NOTE: All Bodyshop Magazine LIVE 2026 events – including the Welcome Party, Bodyshop Hub, KnowledgeXchange, 30 Under 30 and the Bodyshop Awards gala dinner – will takes place in The Masters Suite at The Belfry Hotel & Resort on 14-15 October.
WEDNESDAY, 14 OCTOBER
19:00 Bodyshop Magazine Welcome Party (free to attend)
THURSDAY, 15 OCTOBER
09:30 Registration opens for the Bodyshop Hub (featuring our Partner Showcase, live Collision Intelligence presentations, the KnowledgeXchange, Networking Lounge and Bodyshop Studio)
10:00 Partner Showcase (featuring multiple demos until 15:00, including the new Tractable Lumascanner and AI estimating tool)
10:20 Bodyshop Magazine LIVE 2026 welcome
10:30 KnowledgeXchange (in the Orangery until 14:30)
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- Steve Silverwood | ECA Business Energy
- Paul Edwards | S-Cubed Advisory
- Andy Pennell | Estimate Coaching
- Eleanor Baker Barnes | Apprenticeship Central
- Nicola Sutherland | NS People Partners
- Robert Snook | Business Success Global
- Martyn Rowley & Rachel Meenaghan | NBRA
10:30 Collision Intelligence (on the main stage)
10:30 Consolidation in UK accident repair – the state of the industry
Panel discussion featuring:
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- Jana Siber | CEO | Steer Automotive Group
- Marc Holding | CEO | The Vella Group
- Victoria Turner | CEO | Precision Repair Group
- Hosted by Simon Wait | Head of Editorial | Bodyshop Mag
11:30 Scaling up or selling up – what you need to know
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- Rob Goddard | Chairman | S-Cubed Advisory
11:50 Chinese vehicles are repairable – here’s how
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- Andrew Marsh | Technical Director | AutoBodyBible
12:20 The Lightning Sessions
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- Paul Glover | Network Manager | Stellantis Accident Repair Programme
- Dane Hyland | Managing Director | Fylde Coast ARC
- Tony Baker | Chief Operating Officer | Motofix
- Parwinder Dhutty | Owner | Clarke and Evans
- Steve Lant | Head of Bodyshop Operations | Van Mossel Accident Repair
- Hosted by Robert Snook | CEO | Business Success Global
13:00 MORELLI lunch
14:15 AutoRaise workshop (on the Mezzanine)
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- Emma Speed | CEO | AutoRaise
- Wendy Turner-Hargreaves | Head of Marketing | AutoRaise
15:00 Bodyshop Hub closes
18:30 SURVENTIS reception drinks
19:15 Take your seats for dinner
19:30 30 Under 30 Class of 2026 celebration
20:15 Dinner service with wine courtesy of SAGOLA
21:30 Bodyshop Awards 2026 celebration
22:15 PRIMROSE Gin Garden opens
22:15 CORE DIAGNOSTICS After Party
02:00 Bodyshop Magazine LIVE 2026 closes
