Nominations for the Bodyshop Awards 2025 and this year’s 30 Under 30: Rising Stars opened on 1 December 2024 and will close at midnight on 31 March 2025. Both competitions are completely free to enter and are judged by an independent panel of collision repair experts. The prize-giving ceremony for both competitions will take place during the Bodyshop Awards & Expo in autumn 2025.
30 Under 30: Rising Stars rules
- To qualify for this year’s 30 Under 30: Rising Stars candidates must be 30 years of age or under on 30 September 2025.
- Entries must be submitted using the relevant online form and completed using the official entry forms which are emailed to the candidates after the initial online submission has been received and processed.
- Entries must describe why the candidate is exceptional in their field and why the nominator believes they deserve to win. We want to celebrate individuals who are shaping the future of the repair industry and who will inspire others.
- Decisions by the judging panel are final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
- By entering 30 Under 30: Rising Stars 2024, you consent to being contacted and your data being held and used for the purposes of awards assessment, communication and promotion. Bodyshop Magazine fully complies with the UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as implemented through the Data Protection Act 2018. Click this link to view our full Privacy Policy.
- All 30 Under 30: Rising Stars winners will be expected to attend the prize-giving ceremony and the gala dinner for the Bodyshop Awards & Expo 2025 as guests of Bodyshop Magazine. Each winner will be celebrated on the main stage and will receive a unique trophy.
Bodyshop Awards 2025 rules
- Nominations for the Bodyshop Awards 2025 are to be submitted using the online form and completed using the official category entry forms which are emailed to the contestants after the initial online submission has been received and processed.
- Entries for the Bodyshop Awards 2025 must describe in detail individual and/or working methods and successes completed during the period 1 January 2024-31 March 2025.
Nominations for the Bodyshop Awards 2025 can be submitted in multiple relevant awards. Click the button for details of this year’s categories:
- In addition to the Bodyshop Group of the Year category, the awards for individual bodyshops will be split into Small, Medium and Large. The assessment is the same for each, however entrants will be competing in bands with similar-sized businesses to ensure a level playing field. We want to hear from independent repairers that are innovative, are producing top-quality safe repairs, and are fully understanding of the skills and technical standards required to work on modern vehicles. If you are BS10125 certified and meet these criteria, please enter one of our high-profile industry awards:
- Small bodyshop (turnover <£1.5m)
- Medium bodyshop (turnover £1.5m-£3m)
- Large bodyshop (turnover >£3m)
Note: These bands are guidelines only and may be adjusted depending on the number and quality of nominations received for each category.
- By entering the Bodyshop Awards you consent to being contacted and your data being held and used for the purposes of awards assessment, communication and promotion. Bodyshop Magazine fully complies with the UK’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) as implemented through the Data Protection Act 2018. Click the link to view our full Privacy Policy.
- Furthermore, entries will be kept confidential and will not be shared outside Plenham Limited (Bodyshop Magazine) and the judging panel. Any members of the judging panel who are deemed to be in competition with a particular business entry will not be shown that entry. Any members of the judging panel who are deemed to be in conflict with a particular category will not be shown any of those entries and will not be involved in voting for that category.
- Following preliminary assessments, up to six finalists will be selected in each Bodyshop Awards category. These finalists will then be further assessed to determine a winner by our independent judging panel featuring 10 carefully selected representatives from across the UK collision repair industry, plus three employees of Bodyshop Magazine. In order to keep the Bodyshop Awards completely independent, the Bodyshop Magazine representatives can offer insights but will have no voting rights.
- The judging panel for the Bodyshop Awards 2025 will convene in early August 2025.*
- Decisions by the judging panel are final and no further correspondence will be entered into.
- Entrants into the Bodyshop Awards 2025 practical categories – for technicians, apprentices and vehicle damage assessors – will be required to complete an online exam. To advance to the practical testing rounds of the competition in the Paint, Panel, VDA, MET and Advanced Technologies categories (to be held in-person in June/July at Thatcham Research), participants must achieve a minimum score of 80%, as set by the judges. Up to four contestants move forward to the next round in the technician and apprentice categories, and up to six advance in the VDA competition.
- All Bodyshop Awards 2025 finalists will be expected to attend the prize-giving ceremony and gala dinner for the Bodyshop Awards & Expo 2025 as guests of Bodyshop Magazine. The winner in each category will be revealed and celebrated live on the main stage and will receive a unique trophy.
*Online repairer voting:
- An online vote open to all employees working in UK bodyshops may be conducted in July/August 2025 to determine the winner in one or more of the Bodyshop Awards 2025 categories.
- One vote per email/IP address will be recorded. All votes will be checked and verified as coming from the UK bodyshop community.
- Bodyshop will announce the winners of any such categories during the Bodyshop Awards 2025.
NOTE: Bodyshop Magazine (Plenham Ltd) employees are not eligible to vote.
