What to Do After a Road Accident, Collision, or Crash
Nobody wants or expects to be in a road accident, but it’s important to know what to do if it happens. In this article, we answer some of the most asked questions, ensuring you know exactly what steps to take.
Interview with Ben Routh, Thatcham Research Apprentice of the Year
Ben Routh, Apprentice of the Year, chats about winning, learning and future plans.
Meet Rhiannon, MET Apprentice, Sunderland
Rhiannon, MET Apprentice, shares her personal career goals and her advice to others considering a role in vehicle repair.
Activate Accident Repair to expand in the South-East with new Hampton centre
Activate Accident Repair will open a state-of-the-art repair centre in Hampton, Greater London this month. The Group’s 10th site will create much-needed additional repair capacity in London and the South-East, where demand for repair services is high. Activate Accident Repair is the repair division of Activate Group, which offers accident management services to fleets and […]
Activate Accident Repair gains updated vehicle repair kitemark across all sites
Activate Accident Repair has demonstrated its commitment to safe, high-quality repairs by gaining the updated Vehicle Damage Repair Kitemark (BS 10125:2022) across all nine of its bodyshops. The British Standard is a respected mark of quality. To achieve it, repairers must show they have the technical competence, management systems and procedures in place to operate […]
Plastic bumpers: repair vs replace
Most modern cars include some plastic parts – bumpers in particular are usually made of plastic. So, what happens when your plastic bumper gets damaged? Can it be repaired, or does it need to be replaced with a new part? Here, we discuss the benefits and practicalities of plastic repair. Can you repair a plastic […]
Can you repair my electric vehicle (EV)?
As more people make the switch to electric vehicles, repair centres are investing in tools and training to help them safely repair EVs. In this article, we give an overview of EV repair and what we’ve done to make sure our Activate Repair centres are EV-ready. Vehicle body repair: EV vs ICE The body work […]