NEWS
This news page carries current stories and some from previous years of projects that Morelli Group have been involved with if you would like to keep up to date with the latest stories please check back here regularly or follow us on our Social Media pages.
October 2011:
Morelli Group supply WorldSkills London 2011
WorldSkills London 2011, the largest ever international skills Competition and careers event has drawn to a close. It was held 5-8 October 2011 at ExCeL London, the largest event the venue has ever hosted.
September 2011:
BE2011 Morelli Group and Smart Express exhibit
The BE2011 event which took place at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole, 22-23 September set a new precedent for bodyshop with a bigger and better feeling all round. BE2011 saw a year on increase of attendees from 2010, with a whopping 670 delegates at this year's day event. The awards dinner was a similar story with 840 diners enjoying the entertainment and ceremony.
August 2011:
Morelli Group supply paint for Spurs "MotoGP" style Motorcycle
The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation and Southgate College have teamed up to deliver a special educational project and in so doing achieved something worthy of the Foundation's motto - "Creating Opportunities that Change Lives"
July 2011:
SkillAuto events sponsored by Morelli Group
Morelli Group supported the regional heats and final of the UK Skills held at the following venues: Bridgwater College Somerset, North West Regional College Belfast, Riverpark Training Belfast, SC Body & Paint Skills Enfield, GTG, Glasgow Glasgow, EMCAT (South Notts College) Nottingham and Coleg Glan Hafren Cardiff.
May 2011:
Morelli Group Acquire Smart Express
Morelli Group is pleased to announce the acquisition of the business of Smart Express from the beginning of May 2011. Steve Barrett has agreed to strengthen his well-established and exciting brand by joining forces with Morelli Group to bring his products and ideas to new markets and client groups....
March 2011:
SC Body & Paint Skills Centre Nears Completion
SC Body & Paint Skills officially opens this month and the facility is looking exceptional. The booths are in place and ready to go and the offices/lecture facilities are equipped and furnished....
October 2010:
Morelli Group Distribution Agreement with Nissan Motors GB Ltd
Morelli Group Ltd is proud to be chosen as the sole preferred approved distributor of Glasurit paints and consumable products for the new Nissan Motors Bodyshop Programme...
September 2010:
TAM Agreement
We are delighted to announce a new partnership with Accident management Company Total Accident Management or TAM as they often get abreviated to. Total Accident Management Limited is the Repair and Claims management subsidiary of Helphire Group plc, providing accident management and motor claims solutions to the fleet and insurance markets...
August 2010:
Painting their way to success – Women step up to skills challenge
There is a significant gender bias within most occupations in the automotive retail sector with men outnumbering women in almost all occupations. Women make up the majority of workers only in administrative and secretarial roles where they account for 70% of workers...
July 2010:
Synergy Group Agree Deal with Morelli
Synergy Accident Repair Group Limited are pleased to announce the appointment of Morelli Group Limited as distribution partner for the provision of paint and consumables...
June 2010:
Morelli Group sponsor the International Bodyshop industry Symposium, IBIS held at the Park Plaza Hotel London
This event is visited by people from all over the world as well as key decision makers from some of the UK's biggest manufacturers, work providers and bodyshops...
March 2010:
Morelli Group Sponsor World Skills Contests
Morelli Group are delighted to be sponsoring the World Skills heats at five locations across the UK. The heats are being held in Nottingham, Manchester, Motherwell, Southgate and Northern Ireland. Contestants are travelling from all over the country to compete in these events and Morelli Group are sponsoring Paint and Body Repair competitions...
December 2009:
Carbon Trust - Big Business Refit Helps Bristol Firms
Lord Mayor of Bristol launches scrappage scheme, urging bosses to 'Refit, Reduce and Recover.' The Lord Mayor of Bristol today called on the city's businesses to scrap outdated equipment and save millions on their energy bills...
November 2009:
Mazda UK Signs New Paint and Distribution Deals
Mazda UK appoints two new bodyshop partners; Morelli and ACIS, as part of a drive to improve the service to Mazda's 150-strong dealer network and 177 Approved Accident Repair Centres and their customers...
August 2009:
Morgan Motor Company Centenary Festival
During the weekend of 1st and 2nd August, a gathering of over 3200 Morgan Motor Cars took place at Cheltenham Racecourse to celebrate 100 years of Morgan as a company. The cars came from 28 different countries and the celebrations took place over many events with the first weekend in August being the Grand Finale....
April 2009:
Atherstone Installs Latest Drying Technology
During recent improvement works Morelli Group account Atherstone Repair Centre installed a new spraybooth with an energy-saving infrared, high temperature drying system for spraybooths from Eco Repair Systems.
March 2009:
Eagle - the Ultimate E-Type
Morelli Group customer Eagle are based in East Sussex, and have been "remanufacturing" bespoke Jaguar E-types since 1982. Not only do they remanufacture E-Types, but they are considered the worldwide leaders in Jaguar E-Type restoration and have achieved this feat by focusing an entire company on the development of the Eagle E-Type...
March 2009:
De Havilland Comet gets Paint job
Morelli Group have agreed to donate the paint to help restore the sole surviving de Havilland Comet at the de Havilland aircraft museum in Hertfordshire...
November 2008:
Morelli Supply paint for MTV's Pimp My Ride
Morelli Group have recently supplied paint and materials for a special charity project for MTV's Pimp My Ride. The project came about as part of an initiative by the Met Police to combat youth violence.The Met police donated a riot van, and with a bit of help from MTV and EMI...
September 2008:
Morelli Group Sign Distribution Agreement with Citroën UK
Morelli Group is pleased to announce an agreement with Citroën UK. The long standing and well regarded national distributor with excellent credentials and the ability to deliver industry leading service, will be responsible for delivering and maintaining Citroën UK's Paint ∓ Material Distribution...
August 2008:
Morelli Group Support Air Brush Maestro on DVD
Morelli Group are supporting the production of an instructional DVD being made by airbrush legend Ray Habgood. Ray and Morelli Groups relationship dates way back to the 70's when airbrush art was all the rage on 'Custom Cars'.
July 2008:
Peugeot choose Morelli Group
Morelli Group and Peugeot have signed a new trading agreement and have launched a Paint Distribution Programme for the Peugeot approved repairer network. The programme is available to all Peugeot Accident Repair Centres nationwide.
April 2008:
Standox appoints Morelli Group
Standox has appointed the Morelli Group Ltd as a distributor of its comprehensive range of high technology, compliant refinishing systems. The appointment of Morelli Group further strengthens the Standox brand's commitment to independent distribution in the UK...
March 2008:
Morelli Technical Team Achieve ATA Status
The Morelli Group Technical Team have become part of the nationwide initiative to recognise and develop the skills of body repair specialists by achieving ATA status. All seven of the Morelli Group Car Repair Tech Team have now achieved accreditation...
November 2007:
Good practise for SMART sprayers by HSE
This guide for SMART (small and medium-area repair technique) repair sprayers describes how you can adequately control risks to health, safety and the environment....
October 2007:
Morelli High Wycombe Completes Hat Trick!!!
Morelli Group High Wycombe won the "Distributor Branch of the Year" award at the recent Bodyshop Magazine Awards 2007. This win completes the hat trick of wins for Morelli Group following in the footsteps of Enfield who have won this award twice previously.
September 2007:
Mini Moto GP competition winner.
As part of our 50th Anniversary Celebration, Morelli Group held a competition which was promoted in Bodyshop Magazine and on the Morelli Group website. The prize was a superb Mini Moto GP Motorbike...
June 2007:
Unique Morelli Sata Spraygun Offer.
The Morelli Group have commissioned a Limited Edition Sata spraygun to commemorate their 50th Anniversary. The unique 'chrome illusion' finish flips colour several ways depending on the angle it is viewed at.
May 2007:
Morelli's 50th year River boat party on the Thames.
To celebrate 50 successful years in business the directors of Morelli Group, David, John & Ruth Moring, Allan Toms and Colin Laybourn arranged a night to remember for all their staff and their partners.