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BEST COUNTRY REPAIRER SA
PAINT&PANEL NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2021 WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
JVS BODYWORKS
ANOTHER GREAT COUNTRY REPAIR FACILITY, WELL PRESENTED, WELL ORGANISED AND WELL EQUIPPED.
fore they go into the booths minimising the need for denibbing.
Another impressively clean paint mix- ing room here– no toddler’s art project we’re pleased to say.
The panel shop is clean and tidy with a hefty Carbench for realignment, there are shadow boards for tools and the parts and consumables room is very well organised.
This is a well ordered and equipped workshop with an obvious dedication to up-skilling, that is proactive in pro- moting itself and open to new busi- ness opportunities.
ABOVE: Distintive branding
LEFT: Professional presentation
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ANEL TECHNICIAN JASON
Gordon and his wife Tracy
set up JVS Bodyworks just outside of Renmark six years ago. There are actually quite a few bodyshops in the Riverlands but then there are also quite a few kanga-
roos to keep them all busy.
It was the first shop in the Riverlands
to meet the RAA’s new criteria. Being a country repairer often means you turn your hand to just about anything. “We do lots of Kangaroo work – animal hits are about 50% of our work. Then there’s car on car collisions. We also do boats, fibreglass repairs, caravans you name it,” says Jason. “It’s kinda word of mouth – they come in for an insurance claim and then ask can you fix my....”
The lockdowns have disrupted train- ing for so many repairers. Jason said that they managed to sneak in some ADAS training in between lockdowns. The business already undertakes a lot of scanning and calibration work. JVS is scoping out calibration systems to bring everything in house.
As well as collision repairs JVS also fit windscreens and have a contract with a local big bus company to replace their windscreens and undertake panel repairs.
This is a decent sized workshop at 1000m2 which is handy for the buses and caravans. It’s a smart looking cor- rugated iron shed, and there’s a compact reception with offices behind it.
All the workshop team, which is made up of a co-ordinator, two paint- ers, three panelbeaters and an appren- tice, have an iPad to connect to I-Body- shop and on our tour we were impressed with the organisation and evidence of many standard operating procedures.
Next to the office is a delivery bay for hand overs. The bay is also used for a brisk trade in fitting child restraints.
There’s a colour matching bay near the entrance of the workshop to take ad- vantage of natural light, although the workshop is nicely lit. There’s also a spray out unit here.
In the paint shop are two booths, one a brand new Pan with a hoist inside that’s an extra metre and a half longer than usual and higher to accommodate large 4W drives and vans. The older booth is used for priming and componentry. There’s a big engineering company in Renmark that exports its components around the world and JVS paint them.
The wash bay is situated opposite the spraybooths and all cars are washed be-
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