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PAINT&PANEL MARCH / APRIL 2019 WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
THE COLLISION REPAIR EXPO ON APRIL 4-6 AT MELBOURNE'S EXHIBITION CENTRE ONLY TAKES PLACE EVERY TWO YEARS, HERE'S WHY YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS IT.
FOR THE EXPO
10REASONS TO HEAD
companies. If you want to be a serious player then you need to be seen there.
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business and trusting your team to work hard in your absence should increase trust and empower your staff. It should also show you that the sky won't fall on your head if you take a couple of days out to at- tend other major industry events such as the Paint & Panel L!VE conference.
8KEEP AHEAD OF THE CURVE
Knowledge is power and there are so many opportunities to lead the latest as well as next developments and trends in collision repair. All of this will give you a distinct competitive advantage over you local competition that don't attend.
9DON'T LET THE COMPETITION GET ONE OVER YOU
Yup, flip number 8 around - if your com- petition goes and you don't, who get the competitive advantage?
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looking at new workshop or office equip- ment, it's another being able to compare what's on the market all under one roof and talk to experts about what is ideal for your specific business.
2DIVERSIFICATION
Diversifying in some form or another to add a service you can market to new and existing customers is a must when profit margins are being squeezed in tra- ditional autobody repair. The show is co- located with the Australian Auto After- market Expo where you can explore the world of windscreen repairs, wheel align- ment, alloy wheel repair and anything you can think of in the world of mechani- cal repair.
3FREE SEMINARS
There's a great series of seminars from understanding Volkswagen and Subaru re- pairs, mixed materials repair methods, the impact of ADAS. Prepare and repair for the future is presented by a number of OEMs.
Dave Luehr of Elite Body Shop Solutions will be presenting a highly entertaining portrayal of his popular book, “The Secrets
EMPOWER YOUR PEOPLE
EQUIPMENT HEAVEN
It's one thing surfing the net and
Leaving someone else in charge of the
of America’s Greatest Body Shops.” Find out why Luehr thinks that right now is the greatest time in history to be in the colli- sion repair business - if you have the right mindset. Bosch will also be presenting on Tomorrow's World Today. You can find de- tails of all the sessions on the Expo website.
4PAINT ENLIGHTENMENT
The Lowbake presentation booths will be serving up back to back presenta- tions on all the latest refinishing products from the major paint and refinish compa- nies. All of them will no doubt offer great productivity gains, so are well worth checking out.
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networking. Just one conversation could spark an idea to improve your business. There's a free networking happy hour on 5 April. Plenty of the exhibitors will be hav- ing their own happy hour events and there are a plethora of satellite events on offer.
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nent repairers attend the Expo, as do many representatives of the insurance
WORK THAT ROOM
You can't put a price on the benefits of
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WE’LL BE THERE
BE SEEN
All, and we mean all, of the promi-
Come and say hello. We're on stand AA21. Even if you only come for one day you'll be amazed at the ideas and in- spiration that you can take back to your business. Find out more at collisionre- pair.com.au