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The BikeBiz jobs board helped filled over 740 positions in 2022, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Mechanic (Or Apprentice Mechanic) – Recyke Y’Bike We are recruiting for a new mechanic, or apprentice mechanic, at our Chester le Street Branch! Due to expansion we …

Alans BMX has been appointed as the UK importer for Heresy BMX products. With stock in the UK, the times of retailers and customers not knowing delivery timescales, duty, VAT and handling fees is hopefully over. Additionally, frame options not in stock should be able to be supplied in a …

Evans Cycles, one of the UK’s largest bike retailers, has partnered with Rapha to introduce the brand’s products online and in its 65 nationwide stores. For the first time, a “comprehensive range” of Rapha kit available from Evans Cycles stores includes lightweight, long sleeve and short sleeve jerseys, gilets, commuter …

Cycle-specific insurer Bikmo has expanded its UK base with a new customer acquisition.  Bikmo, based in Chesire, has acquired the renewal rights to individual customers of CycleSure, another UK-based insurer.  Liverpool-based CycleSure by Butterworth Spengler has a 25-year history and was one of the first specialist cycle insurance providers. Bikmo has …

Omnichannel retailer Tredz has announced a new partnership with Novuna Consumer Finance, to offer flexible credit options to its customers.  Tredz, which offers online sales of more than 500 brands, and has two retail sites in South Wales, will now allow consumers to borrow from £250 up to £25,000, spread …

Nick Bull, Michelin’s commercial market product manager for the UK, ROI and Nordics, provides some insight into the brand’s plans for 2020 and beyond...

This month, BikeBiz catches up with Premax founder and CEO Randall Cooper as the brand looks to expand its UK presence

By Mark Almond, director, Red Cloud Marketing and founder, Revo Bikes

Yellow Jersey pens an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson