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 [...]

Claire Macfie is the editor of Automotive Refinisher, a collision repair specific platform for the South African and African market.  She grew up working in the family-owned automotive coatings distribution business and at an early age understood the ins and outs of candy apple colours, metal flake and other fun body shop concepts, while helping [...]

After completing a degree in mechanical engineering in 1984, for 20 years Andrew worked for vehicle manufacturers in design, development and project management. The majority of his time was spent working across Europe, including a stint living in Sweden. In 2004, Andrew joined Thatcham Research (the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre) and used his engineering [...]