General Motors names BASF a 2023 Supplier of the Year
BASF has been recognised by General Motors (GM) as a 2023 Supplier of the Year. This year’s win marks the …
What is clean air technology worth to your workshop?
When it comes to protecting painters and boosting paint shop performance by minimising rework, there is one key element that …
A helping hand in the ongoing skills and training challenge
Skills shortages and the need to pursue training as a key to meeting the future are well-known challenges for the …
Dealing with the steady rise of the ‘plastic fantastic’
The use of plastic in the exterior construction of automobiles has been on a steady rise, driven by the industry’s …
Capricorn chief to retire, with new CEO in 2025
The man who has steered one of the country’s largest cooperatives, in a period of growth that has seen Capricorn …
Hybrids extend lead over BEVs in rapidly evolving car market
The quarterly update of the AAA’s EV Index has been released, outlining how hybrid and EV sales are growing and …
Bodyshop alchemists transform tired old commodore into the Golden Holden
Not everyone has that Midas touch but a Braybrook bodyshop has shown how they can convert an ageing ruin into …
Product and Services
Partnerships that help build reputations
Jacob Body and Paint is one repair business quietly building an outstanding reputation, both with their customers and OEMs.
When efficiency and sustainability are front of mind
While efficiency is front of mind for most body workshops, the environmental impact of their products and energy use are …
Don’t drop the ball on your drop coat
The objective is to give that perfect as-new OEM finish. Using these techniques may help overcome the pitfalls of a …
Fast curing even in the cold
The advent of a cold winter doesn’t mean slowing down to U-pol.Don’t run away just yet, follow us on social media!
Movers & Shakers
Opening up the vital career gateway to the future
This year has placed recruitment issues as front and centre for many repair businesses but the new advocacy body, the …
Closing a gender gap in crash testing
Her work began with pioneering investigations into whiplash from car crashes but now road safety researcher Astrid Linder has her eye …
The way ahead for Australia’s largest repair group
The new chair for the AMA Group, Caroline Waldron, has a clear message for the repair industry; it must stay …
Entrepreneurial Women in Automotive
Diverse background adds to the business for the new winner of the ‘Woman in Automotive’ Award
The first winner of the new category at the Collision Repair Awards, the ‘Woman in Automotive’ Award, has been announced.
Welding her future to the world of Supercars
From bartending to working on supercars, Bonnie Inkster is a shining example of what happens when you drown out background …
2024 Lifetime Achievement Awards finalists announced
The 2024 National Collision Repairer Lifetime Achievement Awards finalists have been announced in three categories including Women in Automotive Award, …Closing a gender gap in crash testing
Her work began with pioneering investigations into whiplash from car crashes but now road safety researcher Astrid Linder has her eye …
Talking Shop
How one repair shop is set on a new automotive horizon
Repair workshops face new challenges every day but the tide of change, with new powertrains and technology, appears to be …
‘Like everybody’s part of a big family’; finding the support you need
Friends in need may well be friends indeed, but it also helps to have support and advice in the everyday …
Adding light and space to inspire training
When a workshop is cluttered or tired looking, a change of scenery may be what is needed to inspire staff …
Talking Shop – Max Auto Smash Repairs
The National Collision Repairer chats with Jamie Carruthers, who shares his journey and discusses his current businesses as he celebrates …