Having to get up at 3.30am to get to Melbourne from Sydney on Tuesday sucked if I'm honest, but it did mean we (judge Neil Powell and editor Sam Street) arrived nice and early and hit our first shop Top Tech Panels at 9am. Top Tech was a great one to start with - fantastic kerb appeal, stunning reception, great attitude.
From Monday to Thursday we visited a fair few shops in the two states and once again marvelled at the number of vastly different approaches to the business that seem to work extremely well. The overwhealming majority of shops we visited were run by passionate, professional, dedicated people. It's a priviledge to be welcomed into so many businesses and thank you so much for everyone taking time out of their busy day to take us on a tour.
We're off to Queensland next week - if anyone we visit on Thursday after the State of Origin match has a hangover we promise to speak quietly. Perth and Adelaide will be the week after.
The shops judged in NSW and Victoria were:
NSW
Marrickville Prestige Smash Repairs
Rod Bowen Prestige Smash Repairs
Parramatta Smash Repairs
Accident Repair Management
Powers Road Smash Repairs
Workhorse Collision Repairs
Collision Master
Kass Smash Repairs
KSR Autobody
Monza Smash Repairs
The shops judged in Victoria were:
Top Tech Panels
Hawthorn Prestige Collision Repairs
Bundoora BMW
Bell Collision Repair Centre
Lyons Prestige Collision Repairs
Weststar Prestige Paint and Panel
5 Star Panels
Zagame Autobody
