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Steer Automotive Group acquires Lookers Maidstone Mercedes-Benz & VAG approved repair centre, and opens new Chatham repair centre

Steer Automotive Group, the UK’s fastest growing Bodyshop Group, is delighted to announce the acquisition of Lookers Maidstone Mercedes-Benz and VAG approved Accident Repair centre. Maidstone formed part of the…

Adam WeeksDecember 7, 2021

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Ben, NBRA and VBRA Commercial come together to promote mental health and wellbeing

Ben the Motor Industry Charity and the National Body Repair Association (NBRA) have come together in a joint effort to promote Mental Health and Wellbeing services to NBRA and VBRA…

Antony BarnesDecember 3, 2021

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Taking every opportunity to bring new talent to the Industry

Cars Kidderminster, part of the SMART bodyshop solutions group, seized an opportunity to attract and engage new young talent into the industry recently and the results were fantastic. Meet Ollie!…

Antony BarnesDecember 2, 2021

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Another c.£1.7M off repairer bottom line – Audatex time to pass on the cost

On Tuesday, bodyshops across the UK received notification of another price increase, this time for estimatics. Auda Enterprise Gold, the solution required to comply with the vast majority of insurer and…

Antony BarnesDecember 2, 2021

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Steer Automotive Group: the UK’s fastest growing Bodyshop Group, completes key North East aquisition

Tyne Tees Vehicle Repair Group (TTVRG), a family-owned Accident Repair Group which employs 64 people across its five sites and is based around the North East of England, has been…

Antony BarnesDecember 1, 2021

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Schema Update Ensures CAPS® Tracks Evolution Of Motor Claims

Data exchange platform CAPS® has updated its data schema. This will ensure that it stays relevant to changes in the types of data that the motor claims sector processes, while…

Antony BarnesDecember 1, 2021

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EuroMaxx will fuel your business to deliver the goods

In these challenging times, every business is trying to improve efficiency. And nowhere is that more important than fleet management. The demand to keep the supply chain fluid and deliver…

Antony BarnesDecember 1, 2021

MILS Guidance

Dismissing an employee for absence or illness

“I have recently taken on an employee, about a month ago, but she isn’t proving to be very reliable. She is a receptionist but has already had 5 days off…

Antony BarnesDecember 1, 2021

Industry News Press Releases

Motofix Group – putting “trust” in Trustpilot

Motofix, one of the UK’s leading regional vehicle repair groups, have reflected on the two-year anniversary of adopting Trustpilot as their preferred review platform. Like many modern businesses across all…

Antony BarnesNovember 22, 2021

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Trainee VDA launches AW’s Career For Life Short Film Series

A series of short films titled AW – A Career For Life launched on Thursday 18th November, with the story of Safayeth Hussain and how his IT background led to…

Antony BarnesNovember 19, 2021

MILS Guidance

Abandoned Vehicles

Abandoned Vehicles “I have repaired a vehicle and it is ready for collection but all I have is a telephone number and the owner is now not responding, what can…

Antony BarnesNovember 19, 2021

Membership Spotlight

Alan Reed Ltd

Gerry Braddock and Thomas Hudd visit Michael and Janet Reed of Alan Reed Ltd Company Name: Alan Reed Ltd Year Established: 1970 NBRA National Technical Manager, Tom Hudd and Area…

Antony BarnesNovember 18, 2021

Membership Spotlight Welcome to NBRA

Welcome Premier Group to NBRA Membership

Premier Group is the latest company to join the NBRA. We welcome Phil Ashley and his team into membership. On joining the NBRA Phil had this to say, "If you…

Antony BarnesNovember 17, 2021

Industry News VBRA

Update on changes to HGV and bus driving tests

The Driver CPC part 3 test has been split into 2 separate parts, which we now have an update on. Learner drivers will take: a single Driver CPC part 3…

Antony BarnesNovember 16, 2021

Technical

NBRA to award differing technical capability badges to Members in 2022

NBRA are committed to unlocking the EV training that is essential for bodyshops to safeguard staff and enable them to repair EV vehicles properly. Now is the time to train…

Antony BarnesNovember 12, 2021

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NBRA Comments on surge in cost of Accident Repair Claims

“Following claims that a surge in the price of second-hand cars is driving up the cost of accident repair claims, the NBRA agrees that there is a danger that some…

Antony BarnesNovember 12, 2021

MILS Guidance

Dismissing an Employee for Criminal Behaviour outside of Work

“My employee has been arrested and charged for assaulting a member of the public. It was outside of working hours but I don’t want to keep the employee now I…

Antony BarnesNovember 12, 2021

Industry News Press Releases Technical

Upcoming fully funded Electrification and Hydrogen Training Courses – Eligibility North East England based.

REVAMP Training Limited is a commercial organisation who have secured full funding for this work through UK Government. But please note that any interested company should have a registered business…

Antony BarnesNovember 11, 2021

Industry News Press Releases

Repairer Market Comment October 2021

In January this year NBRA wrote to most of the key insurer / accident management leaders setting out our concerns about how the repair market was likely to look post-Covid.…

Antony BarnesNovember 9, 2021

MILS Guidance

Indirect Associative Discrimination

Employers may not have heard of a recent case in the Employment Tribunal ‘Follows vs Nationwide Building Society’ in which an Employment Tribunal unusually upheld a claim of indirect associative…

Antony BarnesNovember 5, 2021

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Steer Automotive Group acquires Lookers Maidstone Mercedes-Benz & VAG approved repair centre, and opens new Chatham repair centre

Ben, NBRA and VBRA Commercial come together to promote mental health and wellbeing

Taking every opportunity to bring new talent to the Industry

Another c.£1.7M off repairer bottom line – Audatex time to pass on the cost

Steer Automotive Group: the UK’s fastest growing Bodyshop Group, completes key North East aquisition

Schema Update Ensures CAPS® Tracks Evolution Of Motor Claims

EuroMaxx will fuel your business to deliver the goods

Dismissing an employee for absence or illness

Motofix Group – putting “trust” in Trustpilot

Trainee VDA launches AW’s Career For Life Short Film Series

Abandoned Vehicles

Alan Reed Ltd

Welcome Premier Group to NBRA Membership

Update on changes to HGV and bus driving tests

NBRA to award differing technical capability badges to Members in 2022

NBRA Comments on surge in cost of Accident Repair Claims

Dismissing an Employee for Criminal Behaviour outside of Work

Upcoming fully funded Electrification and Hydrogen Training Courses – Eligibility North East England based.

Repairer Market Comment October 2021

Indirect Associative Discrimination

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