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The age of enlightenment
- 27/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
As car technology continues to evolve at an astounding rate, one of the things manufacturers are focusing on, in regards to car safety, is the design and development of lighting. As car lighting is set to get increasingly more sophisticated, bodyshop magazine looks at what effect this will have on the repair [...] -
Competitors gear up for World Skills
- 13/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Categories: Magazine, News
The WorldSkills competition occurs every two years and is the biggest vocational education and skills excellence event in the world. This year’s competition takes place from 11-16 August in Brazil, and will see over 1,000 young apprentices and learners come together from over 60 countries and regions to compete in [...] -
Right in the middle
- 11/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
Having officially opened its new site at the end of 2013, you might be forgiven for thinking bodyshop’s medium bodyshop of the year 2014, Fix Auto Mid-Devon would be quite content with its lot. However, that could not be further from the truth as the business continues to flourish and further its credentials. [...] -
Flying high in Stansted
- 11/08/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
Almost a year has passed since Rye Street Stansted took home bodyshop’s Small bodyshop of the year award 2014. bodyshop magazine’s Padraig Mallett caught up with managing director, Bill Duffy and group operations manager, Pete Sadler to find out how the team had been getting on since winning the award. The Rye [...] -
Developing talent for tomorrow – Training
- 01/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
There is currently a big focus within the bodyshop sector on the training of apprentices and upskilling existing personnel. Here, bodyshop's Padraig Mallett takes a closer look at the training that currently exists and what is being done to overcome an emerging skills gap within the sector. Two-time winner of [...] -
Home and dry – Drying feature
- 01/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
Whether it be paint, processes or products, curing and drying is crucial to the speed of turnaround. bodyshop's Padraig Mallett talks drying systems with the experts to find out more. The bottleneck within a traditional bodyshop has typically been the spraybooth. With the rapid turnaround of vehicles constantly [...] -
The measure on straightening
- 01/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
With the demands for efficiency at an all-time high within the sector, bodyshop's Padraig Mallett takes a look at the equipment, tools and training available to ensure accurate, consistent and speedy straightening results. According to data, the severity of accident damage is reducing and the number of write-offs [...] -
A modern classic – Alvis Cars
- 01/07/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
The Alvis Car Company started in Coventry in 1919, designing supercars of the era, building aircraft engines and servicing military contracts. Then in 1968, sister company Red Triangle was formed to provide parts and servicing. bodyshop's Padraig Mallett travelled to Kenilworth to find out more about this [...] -
Future-proof
- 10/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
In 1990 in a small garage in Hull, Martin Williams, together with his wife Patricia, set-up their own business repairing accident damaged commercial vehicles. Now, as the company celebrates its 25th anniversary, it is clear Martin, together with his two sons Chris and Nick, have transformed the company into one of [...] -
Assessing the role
- 10/06/2015
- Posted by: Simon Wait
- Category: Magazine
As the ‘go to’ person for so many elements of a bodyshop business, the value of a highly-talented vehicle damage assessor (VDA) cannot be underestimated. But what does it feel like to be one of these individuals in today’s sector? bodyshop magazine caught up with two such specialists to find out more. Nick [...]