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PAINT&PANEL MARCH / APRIL 2019
IT'S NOMINATION TIME - ENTRIES ARE OPEN FOR THE 2019 PAINT & PANEL BODYSHOP AWARDS
NEW AWARDS FOR 2019
HE AWARDS SEASON IS OPEN
for 2019 so it's time to get those nominations in. Now in their 24th year, the Paint & Pan- el awards aim to shine the spotlight on many businesses as we can each year who excel in the field of autobody repair. This year we held a round table to en- sure the awards accurately reflect our ever evolving industry. Of course, these awards couldn't take place without the support of our sponsors. Thank you to Nancy Lane of Axalta, Nicole Godfrey of Compass from our platinum sponsors and Steve O'Brien of iBodyshop our gold sponsor. We were also joined by judges Neil Powell and Ste- ve Lozenkovski and Darren Myers of Len
Hollis Repair Facility.
We discussed all aspects of the awards
and the outcome for 2019 is a number of new awards. The concept of sustainability has been difficult to communicate, with many interpreting it to mean only 'green'
2019 AWARDS
initiatives. Sustainability is part of Axal- ta's DNA and its mission is to encourage its customers to run their businesses sus- tainably to ensure long term success. With this in mind the Sustainability Award has been renamed the Axalta Business Excel- lence Award.
Last year we introduced the Outstand- ing Mentor award and while mentoring is important in an industry struggling to at- tract the next generation, we felt it would be better to highlight some of the great young people that have come into auto- body repair. This year we will have an award for a Young Achiever. The person must be under 21 and work in a body- shop, but not necessarily on the tools. We're looking for someone hard working, with the right attitude who their em- ployer believes could have a great fu ture in autobody repair.
We've had some heavy vehicle re pairs win best shop in the past. It was felt that now they should have their own category. Judging for this will be from video entries.
It was agreed that the MSO award cat- egory would remain for shops from 3-15 sites. We welcome nominations from larger MSOs in the best practice catego- ries outside of the best shop category.
The roundtable also discussed the judging criteria and agreed that office ef- ficiency should be added.
Detailed information about each award can be found on the Paint & Panel web- site in the awards tab/bodyshop awards as well as the link to the Survey Monkey nomination form. Nominating is quick and easy - all you need to do is put your name and contact details and those of the shop or individual you want to nominate. Self nominations are encouraged. Re-
Remember, this isn’t a beauty competition,
except possibly in the new shop category.”
member, this isn't a beauty competition, ex- cept possibly in the new shop category. There have been plenty of winners from old shops that aren't glossy and glamorous. Clean, organised with the right equipment and attitude is all that's required. We love visiting shops we haven't been to before so if you have never nominated your business make 2019 the year to do so. Winning raises your business profile and team morale. En- tries close on 31 May, judging takes place in June and the first week of July. Winners will be flown (where applicable) to our glit- tering awards dinner which takes place on 11 October at Melbourne's Arts Centre.
BEST SHOP: Boutique, medium, large and new (substantially refurbished) : NSW, QLD & VIC
BEST SHOP: Boutique, large and new: SA & WA BEST DEALER OWNED SHOP
BEST HEAVY VEHICLE REPAIRER
BEST MSO
BEST COUNTRY REPAIRER
AXALTA BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD BEST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE
DIGITAL EXCELLENCE
INNOVATION AWARD
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
RISING STAR
YOUNG ACHIEVER
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