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We thank you for providing us with the opportunity to introduce ourdynamic service offerings and present to you a vision for simplicity,success and sustainability.

The CRA has evolved as an organisation with passion, understandingand the will to provide results to our esteemed members from the basisof being a voice to the auto body collision industry. We employconsultants and are associated with people suitably qualified in all aspectsof collision repair and related business management skills with highintegrity and willing to offer their support to ensuring the success of yourfacilities.

Our objectives are issues the proactive body shop owner does notreally have the time to concentrate on to ensure the optimisation of theirbusiness. The constant changes in the law, support in compliance withstatutory requirements, relationship mentoring with government andinsurers on selection criteria with regards to financial allowances onmark-up and labour rates as well as aiding consumer choice on serviceexpectation. Further hereto our aim is to provide technical support andtraining on advancements in collision repair techniques and newequipment investment advice.

To date the CRA has achieved significant change with benefits and areon the road to create market awareness which in the short term willemulate consumer appreciation not previously evident in our local market.Our mission will ensure via procedural compliance that our forum willenforce a code of conduct that covers consumer protection, work forcemotivation and job security and ultimately peace of mind to businessowners on secure, and beneficial return on investment. We have alsoconcluded annual inflationary labour rate increases with a major insurer

Enjoy the recognitionyou deserve.

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including labour rate allowances above the rate which individualrepairers would normally be able to achieve independently and thusextended as a financial benefit to approved members. This will beprotracted via further meetings to almost all the other major insurersin the short term.

As with any Association annual membership fees are payable tocover administration costs and our membership is based on gradingstatus. Further hereto our membership is extended to equipment andservice related suppliers whom have a similar vision of business ethic.These include at present paint suppliers, a BEEE accreditation agency,an authorised health and safety compliance consultant, quoting andbusiness management software suppliers and high end workshopequipment suppliers. This will also result in better service, supportand preferential rates on association.

We provide an on-line E Procure business data profile of membersto support recognition for independent role players in every area ofactivity in the collision repair industry. The platform will provideassistance to work providers and consumers with accident damagedvehicles to make educated decisions in allowing the most professionalrepairer the opportunity of refurbishment within acceptable timeframes and in line with warranty reinstatement protocols.

In conclusion we trust you can see the benefit of belonging to ourAssociation and look forward to the synergy we can create by ourproviding valued service and more importantly ensuring yourenthusiasm and input is shared with other members at organisedevents of our approved panel.

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