Bodyshop magazine is excited to announce our first group of finalists for the Bodyshop Awards 2026.
All the finalists will be celebrated during a gala dinner on the second evening of the Bodyshop Awards & Expo 2026 (14-15 October), and the winners will be announced live on stage at The Belfry.
To join us as we recognise and celebrate the best of the best from our great industry, please sign up here.
Awards 2026 finalists (in alphabetical order):
Apprentice MET Technician of the Year
- Lee Carey | Solus ARC | Dunstable
- Kai Price-Jones | Fix Auto UK | Oswestry
- Christian McLaren | Sapphire Garage | Manchester
- Jamie Wilson | Solus ARC | Warrington
Apprentice Paint Technician of the Year
- Ismail Ahmad | Sytner BMW | Chigwell
- Klesti Hamzi | Solus ARC | Park Royal
- Leah Sargent | Sytner BMW | Cardiff
- Natalie Wade | Auto Spray | Darwen
Apprentice Panel Technician of the Year
- Theo Barretto | Steer Automotive Group | Grantham
- Hannah Keats | Fix Auto UK | Mid Devon
- Davy Ross | Devonsire Motors ARC | Barnstaple
- Cameron Vincent | iRG (Innovative Repair Group) | Pontypridd
Apprentice VDA of the Year
- Eve Harrington | Solus ARC | Sheffield
- Antoni Kurick | Steer Automotive Group | Grantham
- Freddie Martyn | Fix Auto UK | Basingstoke
- James Plant | iRG (Innovative Repair Group) | Hereford
Advanced Technologies Technician of the Year
- Matthew Coulson | DLG Auto Services | Aylesbury
- Charles Mckelvie | Solus ARC | Dunstable
- George Roberts | Solus ARC | Warrington
- Tom Spiezick | Solus ARC | Sheffield
Paint Technician of the Year
- Drew Groves | Page Automotive | Portsmouth
- Rhys Morgan | Solus ARC | Newport
- Aaron Saxton | FMG Repair Services | Ilkeston
- Anthony Temperton | Auto Spray | Darwen
Panel Technician of the Year
- Luke Finch | Solus ARC | Park Royal
- Alexander Galinski | Solus ARC | Sheffield
- Ben Rook | Devonshire Motors ARC | Barnstaple
- Gary Skinner | Devonshire Motors ARC | Barnstaple
VDA of the Year
- Ashley Barnett | Solus Accident Repair Centres
- Andy Goldsmith-Ryan | Devonshire Motors ARC
- Tom Fry | Admiral Group
- David Harwood | Devonshire Motors ARC