Paint & Panel

11/06/2026

Judging for 2026 Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards underway. Great to be out and about talking to shop owners and seeing how impressively they operate. We started in Adelaide this year.
Compass - Accident Replacement Vehicles AAA Radiators Clear21 AMA Group Ltd Axalta - Australia and New Zealand AkzoNobel Car-O-Liner Australia Pty Ltd. PPG Refinish Australia & New Zealand 3M Collision Repair Lowbake Australia Motorserve Sherwin-Williams Car Craft Accident Repair Centres Fix Auto Australia

22/05/2026

Only hours left to take part in this year's Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards folks. Find the time to nominate your ace apprentice, marvellous manager, phenomenal parts manager, your young gun emerging leader or your business for any of the best practice awards. Get to it people!

17/05/2026

Sorry folks had to hop on a plane as soon as I came back from Collision Repair Expo so just sitting in a tiny hotel room in Japan getting footage together.

Hear from Stuart Charity AAAA, Dan Maher L&M Smash Repairs, Ash Jardine Bodyshop Recruit and Anne McClure Vesta Workwear.

14/05/2026

And a handy map to find us for our session - sorry it's a bit of a walk

14/05/2026

If you are visiting the Collision Repair Expo today you know you are going to have to rest your feet. I've assembled a great panel to discuss threat and opportunities to our industry. Topics we'll be discussing include AI & robots, skills shortages, the Code of Conduct, rising customer expectations and profit margins. TIME 11AM-12PM VENUE (not in the main hall) you can find the Clarendon Room A & B Combined on level 4 at the Clarendon Street side of the Melbourne Exhibition Centre I am reliably informed there will be chairs aplenty. Now if only I could procure some foot massagers!

14/05/2026

Thank you . Coffee and lollies a lifesaver. Day 1 of Collision Repair Expo and back and feet already suffering.

06/05/2026

https://www.paintandpanel.com.au/news/news/deadline-for-best-shop-nominations-extended

The Best Shop nomination deadline has been extended until 8 May. If you are kicking yourself because you missed last Friday's deadline, we've got your back.

01/05/2026

If you want us to write your entry for you then nominate your business today (otherwise you'll have to find the time to write it yourself 🥴)

29/04/2026

Ok so we might be banging on a bit about the awards but come on people, it's our 30th - have a listen to this podcast all about the awards. Find out what it means for your business to win!

In this podcast episode we talk with a Bodyshop Awards winner from last year and some of our sponsors about what's new this year and why you should get involved.

11/12/2025

Lynette Rochford our beloved advertising guvna officially retired yesterday and we had a great surprise when Max Yaffa (also retired and, if you didn't know, who she took over from) turned up. What isn't surprising is how dusty we all are today!