Capture More Value Before Production Begins.

Valuable repair opportunities are often missed at the planning stage, reducing labour sales, increasing parts dependency and leaving critical repair decisions to be resolved during production.

This RepairLab aligns People, Process & Equipment to build the capability to analyzse damage accurately, identify labor-rich (‘blue’) repair opportunities and create robust, defensible repair plans before work begins.

The result is more value captured from every repair, fewer production delays and stronger operational & financial performance.

RepairLab Outcomes
1. Identify More Repair Opportunity

Recognize technically viable outer-panel repair work that conventional estimating can miss.

2. Capture Hidden Revenue Upfront

Identify secondary damage, related operations & customer-pay opportunities before work begins.

3. Reduce Supplement Friction

Create clear, supported repair plans that stand up with customers and insurance partners.

4. Improve Production Readiness

Give technicians a complete plan so they can focus on execution rather than resolving planning decisions.

Investment & Projected Return
RepairLab Investment: $7,595 USD
Gross Profit Uplift:
(Based on assumptions & calculation methodology below)
$24,780 USD
Payback Period: 3.7 months
First Year Return: 3.3 x
Assumptions & Calculation Methodology
Assumptions
  • 2 estimators / repair planners

  • 12.5 ROs processed per estimator per month

  • 1 additional body labor hour captured per RO

  • $70 body repair labor rate at 59% Gross Margin on labor



Calculation
  • 12.5 ROs x 1 hour x 2 estimators = 50 additional body labor hours per month

  • $70 labor rate x 59% gross margin = $41.30 gross profit per labor hour

  • $41.30 x 50 additional hours = $2,065 additional gross profit per month

  • $2,065 x 12 months = $24,780 additional gross profit per annum




How It Works
People. Process. Equipment.

The Repair Planner RepairLab combines focused skill development, a proven planning methodology and specialised damage-analysis equipment to create accurate, defensible and production-ready repair plans.

People

Practical skill development builds the ability to:

  • Recognize labor-rich ‘blue’ repair opportunities
  • Identify all visible & secondary damage
  • Determine & explain the appropriate repair method
  • Support repair judgement times
  • Create complete repair plans
  • Communicate decisions with confidence


Duration

One day of focused, in shop skill development plus two technical webinars.
Remote performance coaching reinforces the learning, supports utilization & promotes continuous improvement.

Who Should Attend

Designed for front-office team members of all experience levels who influence damage analysis, repair decisions or customer communication.

Repair Planners and Estimators

Improve damage analysis, repair-method selection, documentation and repair-time validation.

Customer Service Representatives

Build a stronger understanding of damage analysis & repair methods to support informed conversations with customers & insurers.

Production and Body Shop Managers

Improve alignment between front-office planning & workshop capability.

Process

A consistent planning methodology improves:

  • Damage analysis & photo documentation
  • Repair-versus-replace decisions
  • Repair-time validation
  • Repair-plan construction
  • Communication with technicians, customers & insurers
  • Integration with the existing blueprinting/repair planning process


Equipment

The Repair Planner Toolbox provides specialised lighting and visualisation tools to help planners see, document & explain damage more accurately.

Repair Planner Toolbox
8481 MotionLED 33 Estimator
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8421 MotionLED Compl. (120V)
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8446 MotionLED Extension Arm
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Why BETAG?

Every body shop has opportunities to improve performance. The challenge is knowing where they exist, quantifying their impact & creating lasting improvement.

BETAG helps body shop leaders identify opportunity, build capability & improve repair performance in ways that expand margins, grow profit & support sustainable growth.


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