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GOOD AS GOLD
FOUR MORE SHOPS HAVE ACHIEVED THE
prestigious I-CAR Gold Class Collision status: Camden Crash & Restorations in Smeaton Grange, NSW; Geoff Richards Panel Beating in Dubbo, NSW; Mangano Body Repairs in Woolloongabba, QLD; and Cooroy Smash Repairs, QLD
“Camden Crash & Restorations is very proud to have achieved the I-CAR Gold Class accreditation, our team have worked very hard and have found the program to be very interesting," said business manager Jason Spiteri.
"Combined with our experience in the industry and ongoing training, our team will now be equipped and have the skills to keep up to date with the motor vehicle re- pairs to manufacturer standards,” he said.
Tracey Richard of Geoff Richards Pan- el Beating, said “We pride ourselves on being the panel industry leader in the region and continue to raise the bar and be the “1st” in many areas.
“Irrespective of being located in the country we want all 19 of our staff to have the opportunity to be their best and have access to the best training available world- wide, which is why we joined I-CAR."
“As a business, I-CAR Gold Class Collision status is not only a reflection of our mone- tary investment but our staff’s personal commitment to completing over a 1000hrs of training in their own time,” she said.
Mangano owner Body Repairs Tony Savva said: “Myself and the team are very proud to have achieved I-CAR Gold Status. I did my first I-CAR course in the USA 12 years ago and it was then that I realised how much there was to learn. I would especially like to thank Gavin Armstrong for his non-stop support and help to achieve this goal.
"I am very proud of the boy’s efforts and commitment to the training. It’s great to achieve this accreditation that helps us deliver high quality repairs and service to our customers” he said .
Business owner Tom Lehmann said:. “At Cooroy Smash Repairs we are proud to be the first Motor Vehicle Repairer on the Sunshine Coast to achieve I-CAR Gold Class Status.
“With so much of our work being from insurance companies, we find it so impor- tant to keep our staff up to date with the latest processes and technology. The I-CAR program makes it easy for us to do this. We are so proud of all our staff putting in their time and effort to achieve this,” he said.
IAG QUALITY REPORT
IAG HAS RELEASED ITS SEVENTH QUALITY
Report which provides the latest data on monitoring and assessment of repair standards across its national motor and property repair networks.
IAG Executive General Manager Short Tail Claims Luke Gallagher said “Our investment in quality inspections, docu- mented guidelines, tools and training, enables us to deliver high quality re- pairs using the latest technology,” Gal- lagher said.
Over the past five years, there has been a rapid increase in the level of tech- nology and safety features in motor ve- hicles and this year’s Quality Report captures IAG’s quality inspection data over that time, Gallagher said.
“Between 2014-19 we undertook more than 218,600 quality inspections and examined all repair types, with an even split between mid and post repair inspections.
“Our review of that data highlighted that certain types of damage presented is- sues more often and were more likely to be identified once a repair was completed.
“That’s why last year we updated our approach to concentrate on more critical repairs, with a greater focus on post re- pair inspections.
“Continuing this targeted approach is the best way to support repairers to de- liver safe, quality repairs and ultimately, the best possible outcome for our cus- tomer,” he said.
ABOVE: “Combined with our experience in the industry and ongoing training, our team will now be equipped and have the skills to keep up to date with the motor vehicle repairs to manufacturer standards,” said Jason Spiteri.