MARK HADAWAY: It is with genuine interest that the planned advancement of HS2 recently fell under the spotlight with new light shed on the debacle by the latest National Audit Office (NAO) warning of further delays in completion. I have followed the farcical ‘progress’ of this project for some time and, to me, [...]

Well, it has been a very busy few months, says DAVID PUNTER, national council member of the IAEA. I don’t know about everyone else, but the conference circuit is a great time to catch up with colleagues, competitors and friends alike. The preparation that goes into these events is just exhausting these days and [...]

Consolidation in the bodyshop sector is neither a new subject of discussion nor a new approach to the crash repair business, says ANDY WARREN, former head of supply chain, RSA. I have witnessed numerous entries and exits over my 18 years in the motor repair industry. Insurers, vehicle manufacturers, dealer groups, [...]

When are the correct vehicles going to be repaired by the correct manufacture-approved bodyshops, asks ANDY PENNELL, group operations manager at Balgores Motors? We keep investing large sums of money to maintain our vehicle manufacture approvals, only to see most insurance companies directing their insured, and in [...]

'Time; you can’t own it, you can’t keep it and once you’ve lost it you can never get it back,' writes FRAN BARKER, paint technician at John Macadam & Son Ltd. 'None of this helps me when I’ve been given precisely two hours and 18 minutes to prepare, paint and polish a bumper for a 3 series, and the [...]