• Shortlist for National Paint Championships revealed
    • 11/04/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The finalists of the National Paint Championships have been named, with the winner to be crowned at Automechanika Birmingham on 7 June. The shortlist of eight is Jack Smith from Forged from Flake; Rob Hendrick from Brit Built Customs; Julian Woodstock from Colchester College; Becca Denton from Bex Airbrushing; [...]
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  • Automechanika Birmingham to launch new training hubs
    • 28/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Automechanika Birmingham 2023 will introduce brand-new training hubs to support suppliers, repairers, technicians, and specialists with key learnings, insights into trends, technical information, practical sessions and the latest advice and tips to futureproof businesses. Show features include Workshop, EV and [...]
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  • Racing driver Nic Hamilton to speak at Bodyshop networking BBQ
    • 27/03/2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Bodyshop is delighted to announce that British racing driver Nicolas Hamilton will be the guest speaker at the Bodyshop Magazine Summer Launch Party in association with Automechanika Birmingham 2023. Hamilton will deliver a motivational talk about teamwork and how he has battled being born with cerebral palsy, [...]
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  • Automechanika Birmingham reports record registrations
    • 13/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Automechanika Birmingham has reported unprecedented visitor demand as registration figures are already 168% higher among bodyshops and repairers than the same period before the event was last held in 2019. In fact, all visitor metrics for the event, which takes place from 6-8 June at the National Exhibition Centre [...]
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  • Entry deadline looms for National Paint Championships
    • 01/03/2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    The entry deadline for the National Paint Championships – the automotive refinish competition to be hosted in June by Automechanika Birmingham 2023 – is just over a week away. If you are a top-class UK-based paint technician and want to showcase your skills to the industry, all you need to enter the competition [...]
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  • Book your discounted rooms for the #bodyshopBBQ
    • 23/02/2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Categories: Featured, News
    Are you coming to the Bodyshop Magazine Summer Launch Party in association with Automechanika Birmingham on Monday, 5 June 2023? If you are, #bodyshopmag has negotiated a limited number of discounted rooms at the venue, the Forest of Arden Marriott Hotel and Country Club, on the night of the party. But [...]
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  • Automechanika Birmingham to unveil new networking app
    • 16/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Automechanika Birmingham has announced visitors and exhibitors will be able to connect more easily than ever before at this year’s show via the use of an innovative networking app. Powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the app, which will be launched in the months in the lead up to the show, provides [...]
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  • Registrations open for Automechanika Birmingham
    • 08/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Registrations are now open for Automechanika Birmingham, the UK’s largest automotive trade exhibition. Bodyshop professionals wishing to attend can claim a free ticket, free parking, plus coffee and a bacon roll. Automechanika Birmingham takes place from 6-8 June at the NEC, and will showcase the latest [...]
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  • Automechanika Birmingham puts skills in the spotlight
    • 06/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    In celebration of National Apprenticeship Week 2023 (6-12 February), Automechanika Birmingham is officially welcoming the next generation of aftermarket professionals to its event at the NEC from 6–8 June. National Apprenticeship Week 2023 is the 16th annual celebration of apprenticeships and aims to bring [...]
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  • Nominations open for Garage Awards
    • 03/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nominations are now open for Automechanika Birmingham Garage Awards 2023, hosted by IAAF, which will take place on 7 June at Hilton Metropole NEC. The awards will celebrate the very best of the garage industry and acknowledge the commitment and dedication independent garages and technicians have made to ensuring [...]
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