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The three-day 2022 U-Pol AutoRaise Rally looks set to break the £150,000 fundraising barrier after an enormous effort by a total of 62 teams and cars and 150 people. With over 21,000 miles covered in total by all cars, it was an epic journey. The convoy of classic, vintage and well-loved cars driven by colleagues […]

The #AutoRaiseRally2022 organisers are delighted to announce the headline sponsor, U-Pol. U-Pol is a world leader in automotive refinishing products specialising in fillers, coatings, aerosols, adhesives and paint related products. Recognised globally with U-Pol & RAPTOR as its flagship brands, U-Pol products sell in over 100 countries. U-Pol is committed to consistently providing customers with

This high energy Rally will have 2 Supporting Sponsors and 9 Pit Stop Sponsors along with a Gala Dinner Sponsor, Grid Breakfast (Day 1) and Entertainment Centre Stage Sponsor for the 2022 edition of the event; with SYNETIQ, Egertons Recovery Group and Service Certainty becoming sponsors of the event for the first time while S&G

BRIT (Body Repair Industry Trailblazer), the group formed by the merging of the AutoRaise and Collision Repair Sector Group to provide continual development and management of the five new Apprenticeship Standards they created individually; (Paint Technician/Panel Technician/MET Technician/Accident Repair Technician/Vehicle Damage Assessor) have elected a new Chair; Steve Hoe, Technical Development and VM Executive, from

For more than a century, the 8th of March is set aside annually to commemorate International Women’s Day; this year’s theme is #BreakTheBias’ AutoRaise are committed to celebrate and enable both female apprentices and leaders in our industry on International Women’s Day which promotes positive change by raising awareness about problems women face in their

Is, “I don’t know where to start?!” the first thing that props into your mind when thinking of taking on an apprentice? Although the process can seem a little complex and overwhelming, rest assured, AutoRaise can help with it all! If you want to take on an apprentice and do not know where to go

After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, details of the AutoRaise Rally have been announced by the organisers and the 2022 event is being held from 21-23 September 2022 and it would appear to be even tougher than ever before! A great and challenging route awaits adventure loving participants keen to take on the

Enterprise having been one of the first in the industry to transfer some of their unspent apprenticeship levy funds are paving the way once again. The Enterprise initiative enables repairers from their approved repairer network to apply for a funding grant from Enterprise to contribute to the costs of training and assessing the repairer’s apprentices.

AutoRaise have been both the administrators and facilitators of enabling Saint Gobain to approve transfers of more than £125, 000 to fund new apprentice start-ups within the vehicle repair industry. “This is fantastic for, not only our own affiliated repairers, but also others within the industry who this funding has helped. Saint Gobain’s generous offer

Gemini ARC, the UK’s largest independent bodyshop group and an AutoRaise Affiliated Repairer, has reached the finals in this year’s AM Awards! The repair group is a finalist in the ‘Apprenticeship Programme of the Year’ category – a brand new award for this year. The award is “open to the automotive businesses which develop their