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PAINT&PANEL JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2021 WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
EDITOR
BETTER DAYS AHEAD
Sam Street
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APPY IT’S NOT 2020 ANYMORE!
I’m feeling optimistic for our in- dustry in 2021. As international ravel is still somewhere over the horizon and domestic holidays are now the go, coupled with a natural re- luctance to venture on to public trans- port or even domestic flights there should be plenty of work ahead. Many of the repairers I’ve talked to this year are flat chat and if things continue to track well and interstate travel begins in ear- nest again, some of the rental car work will come back into the marketplace too. As far as Paint & Panel is concerned we’re planning (but not counting) on all of our events to be in person this year rather than virtual. Did I mention I’m
feeling optimistic?
Our popular half day conference L!VE
is booked for 28 May in Sydney, so save
SAVE THE DATE
PAINT & PANEL L!VE HALF DAY CONFERENCE 28 MAY, SYDNEY.
the date. Our podcast The Edge, launched last year, has been a great hit and we’ll be increasing the frequency from fortnightly to weekly when we start on air again in February. Ben Fewtrell of Max My Profit is a master host, however I threw my hat in the ring and hosted my first podcast chatting to Sandra Noach of IQBodygroup, and I look forward to recording some more over the course of the year. Please let us know if there are any people, products or subjects you would like us to cover.
Remember our business transforma- tion story when we followed the stellar progress of Cara Lewis and Mark Debono from East Coast Collision? We’re offer- ing two businesses the chance win free business coaching and a raft of other support to share their success and pro- gress throughout the year. Take a look at page 28 for details.
In the meantime there’s a few new shops (who doesn’t love a shiny new shop?) I’ve been eyeballing pictures of on social me- dia, so it’s time to me to whip out the cam- era and jump behind the wheel.
Sam Street – Editor
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If your company has any exciting new products or is involved in any innovative projects, contact Australasian Paint & Panel editor Sam Street on samstreet@yaffa.com.au.