In the weekend just past, the Audatex team made the journey to Sydney to promote itself to insurers and repairers who attended the Sydney Collision Expo. It was a late decision to head over to the expo however it was definitally worth it. Audatex had a massive amount of positive support and interest in our latest platforms which included 3D graphic estimating and the AudaWatch repair tracking tool. We took a few snaps when one of us had the time in between customers but we were flat out the entire time which was fantastic! To all the new Audatex and AudaWatch clients, Welcome to the family! Your support ninja’s will always be here to help!

I had the opportunity to work at Inkerman Panels in St Kilda for a week to learn the in’s and out’s of the automotive repair and claim process. The team at Inkerman panels are a very close group and have been well established for more than 60 years and pride themselves on the quality and speed of their repairs.
I was given the oppotunity to work on a number of different vehicles and see vehicles throughout the entire claims process from the initial claim, right through the disasembaly, repair, painting and reassembly process.

The team at Inkerman panels allowed me to work on a vehicle from start to finish. The vehicle I worked on was a Nissan Tida with some minor front end damage and headlight damage. I was instructed to remove the front bumper and any assosicated hardware and to remove the headlight. Once disassembled, we took the headlight over to the polisher and removed the scuff on the headlight lense and brought it back to a brand new looking condition. The bumper was too damaged to be repaired and a new bumper was ordered and arrived in a bare plastic without any paint. The bumper was sent off for paint and a repair was done on the fender. The panels were put into paint and I was able to reassemble and have it ready to deliver to the customer

I gained quite a bit of knowledge from the team at Inkerman Panels and I hope I was able to pass over my knowledge of Audatex to them. To the team at Inkermans, Andy Holzer, Peter Wheeler, Peter Rankine, DJ, Kylie, I want to formally thank you for allowing me to spend a week in your shop.

All the best for your business!!