• Private equity: ‘jet fuel’

    • June 14, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    Speaking at the IBIS Global Summit 2017 Jeff McFadden, president of Service King described private equity investment as the ‘jet fuel’ which accelerated its people development programmes. In his session, Apprentices and the skills gap, Jeff gave an insight into his career progression declaring himself as a ‘shop guy’ who started out on the shopfloor [...]
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  • Talent in tandem with technology

    • June 14, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: IBIS News
    The iPhone is a fantastic invention, but we can’t let technology stifle and frustrate future invention. That was the crux of the message delivered by Charles Morgan, advisory board chairman of Alcraft Motor Company, who was speaking on day two of IBIS 2017, taking place at Melia Castilla, Madrid from 12-14 June. Called ‘Craftmanship in [...]
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  • Gemini Australia gets 8th bodyshop

    • June 13, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Symach has delivered the 8th new bodyshop to Gemini Australia in the last 3 years. Installation of the new 30,000 sqft bodyshop took place in March and is now operational with the capacity to repair 30 vehicles a day. Symach supplied Gemini with equipment needed for the bodyshop, including: 1 FixLine conveyor KombiTron (for 20 [...]
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  • Industry discusses CAPS Standard

    • June 13, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Industry stakeholders from the insurance, bodyshop and other repairer organisations met this month to discuss and agree the framework that will support CAPS as the industry standard for connecting data through the repairer supply chain at every stage of the claims process. The discussion focused on building a platform that will support the industry for [...]
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  • India makes road safety progress

    • June 13, 2017
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Industry News
    Indian and International experts came together in Mumbai to applaud the progress the government of India has made in improving road safety, following the implementation of the Motor Vehicles Amendment Bill 2017, passed in Lok Sabha in the April. During the Round Table discussion, international experts lauded the government’s commitment to passage of strong road [...]
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