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‘smallest room’ and occasionally be- come very green about the gills from motion sickness. The other major plus
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BIGGEST EVER PAINT & PANEL AWARDS NIGHT
was being able to ‘travel’ further was meeting business owners in Towns- ville and Darwin – in future we can in- clude these businesses and judge via zoom if we can’t get there in person.
We saw some fabulous businesses we’d never met before, people we were familiar with who continue to improve
We saw some fabulous
businesses and some customer ‘reception’
areas that seriously blew our socks off.”
their businesses year on year and some customer ‘reception’ areas that serious- ly blew our socks off. Every year the bar is raised higher as the industry leaders continue to raise the profile of the in- dustry with both the public and work providers. There were some serious ties this year with judges Sam Street and Neil Powell wringing their hands at having to choose one over the other. As well as the state winners, the finale of the awards is revealing which business- es have won the coveted national award for each size category and best new shop. Make sure you tune in.
STEVEN BRETT, managing director of Axalta and Platinum sponsor of these
awards says: “In these unusual times, it is great to see the Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards adapting to present
the awards via a Live Stream event. It is always important to acknowledge the
hard work and dedication of people who have
excelled in the industry. With the ability to
reach more people than ever through the use
WE’RE PLANNING THE BIGGEST EVER PAINT & PANEL BODYSHOP AWARDS NIGHT ON 13 NOVEMBER AND YOU ARE ALL INVITED!
2020 GALA AWARDS
2020 HAS BEEN THE YEAR WE WILL ALL to join us is to register free on our web- DINNER AND PRESENTATION
want to forget but will forever remember. site in the ‘Awards’ tab.
Paint & Panel would like to bring the Judging for the best shop took place in
Join us in celebrating the very best in
whole industry together to celebrate the August and there are also a number of best atcheievAemuesntsranldiahnugce toalelinstipoonol roef tpheair ipnradctuicesatwryards to announce on the night
2020 winners of the Bodyshop Awards and make at least one great 2020 memo-
including the Axalta Business Excel- lence Award, the hotly contested
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lowing state social distancing rules) to light up the BBQ or dial in some takea- way and watch our special awards pres- entation with your team live streamed from 6pm (AEST) to 8pm.
As well as seeing short video clips of the winning businesses – all announced on the night, we’ll be hearing from some of the winners via zoom. We will be running a best dressed from the waist up, best fa- cial hair and best hairdo competition for anyone tuning in who can send us photos during the live stream. All you have to do
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For many shop owners it was
the first time they had ever used Zoom and we want to thank each and every one of the them for taking the time to show us around the business and intro- duce us to their staff – and for finally finding the right Zoom option to select so we could hear them. While Zoom obviously isn’t as good as
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