Nominations are now open for the 2017 Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards. Never thrown your hat in the ring - how about nominating your own shop this year?
The Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards have been running for over twenty years to shine a light on the best autobody repairers in the business. The awards have evolved to cover many aspects of business from sustainability to customer service. You can nominate a shop or self-nominate on the Paint & Panel website.
Welcome back to our two main Platinum sponsors Compass Claims and Axalta Coating Systems. The awards are also supported, once again, by Mercedes-Benz, Norton St Gobain, Car Craft and the Collision Repair Expo. Thank you to all of these sponsors for supporting these important industry awards.
Compass Claims director James Frape said: “We are delighted to be the major sponsor of the annual paint and panel awards for 2017. They provide a great platform to showcase the great shops that so many people have developed to be at the forefront of their game across Australia. We know how much time and effort goes into making these shops stand out from the rest and look forward to celebrating their success later in the year.”
Platinum sponsors Axalta Coating Systems also support the Axalta Sustainability Award. Steven Brett, Axalta's managing director said: "The Paint & Panel Awards is a unique and important event for the industry. Axalta welcomes the opportunity to again support the awards and honour the talented owners and managers of repair operations around Australia. We encourage nominees to enter as many categories as possible and especially consider the Sustainability Award.
Our first evening awards event last year was judged a great success so we’ll be planning an even bigger and better bash for October and will offer tickets to everyone in the industry who would like to attend and celebrate with our award winners.
You can find the category criteria, details about each award and information on what the judges are looking for in the awards section on the Paint & Panel website.
How does it work?
Fill out the online nomination form
Shops selected for judging will be contacted in June to ascertain which category they are in.
Judging will commence in July. We’ll be in touch about times and dates and will announce when we’ll be visiting each state shortly.
Awards line up
As well as the traditional awards for best boutique, medium, large and new shop in each state – except for SA and WA where there is no medium category – you can nominate for the following awards:
Axalta sustainability award
Best customer experience
Best country repair shop (judged by video entry)
Community Hero
Rising Star (judged by video entry)
Most innovative bodyshop
Operational excellence
What happens if I win?
You will be flown to the Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards dinner to be presented with your award. Each winner will have a profile of their business in the September edition of the magazine, with the national winners also profiled in the November issue. As well as the physical award to display in your reception area, you will receive a winner’s logo to display on your website and in your marketing material.