The finalé of Bodyshop Magazine’s annual Industry Event is the Gala Awards Dinner.
All Awards finalists will have fought off tough competition and gone through a rigorous assessment procedure to get to this stage and they ALL deserve to be congratulated.  During the evening the winners will be announced in true ‘Oscars’ style!

The evening’s black tie event will begin with a Champagne reception allowing delegates to relax and socialise in anticipation of finding out who the winners will be. This will be followed by the Gala Dinner and, of course, the Awards presentations with our celebrity guest, James Toseland – World Superbike Champion. Afterwards you can enjoy the rest of the evening with a special performance by James Toseland and his band called, appropriately, ‘CRASH’. 

Top TV magician, Paul Zenon, will be adding a touch of magic and providing a lot of laughs as our Master of Ceremonies for the evening.  Paul is renowned for entertaining audiences and wowing the public world over with his array of tricks.

A self-confessed prankster, Paul has several hundred TV appearances and 20 years’ experience as an entertainer and, in his own words, “has spent a lifetime dedicated to deceit”. A pioneer of contemporary street magic, he has also performed in venues ranging from tents and tin huts to the backs of lorries and the hold of an aircraft carrier. Paul is widely acknowledged as one of the leading after-dinner entertainers, performing and presenting at prestigious conferences and events worldwide, when he’s not appearing as a special guest on Countdown. The critics love him...

“His deceptive self-depreciation belies the inventive precision of his stunts and the sharpness of his wit... seeing will be believing.” William Cook, The Guardian

“Brilliant tricks, even better patter.” Malcolm Hay, Time Out

We look forward to welcoming you to this ‘must attend’ event!

For more information or to book your place, please call Emily Miles on 01296 642820 or click here for a booking form.

‘I’m very proud to have won the Award, it was great to hear my name called as the winner and to go back to the table with my colleagues and celebrate!’ Nigel Leaf, GB Flint Coachworks Ltd, 2007 Panel Technician of the Year

‘We are thrilled to have won this Award which reflects the hard work of our team and confirms that we are leaders in our field!’ Training 2000, winner of the 2007 Education Award

‘This Award has lifted all the staff at CCE. If we can be considered to be consistently rated int he top four CV repairers in the UK, that is some achievement!’ Phil Ewbank, Commercial Contract Engineers Ltd, 2007 CV Bodyshop of the Year

‘We’ve had a very busy year and the whole team has worked tremendously hard. This Award is the culmination of everything we’ve achieved. It’s the icing on the cake!’ Mark Baldwin, East Bilney Coachworks, 2007 Independent Bodyshop of the Year

‘Bodyshop Success is about a team, not just an individual. I feel very proud that we have won because of our processes, professionalism and people’ Stuart Cook, Platinum Accident Repair Centre, 2007 Bodyshop Manager of the Year