In closing the IBIS Global Summit 2018, IBIS CEO Jason Moseley revealed that the IBIS Global Summit 2019 is heading to Italy. ‘We are absolutely delighted to announce that our 2019 IBIS Global Summit destination is Italy,’ said Jason. ‘The IBIS Global Summit 2019 promises to be a fantastic event in the homeland of automotive [...]

Day two of the IBIS Global Summit 2018 opened with a debate around the skills gap with the panel agreeing much of it was down to ownership of the issue. The panel, comprising Jim Muse, sales director, North America and director, global refinish accounts, Axalta; John Van Alstyne, CEO and president of I-CAR; and Stuart [...]

Brad Mewes, principal, Supplement told IBIS Global Summit 2018 delegates that consolidation has reached a new phase and mega deals are now a real potential in North America. Brad provided delegates with an insight into the past, present and future of consolidation and how the industry is now in a new phase. Brad referred to [...]

Jennifer Boyer, Ford’s global collision business and strategy manager told IBIS Global Summit 2018 delegates that a positive brand experience can only be achieved with partners who share the Ford vision. Opening her presentation at the event, Jennifer pointed to the Henry Ford quote: ‘If I had asked people what they wanted, they would have [...]

The key message to emanate from two of the world’s leading repair organisations, speaking today at IBIS Global Summit 2018, was that despite the geographical differences, the challenges of collision repair remain central. During the session, ‘Collision repair around the world’, Summit delegates heard from Michael Wilmshurst, chief executive of Nationwide Accident Repair Services Plc, [...]