Simon Wait

Bodyshop cost pressures blowing up

When we think we’ve overcome one challenge, it feels like another is thrown our way. We’re just now starting to get back to normality when it comes to the Covid […]

David Shepherd joins Advantage Parts Solutions

David Shepherd has joined Advantage Parts Solutions as its new non-executive director within its global team. Shepherd will work closely with Advantage’s global executive leadership team to help guide its […]

Insurer and New Technology finalists revealed

The final round of repairer voting has now concluded and, with this year’s bodyshop Awards less than three weeks out, we can announce the eight competitors in the Insurer of […]

Green-lit road to the bodyshop Awards

It is no secret that our industry is a substantial consumer of fossil fuels and a sizeable producer of CO2. It’s also no secret that many independent repairers, suppliers and […]

Evolution of the spray gun

A successful bodyshop simply wouldn’t function without the spray gun – a tool which has been around since the 1800s and has continued to evolve to make the painter’s job […]

Asset management in the bodyshop

The industry talks a lot about recruitment and how to bring people into collision repair, but there’s often little guidance on what to do with them or how to treat […]

Ian Pugh Fix Auto interview

Rob Pugh to lead Fix Auto’s owned sites

Fix Auto UK has appointed Rob Pugh to head up its division of owned repair centres. Reporting directly into shareholders, the 25-year-old takes up the position of head of commercial […]

AutoRaise Rally confirmed for 2022

AutoRaise has confirmed its popular charity rally will take place in 2022 following a two-year hiatus due to the Covid pandemic. A challenging route awaits adventure-loving participants keen to take […]

Closing the automotive gender gap

“Equality” – such an emotive word, isn’t it? It’s something that we should all be entitled to from birth and in whatever walk of life, yet the gender gap in […]

Finalists announced for bodyshop Awards 2021

bodyshop magazine is delighted to announce more of the finalists for the bodyshop Awards 2021. With more than 280 top-quality submissions this year, it has been a difficult job for our […]