20 May 2021

Within weeks of taking over Trend Tracker, Industry Insights is pleased to announce Fix Auto UK as its first Platinum Sponsor.

Timed to coincide with the decision to reveal a brand-new series of quarterly detailed industry reports, the first of which entitled ‘Emerging from COVID’ will be available imminently, the announcement is a clear indication of Industry Insights’ ambition and new direction it has for Trend Tracker by firmly cementing it as the leading authority in data analysis for the UK repair sector.

Industry Insights’ Managing Director Steve Thompson said: “Over the last decade Fix Auto UK has garnered a reputation as being an industry leader, one that has been cultivated and underpinned by working together and its brand values of integrity, honesty and transparency. To receive its support as a Corporate Platinum Sponsor for Trend Tracker is a significant boost to our profile as we take the business forward.”

Commenting on the partnership, Fix Auto UK’s Managing Director Ian Pugh, added: “When it comes to strategy and innovation, we pride ourselves on being a first mover within the industry and this sponsorship is yet another example of where we believe we have seized a great opportunity.

“We already have a close working relationship with Industry Insights and have total conviction in the team and their ambitions to firmly cement Trend Tracker as the industry’s go to source for independent, unbiased, data.”

‘Emerging from COVID’ explores how the motor claims market has been directly affected by COVID-19, the ongoing challenges and opportunities within the industry along with a wider national outlook. It provides latest relevant, credible and reliable data along with forecasted trends on a regular, quarterly basis.It includes the results of a UK-wide survey encompassing more than 200 repair centres from right across the UK, the report chronicles the impact on capacity, revenue, people and borrowings from a year which has, so far, removed over three quarters of a million repairs. Crucially, Emerging from COVID analyses this data, along with significant supporting research to consider what the future will hold.