- Nominations for the bodyshop Awards 2020 and 30 under 30: rising stars 2020 opened on 1 December 2019 and closed on 31 July 2020.
- The bodyshop Awards 2020 and 30 under 30: rising stars 2020 are free to enter.
- Entries for the bodyshop Awards 2020 and 30 under 30: rising stars 2020 must describe in detail individual / business / work / training methods and successes completed during the period 1 April 2019-31 July 2020.
- Nominations for the bodyshop Awards 2020 can be submitted in multiple relevant categories, including:
- Best Independent Bodyshop
- Best MSO Bodyshop
- Best Specialist Bodyshop
- Best New Bodyshop
- Bodyshop Manager or the Year
- Technology and Innovation Award
- Claims Service Provider of the Year
- Customer Experience Award
- Educator of the Year
- Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year
- Paint Technician of the Year
- Panel Technician of the Year
- MET Technician of the Year
- Apprentice Paint Technician of the Year
- Apprentice Panel Technician of the Year
- Apprentice MET Technician of the Year
- VDA of the Year
- Nominations must be submitted using the online forms on bodyshopmag.com and completed using the official category nomination forms which were emailed to the nominator and/or nominee after the initial online submission was received.
- Any entries submitted by WeTransfer, Dropbox or any other method not mentioned above are ineligible and will be disqualified without further notice.
- By entering the bodyshop Awards 2020 or 30 under 30: rising stars 2020, you consent to being contacted and your data being held and used for the purposes of awards assessment, communication and promotion.
- Following preliminary assessments, up to five finalists will be selected in the bodyshop Awards categories. These finalists will then be further assessed to determine a winner by an independent judging panel featuring 15 representatives from across the UK collision repair industry, plus three from bodyshop magazine. The bodyshop magazine representatives have no voting rights on the judging panel.
- The judging panel for the bodyshop Awards 2020 was convened on 3 September 2020.
- Decisions by the judging panel are final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
- Entrants into the bodyshop Awards 2020 practical categories – for Technicians, Apprentices and Vehicle Damage Assessors – were required to complete an online assessment. To advance to the next round of the competition, participants must achieve the minimum score set by the judges and up to six contestants moved forward to the next round in the Technician and Apprentice categories, and up to 12 advanced in the VDA competition.
- All bodyshop Awards 2020 finalists and the winners of the 30 under 30: rising stars 2020 will be celebrated during the bodyshop Awards 2020 event on 29 April 2021.
- The winner in each bodyshop Awards 2020 category and all 30 under 30: rising stars 2020 awards recipients will receive a unique trophy.