Bodyshop Magazine is delighted to announce the names of the winners of our 30 Under 30: Rising Stars for 2022.
The winners come from across the full spectrum of job functions and from almost every part of the collision repair industry – including apprentices and technicians, business owners and bodyshop managers, accounts, HR and administration, marketing, VDAs and engineers, and distribution.
Bodyshop’s 30 Under 30: Rising Stars for 2022 are (in alphabetical order):
- Abbie Austin | 20 | Trainee VDA | Premier Group
- Sam Bootle | 24 | Assistant bodyshop manager | L&I Eaton ARC
- Chelsie Carey | 27 | Call centre team leader | iRG Pontypridd
- Lucy Cater | 28 | Market support specialist – Global Accounts | AkzoNobel
- Rachel Clarke | 25 | Parts product manager | Nissan GB
- Matthew Davies | 29 | Director/painter | Killa Shine Vehicle Body Repairs
- Bianca Dubiel | 26 | Marketing and events assistant | Fix Auto UK
- Thomas Field | 24 | Account manager | Indasa Abrasives
- Oliver Firth | 26 | Branch manager | Carlac
- Tyrone Grieg | 24 | MET technician | Solus ARC Nottingham
- Aaron Hartley | 25 | Paint technician | Holley Autobodies
- Curtis Hawes | 26 | Senior engineer (active safety) | Thatcham Research
- Stacey Hill | 29 | Apprentice VDA | iRG Bristol
- Jake Hodnett | 26 | VDA | Autocraft Telford
- Milena Kadreeva | 29 | Funding and logistics co-ordinator | Thatcham Research
- James Lamb | 23 | Technical sales development (ART) | Mirka UK
- Damian Lisek | 22 | Bodyshop manager | Pronto ARC, Grantham
- Joe Morgan-Thomas | 29 | Owner/director | Independent Paint Supplies
- Ben Murphy | 22 | Multi-skilled technician | Fix Auto Dagenham
- Harrison O’Leary | 23 | Paint technician | Parkway Prestige ARC
- Luke Peers | 24 | Network manager | Fix Auto UK
- Tom Phillips | 29 | Bodyshop manager | D Walton, Manchester
- Alex Ralphs | 29 | HR manager | The Vella Group
- Grace Richards | 22 | Paint technician | Dick Lovett, Swindon
- Ryan Smith | 28 | Senior panel technician | Parkway Prestige ARC
- Anthony Temperton | 28 | Paint/panel technician | Auto Spray Darwen
- Dominic Thomas | 29 | Owner/director | Independent Paint Supplies
- Dylon Traynor | 21 | MET technician | Solus ARC Coventry
- Hannah Turner | 23 | Reception manager | Eastbourne Coach Finishers
- Matthew Turner | 24 | Multi-skilled technician | Gemini ARC, Featherstone
“Congratulations to all of this year’s outstanding winners,” said Bodyshop editor Simon Wait. “I would like to thank everybody who has been involved in the competition, especially the initiative’s sponsor 3M UK, all the nominators, our judges and, of course, those who entered but didn’t make it into the final 30 this time round.”
