re-gases and the garage had failed to get to the bottom of the problem and so it was up tot the KAM team to help him out. We assured Mr C that we would get to the root of the actual problem and after all the details were taken, we whisked him off in one of our state of the art courtesy cars.

Diagnostic Dan nominated himself as this week’s mystery solver and he got straight to work. First he undertook a system leak test. This is when a nitrogen gas and a UV dye are injected into the air conditioning system. After 20 minutes a trace of the UV dye was found on the pipe that goes to the air conditioning condenser. The reason that the air conditioning had had to be re-gassed 3 times was because of a broken seal on the pipe to the condenser, where all the gas had been escaping. All that remained was to replace the seals on the pipe and to re-gas the system for a final time. 

The air conditioning system was then put back together and Mr C picked up his car later that day. We explained the problem and how we had fixed it and even invited him back in a few weeks time so that he could see that there would be no more leaks in the near future. Mr C returned a few weeks later and was very happy to report that his car had not suffered any more problems. “Wow Kev, I can’t believe it, I have enjoyed full on air conditioning for weeks now and it’s all down to you and your team. I definitely made the right decision to come to the KAM team.”

You can leave your comments, questions and queries at www.twitter.com/dr_kev, and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kamservicing.  

Remember faithful reader, our team of dedicated and hard working staff at the branches in Sutton, Long Eaton, Bulwell, Beeston and Belper along with our bodywork shop are open every day of the week, EXCLUDING Sunday’s, while the lads at our Sawley and Heanor workshops are at your service seven days a week, keeping your car where it belongs. ON THE ROAD.

So until next week faithful reader, drive safely and keep it shiny side up.

Dr.Kev.

Mr G's 'A Class' Service

Hello faithful readers it has been another busy week at KAM as we help to get your cars back on the road. Our recently opened Beeston depot is doing well as more and more customers take advantage of our great services and low prices. Here at KAM we have many offers and we want to save you money. From exhaust checks to topping up levels, here at KAM we have all the corners covered.

I would also like to take a minute to reach out to the travellers among you who will be embarking out onto the open road in a motor home or camper van this summer. As a camper van man myself I like nothing more then hopping in and taking Mandy and the kids out for the summer to far off lands. It is a British tradition and one many of our readers will no doubt be experiencing this summer. But before you go on that much needed holiday make sure to get your motor home or camper van checked. Here at KAM we have the space and equipment needed to take on most makes and models of car and we will give your motor home a thorough check.

We want to keep you safe and that means making sure that your motor home is fault free and ready to go. Our talented mechanics are specialists in motor home repair and so all you need to worry about is who is going to get the big bed.  We will ensure that your motor home passes its MOT and we can undertake all repairs, big and small. So don’t let those pesky gremlins ruin your holiday come down to KAM now for the most comprehensive motor home repairs at unbeatable prices.

   We would like to announce that we have recently introduced an emergency hotline for those of our customers who feel the wrath of the gremlins outside of office hours. The number is 07966320662 and it was on this number that I received a call from Mr G who was beside himself with worry over his Mercedes A Class. Mr G had returned home and after parking up had realised that his main beam light remained on even after the engine had been switched off. After some playing around with the switch he was none the wiser and so he needed the KAM team’s help.

It was 8pm but here at KAM we never rest until our customers are satisfied. “Kev I’m certain the battery will go dead by morning and I’ll have even more problems to deal with. Please say you can help.” Mr G needed a car for the next morning so that he could go to an important meeting. With his car already experiencing problems he did not want to become embroiled with more gremlins in the morning. “I’m sorry it’s late but this is an emergency.” With this cry for help it was up to the KAM team to come to the rescue. Diagnostic Dan loaded up the ‘twuck wid da fwashin lights’ with a courtesy car for Mr G and returned back to the garage with the broken down car.

We got to work on it the next morning and after stripping back the steering wheel and deactivating the air bag we were able to easily locate the fault. It so transpired that the light switch mountings, which attach to the steering column, had broken and had in turn made the switch fail to turn the lights off.  All that was needed was to rethread the switch mountings and a new switch was fitted after quick delivery from our fantastic suppliers. Dan tested the car and the switch was fixed.

Later Mr G came back to the garage to pick his car up. He was very happy to have his car fixed and was especially happy with KAM’s all hours’ service. “Wow Kev, KAM really do care about the customers, I’ve never seen such commitment from a garage before. You really do go above and beyond.”   

You can leave your comments, questions and queries at www.twitter.com/kamservicing, and our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/kamservicing.  

Remember faithful reader, our team of dedicated and hard working staff at the branches in Sutton, Long Eaton, Bulwell, Beeston and Belper along with our bodywork shop are open every day of the week, EXCLUDING Sunday’s, while the lads at our Sawley and Heanor workshops are at your service seven days a week, keeping your car where it belongs. ON THE ROAD.

So until next week faithful reader, drive safely and keep it shiny side up.

Dr.Kev.