• Ageas takes lead on AI for assessments, estimates

    • March 27, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Ageas has become “the first UK insurer to employ artificial intelligence to create end-to-end assessments and estimates of vehicle damage” , it was announced today. Ageas is using an AI solution developed by technology company Tractable to support some of the complex tasks that a human assessor would normally carry out when evaluating vehicle damage. [...]
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  • New dates for IBIS Global Summit 2020

    • March 26, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    To get us through these surreally challenging times, IBIS (International Bodyshop Industry Symposium) has something special for auto collision repair industry professionals to look forward to on 19 and 20 November. The IBIS Global Summit 2020. We’re moving the event in its entirety from 8-10 June – nothing will change apart from the dates. All [...]
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  • Bodyshop, IBIS keeping our community connected

    • March 24, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Since 1987 bodyshop has been at the heart of building, informing and supporting the UK auto collision repair industry community. When IBIS Worldwide was then launched in 2001, it became the leading global conference and networking provider for collision industry leaders and influencers. As our global community now faces difficult and worrying times with the spread of [...]
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  • Michelle Sullivan – Strategic Sales Manager, AkzoNobel

    • March 23, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Michelle Sullivan – Strategic Sales Manager, AkzoNobel
    Michelle Sullivan is the Strategic Sales Manager for AkzoNobel where she leads the teams of key account managers and strategic sales hunters for North America. Prior to joining AkzoNobel, a majority of her 25 years of collision repair industry experience was focused on leading sales and operational teams, primarily in the distribution segment. Her expertise [...]
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  • Paul Danenberg – WorldSkills Champion, WorldSkills Kazan 2019

    • March 23, 2020
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Content Updates
    Paul Danenberg – WorldSkills Champion, WorldSkills Kazan 2019
    Paul’s love for automotive started when his dad bought a 1968 Ford Thunderbird so they could work on it and restore it. This was when Paul was at high school where he took automotive classes to learn how to work on cars and complete their project. While in high school he got a job as [...]
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