Episodes
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
ARC360 Podcast Episode 15 - Sam Smith, managing director, Fix Auto UK (multi-sites)
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
Wednesday Sep 23, 2020
On this week’s ARC360 podcast we catch up with multi-Fix Auto UK site owner Sam Smith who provides a thoroughly entertaining insight into his journey from car-washing teenager to travel industry computer-programming expert through to now heading up the successful family business. Sam discusses why simplicity is the key; shares his thoughts on why ‘busy’ might not mean good; and highlights how ‘problems’ create opportunities to improve.
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
This week we catch up with three very different vehicle repair entities to explore business developments and what the future has in store.
ARC360: back to normality? The repairers' perspective
Sam Smith, director, Fix Auto
Frixos Charalambous, managing director, Exan
Jordan Fisher, managing director, Axiom UK
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
ARC360 Podcast Episode 13 - Richard Ketley, Head of Network, Innovation Group
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
Wednesday Sep 09, 2020
We catch up with head of network at Innovation Group, Richard Ketley to find out more about his working life; how things have changed in the past few months; and what the future might hold.
ARC360 podcast is brought to you in association with corporate partners: BASF, BMS, Copart, EMACS, Entegral, Enterprise Rent-a-Car, Nationwide Vehicle Recovery Assistance, S&G Response, Sherwin Williams and CAPS; partners The Green Parts Specialists, Indasa, and Innovation Group; and strategic partners AutoRaise; NBRA; RepairTalks; and TrendTracker.
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Having taken a break for August, we get straight back to business in our bid to track the evolution of the sector. How does the industry currently look from three very different perspectives? What has happened during our break? And what are your thoughts on the current status quo?
Recorded 2 September 2020, this week we catch-up with:
- Mike Partridge, paint and body business manager, Volkswagen Group UK Ltd
- Mike Brockman, CEO, Thingco
- Andrew Walsh, founder & CEO, AW Repair Group