bodyshops

IGA announces awards winners

The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has revealed the winners of the British Independent Garage of the Year Awards 2022. Recognising businesses and individuals who have excelled in 13 separate categories, […]

Fix Auto UK sets 2023 conference date

Fix Auto UK has announced that its 2023 National Conference will take place on May 10 and 11 next year. The two-day ‘Next Gen’ themed event will return to The […]

Crash celebrates four-day working week

Northern Ireland-based repairer Crash has celebrated two years since introduction a four-day working week without wages being reduced. It launched the four-day week in 2020, reducing working hours from 35 […]

Perfect 10 for the Vella Group

The Vella Group has opened its 10th bodyshop and third LV= General Insurance Sole Supply site. The Vella Group Bradford is 14,000 sqft site and boasts the latest repair technology […]

Big savings on offer at inaugural event

The UK Garage and Bodyshop Event at Birmingham’s NEC in June is set to offer garage and bodyshop technicians the chance to take home up to £5,000 of exclusive show […]

Shorade secures distribution deal

Shorade UK has signed an exclusive distribution agreement with LKQ Coatings. The agreement covers all existing sites – Shorade Cannock, Finesse Dorking, Finesse Redhill – and all of the bodyshop’s […]

Fix Auto network expands in West Midlands

Fix Auto UK has welcomed Autobody Care to its network. The West Midlands bodyshop will now operate as Fix Auto Great Bridge. The 15,000 sqft site was set up by […]

Bodyshops braced for business spike

Road accidents are predicted to soar in the next fortnight, after the clocks went back last weekend. Enterprise Rent-A-Car has found that demand for its replacement cars, vans and trucks […]

Polestar finds perfect Fix

Fix Auto Blackburn and Fix Auto Dagenham are two of the first repairers in Britain to be selected for Polestar approval. They have been selected as a direct result of […]

How bodyshops can offset paint price hikes

The price of raw materials has seen an increase across a number of industries. Tradesmen in the building industry are having to pass on the cost to their customers in […]

‘Right to Repair’ scheme passes in Australia

The “Right to Repair” scheme is set to become law after it was recently passed by the Australian senate, as reported in Bodyshop News Australia. The Motor Vehicle Service and […]

Tablet cures bodyshop ordering headaches

A new system has been launched enabling bodyshops and cosmetic repairers to order stock automatically on a tablet. AIMS Lite has been introduced by ACIS after a successful trial at […]