Lawrence Tshifura is a self-made, successful collision repair businessman who originally started out repairing vehicles in Soweto at the tender age of 17.  After learning how to repair well and always to give his customers the best service, he was put under pressure by the OEMs to move out of Soweto to increase his market share.  [...]

Board member and national vice chairman of the Motor Industries Workshop Association Les started his career as a motor mechanic at Mercedes Benz. In 1980, he joined the Motor Industries Federation (now RMI) as head of the Motor Industries training Centre and in 1985 he re-joined Mercedes Benz as general service manager.  In 1989, Les [...]

Steve’s experience in autobody repair is varied and spans at least the last twenty-five years.  Initially, he concentrated on the area of management consulting with an emphasis on IT facilities and software systems implementation and support for internal operating systems design methodology.  This led to an offer from a large and growing group to join [...]

Trevor has a long history in the automotive industry. He is skilled in marketing management, negotiation, budgeting, business planning and warranty. Trevor is a strong support professional with a diploma in logistics, materials, and supply chain management from Damelin. [...]

Busi Maile is the managing director of C3 Auto Body Repair Academy, an accredited testing and training centre in the Free State Province, and an executive member of the OFS Smart Repair Group. With almost 10 years in the motor body repair industry, Busi started her career as a founding member of NF Apprentices under [...]