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Despite agreeing
to demanding
insurer contracts,
repairers are still
searching for solutions.
They need viable ways
to develop the strength
required to play on
a bigger field and
improve their profits
from the craft they love.
T
he collision repair industry in the
Uk is disparate and fragmented.
Insurance companies have spent
fortunes going through mergers
and acquisitions in order to create strength
and greater returns on a larger scale. The
result is multi-billion-pound ‘customers’
buying their services from smaller suppliers
– typical body shops whose average turnover
is around £1 million.
It’s no wonder that this imbalance causes
problems, particularly with administration,
efficiency and policy-holder communication.
Uk insurers have been relentless in their
pursuit of new methods for managing their
supply chain in order to reduce claims costs.
But the perfect solution still eludes them. The
Uk is no different than many other markets in
this respect.
Despite agreeing to demanding insurer contracts,
repairers are still searching for solutions.
They need viable ways to develop the strength
required to play on a bigger field and improve
the retained profit from the craft they love.
The Fix Auto formula is successful and an
opportunity for real solutions because it is
profitable for everyone: repairers, insurers
and consumers.
A group of Uk repairers has realized this, and
today they are embracing a future in which
they have a seat at the table and an opportunity
to help build that future.
The Fix Auto Uk network is now open for
business. Are you?
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