Page 6 - Australasian Paint & Panel Mar-Apr 2019

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industry ivory tower. I get to talk to all of the industry experts in ery aspect of collision repair, I also
see some of the best repairers in action. What everyone agrees on is that many of you make a mockery of the headline for this editorial because you are sea-
soned veterans at false economies.
Your time and the labour of your work- force is your most valuable commodity. Everything you do more quickly and effi- ciently means you can achieve more vol- ume and make more money or the same volume with less staff or simply shave costs
and - oh yes, make more money.
Yet there is a huge reluctance to spend
any actual $$$ to make this happen. Take workshop management systems, there are heaps of great products on the mar- ket. They can automate so many process- es, tell you where things are going wrong in the business, track every aspect and yet we still come across businesses who use a whiteboard and slog away often paying someone to manually input and upload and they have no idea where the business is at.
Let’s take a repair methods package like escribe or Ezi-Methods - why wouldn’t you pay a couple of cans of paint to save hours of technician and parts staff time? Unless you are getting your methods OEMs then you are wasting time relying on multiple dealers’ parts staff who vary in knowledge. Read the method before you estimate and you will quote and order parts more accurately and faster. So the small monthly investment will pay itself over and over.
As I've climbed on this soapbox let's talk training - and don’t groan! Put aside that it's become a moral obligation in or- der to repair cars safely, staff who know what they are doing finish faster.
If you’re coming to the Collision Re- pair Expo this April (and if not that’s an- other false economy - just saying) make sure you check out every product that could save you time and make you more money. It’s a case of can’t afford not to.
Sam Street – Editor
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WHAT’S COMING UP IN 2019
EVENTS
• 3 April Next Generation seminar, VACC House, Melbourne • 4-6 April Collision Repair Expo, Melbourne
• 17 May Paint & Panel Sydney shop tour
• 11 October L!VE conference, Melbourne Arts Centre
• 11 October Awards Night of Nights, Melbourne Arts Centre
• 15 November Women in Collision seminar and awards presentation, venue TBA
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.