bodyshop winners unveiled at gala night
The bodyshop Award winners have been unveiled tonight at a black tie event held at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, where nearly 700 of the industry’s leading lights gathered to celebrate their peers.
This was the 21st staging of the bodyshop Awards, and the event is now firmly established as the collision repair sector’s most prestigious awards ceremony. Previous winners include a who’s who of some of the industry’s most influential figures of the past two decades, and we are certain many of tonight’s winners will be so regarded as well.
They were selected by the owners and managers of some of the country’s largest bodyshop groups, including Malcolm Banner, managing director, National Accident Repair Group, Bill Duffy, managing director, Rye Street Group, Graham Eyles, managing director, Apollo Motor Group, Chris McKie, managing director, Vizion Network Ltd, Andy Pennell, group operations manager, Balgores Motor Group, Ian Pugh, head of Fix Auto UK, David Sargeant, managing director, Gemini Group, Simon Smith, operations director, Solus Accident Repair Centres, and Richard Tutt, chairman, Motofix Group.
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The full list of winners are:
bodyshop/Thatcham Research Apprentice Awards
Paint Apprentice of the Year
Winner
Stefano La Greca, Edinburgh College
Finalists
Peter Esplin, Frasers Bodyshop
Alex Hingley, DLG Auto Services Birmingham
Rachel Murray, Charles Hurst Accident Repair Centre
Panel Apprentice of the Year
Winner
Harry Holliman, Solus Luton
Finalists
Shahid Hussain, AutoTech Slough
Ryan Sutherland, NCRC Edinburgh
Toby Wilson, DLG Auto Services Orpington
bodyshop/GT Motive Estimate Technician Awards
Paint Technician of the Year
Winner
Glen Hall, Nationwide Gladwins, Thetford
Finalists
Gareth Oakes, Carsmetix
Paul Reeder, Hammond Accident Repair Centre
Shaun Sandford, Nationwide Accident Repair Services
Steve Waite, Devonshire Motors
Ricky Warren, DLG Auto Services Basildon
Panel Technician of the Year
Winner
Carl Batt, DLG Auto Services Aldershot
Finalists
Bill Honour, Nationwide Gladwins, Luton
Jon Jones, MG Cannon, Dorchester
Mick Knott, Devonshire Motors
Sam O’Shea, Poole Accident Repair
Education & Training Award
sponsored by Al Futtaim
Education
Winner
S&B Automotive Academy
Highly commended:
Chesterfield College
Finalists
Colchester Institute
Riverpark Training
Training
Winner
Fix Auto
Highly commended
ITAS
Finalist
Nationwide Accident Repair Services
Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year
sponsored by Vizion Network Ltd
Winner
Volvo
Finalists
Ford
Jaguar Land Rover
PSA Group
Work Provider of the Year
sponsored by Veetec Motor Group
Winner
Vizion Network
Finalists
Gallagher Bassett
MSL Vehicle Solutions
Insurance Company of the Year
sponsored by Autoglass BodyRepair
Winner
LV=
Highly commended
Covéa Insurance
Finalists
Direct Line Group
Insure the Box
CV Bodyshop of the Year
sponsored by Sikkens Autocoat BT
Winner
CCE – Commercial Contract Engineers Ltd
Finalists
Britcom International
C&C Vehicle Services Ltd
Small Bodyshop of the Year
sponsored by LKQ Coatings
Winner
Fix Auto Penzance
Finalists
Fix Auto Maidstone
MG Cannon – Dorchester
MG Cannon – Plymouth
Medium Bodyshop of the Year
sponsored by Audatex (UK) Ltd
Winner
Rye Street Borehamwood
Finalists
East Bilney Coachworks
iRG Hereford
Large Bodyshop of the Year
sponsored by AkzoNobel Coatings Ltd
Winner
Poole Accident Repair
Finalists
Agnew Repair Centre
Rye Street Braintree
VDA of the Year
sponsored by The IAEA
Winner
Karen Ashton, AXA Insurance
Finalists
Ian Davison, Insure the Box
Chris Hasson, Insure the Box
Lee Marshall, DLG Auto Services Bristol
Darren Porter, AXA Insurance
Christian Read, Balgores Faringdon
Bodyshop Manager of the Year
sponsored by U-POL Ltd
Winner
Aaran Farrington, AutoTech Slough
Finalists
Chris Browne, East Bilney Coachworks
Rachel McGuinness, Fix Auto Croydon
Jade Rogers, Fix Auto Weston-Super-Mare
Outstanding Achievement Award
sponsored by National Body Repair Association (NBRA)
Steve Plunkett, Volvo Car UK
Outstanding Contribution
Chris McKie, Vizion Network Ltd
The event of the year was only possible thanks to the support of headline partners AkzoNobel and Enterprise Rent-A-Car, and partners Autoglass BodyRepair, Al-Futtaim Auto Centers, Audatex, CAPS, Car-O-Liner, EMACS, GT Motive Estimate, IAEA, LKQ Coatings, NBRA, NIBS, S&B Automotive Academy, Sikkens Autocoat BT, Thatcham Research, Upol, Veetec Motor Group and Vizion.
