Page 54 - Australasian Paint & Panel magazine Nov-Dec 2021

BEST MEDIUM SHOP QUEENSLAND
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PAINT&PANEL NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2021
EAGLE SMASH REPAIRS
SCOTT STAHLHUT HAS T GROWN EAGLE SMASH
FROM A BOUTIQUE TO A
MEDIUM SHOP AND IS
HERE HAVE BEEN LOTS OF
lection bays in front of it. Reception re- mains stunning with its contemporary mix of rustic and modern combining a corporate and wholly Queensland look.
Behind the incredible coffee machine are the estimator offices. The panel shop is a rectangle that leads into the paint- shop. There’s a new hoist for more me- chanical work now that the hits are heav- ier. There’s also a new tyre balancer as they do their own wheels and tyres now.
The shop is well lit, the bays are spa- cious, there’s nothing on the clean floor and everything is neat and ordered. Parts
CONSTANTLY IMPROVING THE BUSINESS.
changes since we last visit- ed. One of these is is a change in workload, they have a contract for IAG to do medium to heavy work. Repairhub Ban- yo is 10 minutes up the road so Eagle is well placed for the out of scope work and tow ins. They still have other work providers and fleet contracts but around
70 percent is structural repair.
The facade of the building could be an
architect’s office, it doesn’t look like a collision repair shop and there are col-