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Chris Aplin M.Inst.A.E.A., MFIEA, MIMI, AAE, MITRE, MSOE

Chris started his career at the age of 15 as an apprentice panel beater/vehicle refinisher with Autocraft in Telford. After completing his apprenticeship in 1998 and gaining more experience, he then moved into vehicle estimating and became the lead estimator at Blackham Accident Repair Centre in Telford.

Chris held several manager roles at independent and dealership garages, before moving to Sidney H Hooper in 2008 to become an independent motor engineer.

At Sidney H Hooper, Chris studied towards his Institute exams and finally pass the practical exam to gain corporate membership in 2012 and has been a member ever since.

In 2015 Chris joined Liverpool Victoria as a regional motor engineer and has since help setup the vehicle interrogation system that the field engineers currently used to date.

In 2012 and 2018 Chris was lucky enough to win the prestigious VDA Award at the Bodyshop Awards in Birmingham.

Karen Ashton M.Inst.A.E.A, MFIEA


Victoria Whittle M.Inst.A.E.A, MFIEA


Matthew Taylor M.Inst.A.E.A., MFIEA


Daniel Holloway M.Inst.A.E.A., MFIEA


Rick Stone M.Inst.A.E.A., MFIEA