Opening a tyre fitment centre or workshop in South Africa comes down to one big early decision: which equipment do you actually need on day one, and which can wait? Buy the wrong kit and you tie up cash in machines that sit idle; miss a piece and you turn away work. This checklist walks

A trolley jack is one of those tools you only think about when you buy the wrong one. Too little capacity and it will not lift safely; too little reach and it will not get to the jacking point; too tall when collapsed and it will not fit under a lowered car. This guide covers

A tyre changer is the heart of any fitment bay — it is the machine your business runs on, all day, every day. Buy too little machine and it slows the bay down and wears out; buy too much and you have tied up cash you could have spent elsewhere. This guide walks through the

Every workshop needs a way to lift a vehicle off the ground, but “which jack?” is not a one-answer question. The two workhorses of any bay — the trolley jack and the bottle jack — are built for different jobs, and using the wrong one costs you time on every lift. Here is how to

Ask ten motorists what the difference is between wheel alignment and wheel balancing and most will use the terms interchangeably. They are, in fact, two completely separate jobs, done with different equipment, to fix different problems. If you run a fitment centre or workshop, knowing exactly where one ends and the other begins is the