Panel beaters show they know their craft

Although the well-known and respected Chris Craft Panelbeaters is no stranger to awards, this is the first time they had received a car, and a Kia at that, as a prize.

It is a well-established fact that, for any panel-beater business to attain accreditation with the mayor brands, it is an expensive and intensive process.

It demands not just the latest and best technology, but also employing skilled artisans to ensure consistent quality repairs.

Accredited suppliers are also subjected to an annual audit. Other than the internal audit of processes and paper trail, it also involves an audit by an independent company RGT Smart, all the results are then adjudicated by the manufacturer. In this instance Kia South Africa.

Chris Craft beat the rest of the country’s Kia-accredited panel beaters hands down and received a Kia Picanto, to be used as a courtesy car, as their reward.