Standox in the UK is to carry out a special assessment of the performance of twenty refinish technicians at the request of a major customer, Northern Accident Repair and its partner Ford Dealership, OMC Ford.

Northern ARC is a member of the Standox international independent bodyshop network Repanet, and recently approached Standox to carry out a skills assessment competition. Between November 2013 and the end of January 2014, a total of twenty refinishers at Northern ARC’s four sites and OMC Ford’s 2 sites based in West Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire, will have their paintshop performance analysed.

Andy Beswick, co-owner of Northern ARC, says they approached Standox to get an objective view from genuine expert in the paint field. He commented “We have worked exclusively with Standox since we opened in 2000 and have always had fantastic service from them with lots of back up. It made sense to discuss this idea with them.”

Jodie Henly, Standox Brand Specialist, said, “We were delighted when Andy approached us with this fascinating project. We suggested an onsite skills assessment in the form of a competition. Once the assessments have been completed, four semi-finalists will be chosen and they will take part in a two-day ATA course at our training academy.” 

The entrants, who range in age from 22 to 63, will have various aspects of their work analysed from a new panel being fitted to the final polish. An in-depth analysis is then prepared by Standox outlining any specific training gaps that are identified.

Andy Beswick says the assessment is already having a positive impact. He commented, “The assessments are already giving us a lot of useful information. It’s an interesting experience and we’re delighted that we’ve undertaken it with Standox.”

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