Mar 25, 2024
This week’s key takeaway:
An insight into the WA collision repair market - with Mike
Wilkinson
Episode intro:
Editor Sam is in the chair for this week’s episode, talking to
an absolute legend of the industry, Mike Wilkinson. Mike is the MD
of Peter Wilkinson & Co; a prestige repair business in WA that his
family started 65 years ago.
Mike is a passionate advocate for the industry. He’s on the
board of the ACIA and Car Craft, so we talk to him about the
challenges facing our industry in 2024, and why WA are such a
special breed of repairers.
In this week’s episode you will learn:
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How Peter Wilkinson & Co managed to corner the prestige market in the 60s
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The difficulties of dealing with manufacturer input
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What makes WA a special market
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The skills shortage in WA
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The work of the ACIA
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What Mike is doing at the Paint & Panel Expo
Show links:
** Find Mike on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mike-wilkinson-62b584107/?originalSubdomain=au
** Come find us at the Paint & Panel Expo at the Melbourne
Convention & Exhibition Centre, April 11 - April 13
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