PAP148 : An insight into the WA collision repair market Paint and Panel: The Edge

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:
How Peter Wilkinson & Co managed to corner the prestige market in the 60s
The difficulties of dealing with manufacturer input
What makes WA a special market
The skills shortage in WA
The work of the ACIA
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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