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Paint and Panel: The Edge

Paint and Panel

Welcome to The Edge: the podcast from Paint & Panel Magazine that truly gives collision-repair specialists the edge. If you"re a business owner or manager, you can"t afford to miss out on the latest industry chat. Is the new equipment on the market worthwhile for your business? What are the best practices and inspiring stories in your industry? Do you want to keep up with what your competitors and market leaders are doing? Paint & Panel will answer all of these questions and more.

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25:02

PAP143: Tackling the ADAS Challenge

Paint and Panel: The Edge ·

2024/02/19

This week’s key takeaway: Tackling the ADAS Challenge Episode intro: We like to keep you abreast with the latest trends, so we sent Editor Sam to ADAS Solutions to pick the brains of two experts: Adrian Parkes (Founder/Director) Amy Morgan (ADAS Advisor) ADAS Solutions has grown incredibly since they built their first dedicated recalibration site in 2022. Now they have 9 sites across the country. Their mission is to raise awareness on ADAS and ensure the industry is ready for change. Do you

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45:21

PAP142: Making an impact with a purpose driven business

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2024/02/11

This week’s key takeaway: Making an impact with a purpose-driven business, with Paul Dunn Episode intro: We have a truly remarkable guest on the show this week. Paul Dunn is the co-founder and chairman of B1G1 - a magnificent initiative that enables people and businesses to give money to good causes when a product/service is bought. Paul is an award-winning entrepreneur who has given three TEDx talks… he is definitely worth listening to! Listen to the show to hear Paul’s amazing story, and find

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42:41

PAP141: The Past, The Present and The Future of the...

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2024/02/05

This week’s key takeaway: The past present and future of the industry - panel chat Episode intro: We’re doing something a bit different this week: a roundtable discussion with Ben, Editor Sam and two esteemed industry guests. We’ll be reflecting on the good and the bad of 2023 and giving you the headsup on what to expect in 2024. Joining Ben and Sam: Glenn O’Donnell: Bodyshop Awards winner and GM of Northshore BMW Bodyshop and Macarthur Prestige Bodyshop Jason Trewin: COO at I-CAR Australia

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37:55

PAP140: How to get the most out of LinkedIn with Adam...

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2024/01/29

This week’s key takeaway: How to get the most out of Linkedin with Adam Houlahan Episode intro: You might be wondering how Linkedin can be useful in a practical business like collision repair, but rest assured, there is so much you can do! Regular listeners will know how difficult it is to find the right talent in this industry. So many of our guests talk to us about recruitment, but this is the first time we’ve brought you a masterclass on Linkedin: one of the most active recruitment

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01:17:21

PAP139: How being curious and looking after your...

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2024/01/22

This week’s key takeaway: How being curious and looking after people will lead to your success Episode intro: Our guest this week was the superstar of Paint & Panel Live, Mr David Shepherd. His keynote address wowed everybody in the room, so we thought we’d get him on the show to give you the chance to learn from one of the best. David started in the industry as a panel beater in the UK, before eventually building up one of the biggest collision-repair businesses in the country (which he sold

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49:11

PAP138: How to Achieve More in 2024

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2024/01/15

This week’s key takeaway: How to achieve more in 2024 Episode intro: We’re kicking off 2024 with something a bit different… a little spot of business coaching from someone outside of collision repair. David Carlin is the other half of presenter-Ben’s coaching business, Max My Profit, and he’s an expert on goal setting and long-term planning. Now is the best time to get your team together, make plans and thrash out your goals. New year, new start! By the end of this episode, you’ll know how to

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48:01

PAP137: Wrapping up 2023 with Sam Street and our Hall...

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2023/12/18

This week’s key takeaway: Wrapping up 2023 with Sam Street and our Hall of Famers Episode intro: It's that time of the year again… it’s time for Paint & Panel’s roundup of 2023. It’s been an eventful year of high demand, more cars on the road and not enough parts to go around. We welcome back two industry-friends of the show who are both Paint & Panel Awards Hall of Famers. Robin Taylor (Performance Services Development Consultant at Axalta) and Steve O’Brien (MD at iBodyshop) join Ben and

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44:21

PAP136: Modernize your repair processes using the...

Paint and Panel: The Edge ·

2023/12/11

This week’s key takeaway: Modernise your repair processes with the cloud-based LINQ platform Episode intro: Isn’t it great when new tech can help us do things better? In this episode you’ll hear how the PPG LINQ system is an absolute game-changer for mixing paint. We welcome back a good friend of the show, John Hristias (Sales Director, PPG Refinish), and one of his delighted customers, Lewis Richards (Geoff Richards Panel Beating) to explain how LINQ can make day-to-day work more accurate and

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33:28

PAP135: How WorldSkills Australia is Driving...

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2023/12/04

This week’s key takeaway: How Worldskills Australia is driving excellence in the industry Episode intro: Our industry has no future unless we nurture young talent. In this episode we shine a light on the excellent work of Worldskills Australia, who are changing the game for some of our best apprentices. By winning local and national competitions, the best in Australia are given the chance to travel and compete on the world stage. As we hear from one of our guests, Maxine Colligan, former

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40:45

PAP134: Driving Performance, Productivity and...

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2023/11/27

This week’s key takeaway: Driving performance, productivity and profitability - with Robin Taylor Episode intro: If you can’t measure your business effectively, you’re not going to improve. On the show this week is Robin Taylor from Axalta: a man who is helping businesses across the country measure their paint costs. Paint is something that can catch people out - sometimes a body shop will only notice the creep of paint jobs after they’ve completed unprofitable work. Robin talks us through

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49:19

PAP133: The Benefits of Hiring a Virtual Estimator

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2023/11/20

This week’s key takeaway: The benefits of hiring a virtual estimator - with Jim Damatopoulos Episode intro: How would you feel about saving 40% and paying no payroll tax or super on your estimator? Jim Damatopoulos is just about to tell you how. Jim has joined forces with one of our previous guests, Ash Jardine, to offer a virtual estimator service that is already changing the game for innovative body shops in Australia. There will be no quick fix for the skills shortage in our industry, but

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27:49

PAP132: Creating Sustainability in the Collision...

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2023/11/13

This week’s key takeaway: Creating sustainability in the collision repair industry - with Kirsten Dodd Episode intro: Our environmental impact is becoming more important by the day. Business owners are increasingly aware of their responsibility, and so too are the customers. That’s why we spoke to Kirsten Dodd (BASF’s Product Launch Manager) about the brand-new products that are using rigorous European standards to help body shops reduce their footprint. Imagine if you could reduce your run time

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29:00

PAP131: Give your business a clear advantage with...

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2023/10/30

This week’s key takeaway: Give your business a clear advantage, with Novus Glass Episode intro: How much do you really know about windscreen repair? We’re going to dissect this all-important part of the collision-repair mix with our esteemed guest, Stuart Faid (Regional VP of Fix Network Australia). Stuart introduces us to Fix Network’s sister brand, Novus Glass, and tells us the interesting story of how the Novus founder got so sick of windscreen chips on his Ford Bronco, he went out and invented

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21:53

PAP130: How the QLD MTA is helping to Future Proof...

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2023/10/23

This week’s key takeaway: How the QLD MTA is helping to future proof the industry Episode intro: Editor Sam is out and about with her recorder once again, this time to the impressive Motor Trade’s Association HQ in Queensland for a nice chat with Rod Camm (Group CEO). Rod is a real innovator who works tirelessly to tackle the age-old problems in our industry, such as recruitment and the education of insurers. We hear about the workgroup he built up for industry thinkers to debate these issues,

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23:07

PAP129: Exploring Bold Strategies with Ben Chesterfield

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2023/10/16

This week’s key takeaway: Exploring Bold Strategies with Ben Chesterfield Episode intro: This week we give you one heck of a success story from Ben Chesterfield: the man who took the bold move to diversify and jump into hail repair. Seeing as our theme for Paint & Panel L!ve this year is Bold Strategies and Total Hail Solutions are a sponsor, Sam Street paid him a visit and asked him how he pulled it off. Ben is the GM of Total Hail Solutions in Queensland, who are part of the Car Craft Group

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34:00

PAP128: The Women in Collision Awards

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2023/10/09

This week’s key takeaway: The Women in Collision Awards, with George Manos & Keira Dyer Episode intro: It’s that time of the year again - the time when we celebrate the contribution of women in our industry with the Women in Collision Awards. We speak to two people from our platinum event sponsors, IAG. George Manos (industry risk and governance manager) and Keira Dyer (manager of motor assessing operations). We get a great insight into what it’s like to be part of an organisation that is

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22:14

PAP127: Upskill your team to future proof your business

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2023/10/03

This week’s key takeaway: Upskill your team to future proof your business Episode intro: We cannot overstate the importance of training to your business and the industry as a whole. Complaining about a skills shortage is all well and good, but what are you doing about it? This week, we're speaking to I-CAR’s Jason Trewin (COO) and Gary Wood (Senior Training Specialist) about their increasingly diverse range of training. We’ve been trying to get these boys on the podcast since we started, but

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31:41

PAP126: A deep dive into the world of body filler

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2023/09/25

This week’s key takeaway: A deep dive into the world of body filler - with James Lawson Episode intro: This week we give you the lowdown on an essential-but-often-misunderstood aspect of our process; body filler. There is much more to body filler than meets the eye. If you don’t apply your bog correctly, it can have disastrous consequences for both the shop and the vehicle owner. Editor Sam gets the insight from our favourite Specialist Educator, James Lawson, who you may recognise from a recent

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45:09

PAP125: Celebrating 60 years of the Bathurst 1000

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2023/09/18

This week’s key takeaway: Celebrating 25 years of the Bathurst 1000 with Steve Normoyle Episode intro: We’ve got something a bit different on the show this week: a trip down memory lane about the world-famous Aussie institution, the Bathurst 1000. Our guest Steve Normoyle has covered the Bathurst for three decades. As one of Australia’s most eminent motorsport enthusiasts, Steve has just published a new version of a book chronicling the sights and stories of the legendary race since 1963. Even

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20:36

PAP124: 3M's global strategy to support collision...

Paint and Panel: The Edge ·

2023/09/11

This week’s key takeaway: 3M’s global strategy to help collision repairers Episode intro: Editor Sam went out to the 3M training facility in Blacktown to give you the lowdown on the extensive training on offer at 3M. Our guests Justin Myers (3M automotive aftermarket division manager) and James Lawson (collision repair specialist educator) talk us through the groundbreaking initiatives on offer, and how repair shops like yours are using the courses to stay ahead of the game. In this week’s

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