Simon Wait

Bodyshop Awards 2022 and 30 Under 30 entries now open

Nominations are now open for Bodyshop magazine’s two high-profile independent awards initiatives which will celebrate 2022’s highest-achievers and rising stars in the collision repair industry. We have once again teamed up […]

bodyshop to host UKGBE2022 launch party

bodyshop magazine is inviting the UK collision repair industry to join us at a brand-new networking occasion on 7 June to kick-off the inaugural UK Garage and Bodyshop Event, which […]

Bodyshop Awards 2021: 30 under 30 winners

Bodyshop magazine has announced the winners of our 30 under 30: rising stars for 2021. The 30 talented young winners embody what is best about collision repair and they represent […]

bodyshop Awards 2021 to be carbon neutral

bodyshop magazine has teamed up with Net Zero consultancy Carbon Neutral Repair (CNR) to make the 2021 edition of the bodyshop Awards fully carbon neutral. The event on 7 April […]

bodyshop Awards postponed to April 2022

It is with a heavy heart that the bodyshop magazine team has taken the decision to postpone the bodyshop Awards 2021 from Friday, 17 December to Thursday, 7 April 2022. […]

bodyshop teams up with UK Garage & Bodyshop Event

bodyshop magazine has partnered with Automechanika organiser Messe Frankfurt for next year’s UK Garage & Bodyshop Event at the NEC. To mark the announcement of our sponsorship of the event’s […]

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 […]

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The Interview: Rob Pugh

Just shy of celebrating his third anniversary since rejoining Fix Auto UK, 30 under 30 winner Rob Pugh speaks to bodyshop editor Simon Wait. You were heavily involved in Fix […]

The Interview: Dave Reece

Bodyshop editor Simon Wait speaks to Dave Reece, the co-founder of School of Thought, about his hopes for the future of the project and for the entire automotive industry. Please […]

Fix Auto celebrates 30 Under 30 triumphs

Fix Auto UK is celebrating after six members of it network were named among bodyshop magazine’s prestigious 30 Under 30: Rising Stars initiative. The Rising Stars initiative was created in […]

The Interview: Tim Hall

bodyshop editor Simon Wait meets Tim Hall, owner of Hall Auto Cosmetic Repair, whose spray painting career got off the ground in the Royal Air Force. Ask any spray painter […]

bodyshop award winner ‘couldn’t be happier’

Fix Auto Chelmsford apprentice Lewis Williams was named Apprentice MET Technician of the Year during the bodyshop magazine 2020 Awards. The 20-year-old scooped the accolade during the prestigious event, which […]