Gordon Cooley Coachbuilders benefits from Lifetime Warranty
Gordon Cooley Coachbuilders has been steadily growing its business since 1978, offering both light commercial and private vehicle repairs to the Glasgow area. In 1994, the business started using DuPont Refinish paints. Since then the accident repair centre has become one of the preferred repairers of many of the UK’s top insurance companies.
The bodyshop continually looks for ways to add value to its offering and to go that extra mile to help entice repeat business – something that is vital in this highly-competitive industry. In 2008, Gordon Cooley Coachbuilders achieved the BSI Kitemark after all its technicians and estimators were trained and tested, according to ATA and BSI standards. And in January 2012, the busy bodyshop signed up to the re-vamped DuPont Refinish Lifetime Warranty programme.
Craig Quinton, Gordon Cooley Coachbuilders bodyshop manager, says, “we wanted to offer our customers – private vehicle owners, as well as fleet, lease and insurance companies – paint repairs handled and guaranteed to the highest possible standards. We already provide a number of other incentives for our customers to return to us, but Lifetime Warranty was an obvious addition. We now offer our customers a warranty for the life of the paint repair, giving them the assurance it has been carried out professionally and backed by a global brand with proven, cutting-edge products and application techniques.”
Since the bodyshop joined the Lifetime Warranty programme, Craig has already noticed the increase in throughput. He says, “Lifetime Warranty ensures that we provide all our customers with an efficient and quality finish. Because our team have all been extensively trained in the correct refinish methods by our long-standing paint partner DuPont Refinish, it was quick and easy to start working with the programme. It has helped our estimators convert estimates to jobs by demonstrating the benefits of our service compared to our competitors.”
And thanks to the Lifetime Warranty visual identity and support tools, DuPont Refinish makes it easy for vehicle owners to identify member bodyshops.
Craig says, “once we were part of the Lifetime Warranty initiative we received a wealth of promotional material such as bodyshop certification, external signage, a bodyshop user-manual which includes the marketing concept and frequently asked questions, a Lifetime Warranty repair leaflet for the customers detailing the repair process, the warranty details and the repair certificate, and a Lifetime Warranty key ring to remind customers of the guarantee they have on their paintwork.”
Lindsey Swaine, brand marketing coordinator, DuPont Refinish UK and Ireland, says, “we are really pleased to see Lifetime Warranty working so well for Craig and his team at Gordon Cooley Coachbuilders. It really demonstrates that a straight-forward and visual programme can tangibly impact on bodyshops when they have the training and products to back it up. Lifetime Warranty is one of the cornerstones of the DuPont Refinish offering and we are confident it will continue to be a driving force within the industry.”