Page 25 - Australian Paint & Panel Magazine May-June 2019

The Bespoke floor has been built on top of the original repair facility in the iconic, enormous Melbourne landmark building that formerly housed The Age newspaper.
25
extraction • 34 Business Matters: Office efficiency
WWW.PAINTANDPANEL.COM.AU
STAKES
The sophistication and expertise that exists within Bespoke is, to the autobody
world, what Formula 1 is to motorsport. It’s the best of the best.”
build,” says Zagame Automotive Group CEO, Michael Winkler. “There is no inde- pendent facility quite like Zagame Auto- body Bespoke anywhere in Australasia."
“The sophistication and expertise that exists within Bespoke is, to the autobody world, what Formula 1 is to motorsport. It’s the best of the best.”
The Bespoke facility resembes an F1 fac- tory with tall glass walls, shiny white floors, digital work stations and hi-tech hoists - and of course it is spotlessly clean. No messy processes take place outside the booths. The extensive use of glass allows owners to watch work being conducted on
their cars throughout various stages, in- cluding through glass doored booths for final painting.
“Owners of supercars and exotic cars in particular are quite enthusias- tic about their vehicles,” said Winkler. “The rejuvenation process can be quite painstaking, and long, so it’s nice that a customer can drop by for a coffee and see first-hand the work going on.
At various stages a car may be ex- posed to its underpinnings, giving a rare glimpse of normally hidden engi- neering which further adds to the cus- tomer experience.”
Bespoke also specialises in full resto- ration of classic cars such as a recently completed 1978 Porsche 911 and a rare 1976 Ferrari Dino, currently a work-in- progress. Both projects were taken on early to help establish stringent quality control processes.
This included real-life testing of the air-tight restoration rooms with dust and particle extractors eliminating cross- contamination between ferrous (iron- based) materials and non-ferrous (alu- minium, carbon and composite) materials which can have potential-
ly ruinous effects.