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THE PAINT & PANEL BODYSHOP AWARDS ARE NOW IN THEIR 27TH YEAR AND HAVE HAD A MAJOR REFRESH FOR 2022.
will now be a number of finalists re- gardless of state and only one nation- al winner.
For the best country shop category there will be a number of finalists and one national winner, again selected by thejudgingpanel.Wewillbereverting to one best dealer-owned shop, selected from finalists. Best independent com- mercial vehicle repairer, best MSO and best corporate shop will all be chosen
2022 BODYSHOP AWARDS
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time during the pandemic we have radically refreshed the awards for this year. We wanted there to be more opportuni- ties to recognise an increased number of businesses and individuals and to that
end will be having more finalists.
We have also introduced some new awards, retired some others and will
have a two tiered system of judging.
BEST SHOP
Starting with the best shop category. In the past there has been a winner in each state with three size categories in most states – small, medium and large, as well as best new shop. Prior to the pan- demic these winners were announced before the Gala awards night of nights.
The national winners were selected from these. This year there will be two winners in each state with a turnover above or below the stipulated amount.
There will be a of number finalists in each state, in each turnover category. These finalists will be selected by long- time judges Neil Powell and Sam Street and they will be presented to an expert industry panel, to be refreshed each year, who will have the final say on who both the state and national winners are in all of the other categories, including the best practice awards. All of the win- ners will be announced at the largest gala awards event we have ever held on 11 November at the Aerial Function Cen- tre in Melbourne.
While we had best new shop win- ners in each state previously, there
7 APRIL Industry supplier nominations opened 12 MAY Nominate your own shop entry
portal opens
9 JUNE Nominate your own shop entry portal closes
22 JUNE Judging commences
27 SEPTEMBER Finalists announced
27 SEPTEMBER Insurer of the year voting opens
11 NOVEMBER Awards night of nights, Melbourne
ABOVE: Marque Autobody, Melbourne was the first and only award winner back in 1996 when the awards were launched.