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SYDNEY AUTOMOTIVE PAINT & EQUIPMENT
SHEEN PANEL SERVICE, VIC
ESTABLISHED 1969
FOUNDED BY Martin Stone
APPRENTICES Too many to count
BEST 5 YEARS 1995 to 2000 due to change in our business model
WORST 5 YEARS 1989 to 1994: interest rates, recession etc.
BIGGEST CHANGES Technology in cars, equipment.
BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN NEXT 5 YEARS: Staffing.
MCCARTHY PANEL WORKS, QLD
ESTABLISHED 1971
FOUNDED BY Ted and Lorraine McCarthy and partners, the Deakins, run by next gen Craig and Andrea McCarthy. APPRENTICES 30 plus.
BEST 5 YEARS (since 88) Last five years as we’ve had the most growth and chang- es.
WORST 5 YEARS (since 88) Around 2005 – skills shortage had to look overseas. BIGGEST CHANGES Are still to come. BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN NEXT 5 YEARS Stay- ing ahead of the technology curve.
ESTABLISHED 1976
FOUNDED BY Ray McMartin who bought the company he managed, Sydney Glass Company. Now run by sons Warren and Paul McMartin.
BEST 5 YEARS The first five learning to run the company, the last five as we are so established and have experienced a lot of growth.
WORST 5 YEARS Early ‘90s – interest rates
were at 17% and inflation was at 9%. BIGGEST CHANGES The introduction of measuring systems as tolerances nar- rowed. ADAS is probably the most sig- nificant technology change.
BIGGEST CHALLENGE IN NEXT 5 YEARS Adapt- ing to increasing driving automation, both in terms of repairing cars with these technologies and the affect they could have on accident rates.
TOP: Sheen Panel Service has been a force in Melbourne for over 50 years. RIGHT: Ray McMartin probably sold an Autorobot to at least half of the shops in Australia and has overseen phenomenal growth in the business.
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