The air miles have been racked up, the calories have been stacked up (but we stuck to our promise of no McDonalds this year), the shops have been examined and the results are in. Congratulations to the state winners for the 2017 Paint & Panel Bodyshop Awards sponsored by Compass Claims, Axalta, Mercedes-Benz, Norton St Gobain, Car Craft and Glasurit. The winners are as follows:
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Best New Damage Control Accident Repair Centre
Best Boutique Paull and Warner Accident Repair Centre Belmont
Best large J&M Smash Repairs
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
Best New Plaza Crash Repairs
Best Boutique Hanson Road Crash Repairs
Best Large Eblen Collision Repairs
VICTORIA
Best new Capital Smart Rowville
Best Boutique 5 Star Panels
Best Large B&A Motor Body Repairs
QUEENSLAND
Best New Eagle Smash Repairs
Best Boutique Euro Collision Centre
Best Medium Maxbutts
Best Large Sommerville Smash Repairs
NEW SOUTH WALES
Best New Smashtec
Best Boutique Bennett Elder Smash Repairs
Best medium Len Hollis Repair Facility
The national winners will be announced at the awards in October including the winner of the new category for dealer-owned and large MSO shops. While Captial SMART is judged in this category there was no other new shop nominated for Victoria and Rowville is an impressive operation which is why the group won in the state category as the business was not competing against an independent.
We are still to judge the Best Country Shop, Axalta Sustainability Award, Rising Star, Best Customer Experience, Operational Excellence and Innovation awards.