Morelli Group have invested heavily in its commitment to develop training programmes and packages to assist its customers. To that end, they have acquired a business called Smart Express, a leading supplier of products and training to the smart repair industry, together with its training centre in Portsmouth. Since Morelli Group's focus for the next period is on cycle time reduction and key to key management, this is a strategically important acquisition it will enable our customer to be trained to deliver a 24 hour repair within a traditional body repair facility. This is particularly important as major volumes are now being removed from bodyshops into roadside mobile repair solutions and threaten to undermine traditional methods. The products, equipment, training and computer packages offered by Smart Express are industry leaders and together with their mobile Training Support Vehicle will be training many bodyshops to offer a 24hr repair facility be it mobile or fixed. Morelli Group's investment into this business has moved them forward into another market which benefits both themselves and their clients and keeps them at the forefront of the industry in these challenging times

To find out more about Smart Express and their services/product range go to section 11 Smart Express.

To read more about training by Smart Express click on the link or fill in the Contact Us form to the right of the page.
http://www.smartexpress.co.uk/default.aspx?upid=4

Morelli Group are a founding partner in SC Body & Paint Skills a brand new training facility in Enfield, Middx, SC Body & Paint Skills the centre has been developed to meet the needs of specialists in the industry to undertake technical competency training and for organisations to enhance their productivity and show that their business is underpinned by technically competent technical staff. Through our association with SC Body & Paint Skills we are able to offer one of the best training and conference facilities for our partners to use anywhere in the UK. The ATA Approved Centre provides not only ATA assessments but also short courses for specialists to prepare for ATA and to provide the continuous professional development to ensure that staff have up to date technical skills. In addition to the workshop space and training rooms, SC Body & Paint Skills also has a large conference facility for up to 120 delegates with viewing positions overlooking the workshop space.

This facility is the 'Next Generation of Automotive Training'

To read more about SC Body & Paint Skills click on the link or fill in the Contact Us form to the right of the page.
http://www.scbp.co.uk/default.aspx?sitesectionid=2&sitesectiontitle=Welcome

Morelli Group are proud to say that we recently supported WorldSkills London 2011, the largest ever international skills Competition and careers event which was held 5-8 October 2011 at ExCeL London, the largest event the venue has ever hosted. Young people from 51 countries/regions were competing to be the best of the best in their chosen skill.

More than 200,000 people from the UK visited and were inspired by the dedication of the teams taking part in the Competition.

 

To read more about WorldSkills London 2011 click on the link or to find out about Morelli Groups involvement click here.
http://www.worldskillslondon2011.com/

 

Morelli Group were officially a supplier partner to Skill 36 Car Painting we provided panel stands, trestles, gun holders and various other items of equipment that the students used across the three days of the tasks. By the end of the competition we had supplied product to Skill 13 Autobody Repair and Skill 33 Automobile Technology. Due to the nature and scale of the event which was supported by students coming from over 50 countries there were several last minute needs that Morelli Group were able to help with and we found ourselves having to communicate in several languages supplying product to South Korean, New Zealand and South African students amongst others, fortunately each country had a translator although we managed to get by with the New Zealand and South African competitors!

To give an idea of the scale of the event Autobody Painting had 12 fully operational smart repair booths in a row with 20 competitors performing the set tasks, each student had to repair a dent in a door and to paint a Union Flag on a Bonnet amongst other tasks. The door panels and bonnets were held on Morelli panel stands and the judges highly commended them for the stability and mobility that they provided to the students. The UK students did well in the three events Morelli supported with silver for Ross Varnam Autobody Repair and bronze for Ben Eaton, Paint and John Couldridge, Technology.

Morelli Group have sponsored the SkillAuto heats across the UK for the last two years now. The heats are held at regional colleges with Morelli Group supplying product for the Paint and the Body Repair competitions.

The events are run by The Institute of the Motor Industry (IMI) and Morelli Group have provided consumable products in association with 3M, DuPont, Farecla, Devilbiss, Indasa and Crash repair Parts who have been most generous in their help towards the success of the events.

To read more about SkillAuto click on the link or to find out about Morelli Groups involvement click here.
http://www.autocity.org.uk/skillauto/

 

SkillAuto Events

Car Painting - This competition provides an exciting opportunity for technicians to demonstrate their problem solving, time management and planning skills, whilst displaying their technical skills. The competition is based on National Occupational Standards (NOS).

The practical tests include preparation, priming and flatting procedures, preparation and painting of plastics, sealing techniques, colour identification and mixing, and preparation and application of wet-on-wet paint processes and masking techniques.

Autobody Repair - With the development of new car technology, keeping up-to-date with changing repair processes and equipment has never been so critical. The competition is based on National Occupational Standards (NOS) for body repair.

The different assessments include damage alignment diagnosis, MIG welding to BSI Standards, spot welding to BSI Standards, rectification of panel damage and panel removal, and replacement procedures for both bolted and welded panels.

Andrew Moring, Marketing Director of Morelli Group says,

"I attended my first heat at South Notts College two years ago and was very impressed with the student's commitment. We are delighted to be supporting the competition which was excellent to attend from a relaxed spectator point of view I am glad I wasn't under the spotlight, it was good to see the students using our products and taking great pride in their work.

To find out more about the 2012 competition log on to
http://www.autocity.org.uk/skillauto/index.html