The national winners of the Suncorp/Paint & Panel Autobody Repairer awards were announced at an industry lunch at Royal Randwick Racecourse,Sydney on Friday 17 October 2014.
Nearly 100 people attended: winners, industry players, equipment and paint suppliers and industry groups ll gathered to congratulate the state winners and to hear the national winners and the Axalta Sustainability Award winners announced.
The national winners for 2014:
Best new shop: Bears Auto Hospital, Woolangong, NSW
Best large shop: Direct One Accident Repair Centre, Thomastown, Victoria
Best medium shop: Europanels, Geelong, Victoria
Best small shop: Kilburn Crash Repairs, Adelaide, South Australia
Innovation award: Russ Hill, The River Group, Queenland
Best customer experience: Mark McHugh Body Works
Best regional repairer: Micra Accident Repair Centre
Axalta Sustainability Award
Walker Crash Repairs, Adelaide, South Australia
Kilburn Crash Repairs, Adelaide, South Australia
H Harvey Prestige, Upper Coomera, Queensland
Compass Claims, Operational Excellence Award
Peter Bubeck, RPM, Somerton, Victoria
Sam Street also handed out an editor's award to Len Hollis Repair Facility in Sydney, NSW for best customer facilities.
2014 state winners
Victoria
- Best New Shop
- Weststar Prestige
- Best Small Shop
- Corporate Autobody
- Best Medium Shop
- Europanels
- Best Large Shop
- Direct One
Queensland
- Best Large Shop
- Shipstone Accident Repair
- Best Medium Shop
- Mark McHugh Body Works
New South Wales
- Best New Shop
- Bears Auto Hospital
- Best Large Shop
- Wales Truck Repairs
- Best Medium Shop
- Musico Smash Repairs
South Australia
- Best Large Shop
- Smithfield Collision Repair Centre
- Best Small Shop
- Kilburn Crash Repairs
Western Australia
- Best New Shop
- Universal Panel and Paint
- Best Large Shop
- Gino's Panel and Paint
- Best Small Shop
- Bowra Panel & Paint