Thatcham crash repair methods enter North America

UK crash researcher Thatcham will now offer its fully researched, proprietary repair in the North American crash repair market after announcing a partnership with Mitchell Inc.

Mitchell is a leading provider of information, workflow and performance management solutions to the property and casualty claims and collision repair industries.

Thatchamnet, Thatcham’s global methods portal, will be available to repairers and engineers via the Mitchell Information Center, providing a comprehensive set of repair standards for increased accuracy, efficiency and safety.

With manufacturers adding sophisticated technology to improve structural strength, these advancements result in cars that are much more difficult to return to pre-accident condition, posing unique repair challenges.

Thatchamnet works in concert and complements Mitchell Information Center’s OEM repair data, to provide technicians with the critical crash repair information.

Thatcham’s research team works very closely with both vehicle manufacturers to “design in” reparability and the repair industry to enable bodyshops to repair high-tech vehicles with complete confidence.

Executive vice president of Auto Physical Damage for Mitchell International Marc Brungger said the partnership with Thatcham would bring Mitchell’s customers unprecedented coverage of collision repair content.

“At the touch of a finger, our customers will be able to go online to the Mitchell Information Center and instantly identify the critical information they need to be able to safely and efficiently restore vehicles to pre-accident condition,” Brungger said.

 “With this new partnership, we will be the first to introduce the North American market to repair procedures that are both independently researched and OEM backed, and we are very pleased to have Thatcham’s world-class research experts on our team.”

In Australia, Thatchamnet service is available by subscribing through PPG’s ppgaccess.com.au.