Finalists announced for bodyshop Awards 2020
bodyshop magazine is delighted to announce the first group of finalists for the bodyshop Awards 2020.
With nearly 300 top-quality submissions this year, it has been a difficult job for our 15-strong judging panel of industry experts who rose to the challenge during an online jury meeting last Thursday (3 July).
A big thank you to everyone who took the time to submit an entry this year and the very best of luck to all the finalists.
The practical assessments for the bodyshop VDA of the Year Award brought to you by the IAEA and the six Powered by Vizion – bodyshop Remit Panel Technician and Apprentice Panel Technician of the Year Awards 2020 will take place through to the end of September and the finalists in those categories will be announced over the coming weeks.
The winners of all the bodyshop Awards 2020 will be unveiled during our live virtual broadcast on 29 April 2021.
bodyshop Awards 2020 finalists (in alphabetical order):
Bodyshop Manager of the Year
- Phil Gilbert, Parkway Prestige
- Rikki Mansfield, Balgore Motors Romford
- Rich Prior, NCRC Scunthorpe
- Dawn Taylor, Yeovil Accident Repair
Claims Service Provider of the Year
- Enterprise Holdings
- FMG
- Gallagher Bassett Services
- MSL
Customer Experience Award
- M&A Coachworks
- MG Cannon
- Solus Accident Repair Centres
- Volkswagen Group UK
Educator of the Year
- Auto-Motivate
- Barnfield College
- Thatcham Research
- Volkswagen Group UK
Independent Bodyshop of the Year
- Fix Auto Penzance
- Merseyside Car Hospital
- Porters’ Bodyshop
- Yeovil Accident Repair
MSO Bodyshop of the Year
- Drive Vauxhall
- M&A Coachworks
- MG Cannon
New Bodyshop of the Year
- Alpha Rapid Repair
- APS Merlin Bodycraft
- Aqua, Fords of Winsford
- Premier Group
Specialist Bodyshop of the Year
- M&A Coachworks
- Wildae Restorations
Technology and Innovation Award
- AGM Services – Polymat
- Opus IVS – DriveSafe
- PPG – Moonwalk
- Volkswagen Group UK – Project Simplification
Vehicle Manufacturer of the Year
- BMW
- Jaguar Land Rover
- Volkswagen Group UK
- Volvo Car UK
To book your place at the bodyshop Awards 2020 and to cheer on the collision repair industry’s highest achievers, please call Suzie Scott on 07545 068455 or email [email protected].
