PHIL Franklin has been promoted to the role of business development manager for 1link Service Network at motor industry e-commerce specialist epyx.

He joined the company in 2002 and has since held a variety of roles. In his new position, he will be responsible for sales of the e-commerce platform to existing market prospects as well as identifying new opportunities and helping with development.

1link Service Network is the industry standard service and maintenance e-commerce platform, used by fleets totalling more than two million vehicles to manage and process transactions with 16,000 franchise dealers, independent garages and fast fits.