BSR Estimating

22/10/2026

Entries for the 2026 Women in Collision Awards close this Friday — and it's not just an Aussie thing, so if you've got someone across the ditch worth recognising, now's the time.

👉️ Nominate at paintandpanelwomen.com.au



Source: Paint & Panel Sep/Oct 2026, Women in Collision Awards announcement, p.41

20/10/2026

Supplier invoice check.
Labour check.
Final check.

Every job moving through BSR Workflow gets signed off at all three stages before it's ever invoiced — nothing slips through on a technicality.

Check out how it works: bsrestimating.com/workflow

Purpose-built invoice management software for collision repairers. Every job clean, checked and ready to invoice. Free for BSR Estimating clients.

20/10/2026

Fady Tadros (Crashify) put it well in this issue — on EV repairs, the real question isn't whether shops should recover the extra cost of EV-specific work, it's how. His fix: itemise the high-voltage work, attach the documentation, make it defensible. Full breakdown worth a read if you're quoting EVs regularly

18/10/2026

Every job that goes through BSR Workflow gets checked at stages before it's ever invoiced — supplier invoice check, labour check, final check, and more.

Nothing moves to the next stage until the right person signs off. Simple idea, surprisingly rare in most shops.

Check out the full process: bsrestimating.com/workflow

16/10/2026

What would you do with 20 hours back a week?

That's roughly what shop owners tell us they get back once estimating's properly off their plate. Not just quotes done faster, actual time to work on the business instead of just in it.

We wrote more on this: bsrestimating.com/what-would-you-do-with-20-hours-back-every-week

Most repairers see remote estimators as people who simply prepare quotes. At BSR, it is much more than estimating.

15/10/2026

Do you actually know what your shop's hourly rate should be?

Most bodyshop owners don't, and we wrote a whole piece on why that one gap can cost hundreds of thousands in lost revenue a year. Not trying to scare you, just trying to get you to check.

Read it here: bsrestimating.com/do-you-really-know-your-hourly-rate

Most bodyshop owners don't truly know what their shop hourly rate should be. This simple mistake can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars in lost revenue every year.

14/10/2026

Quick truth bomb: a completed repair isn't a paid repair. The gap between a car rolling out of the wash bay and someone actually hitting "invoice" is where a lot of shops quietly lose money — parts that don't match what was quoted, extra work that never got supplemented, hours that slip through. That's the exact gap BSR Workflow was built to close. See how it works: bsrestimating.com/workflow

12/10/2026

Two weeks from Auckland to Christchurch with the CRA, and honestly, a bigger response than we expected. If you came along to one of the events (or wish you had), the full recap's up on the blog now!

Read the wrap-up: bsrestimating.com/new-zealand-roadshow-wrap-up

Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, Wellington and Christchurch: what we learned on the Collision Repair Association Roadshow, and why NZ is ready for remote estimating.

09/10/2026

Ever wondered what a day looks like inside a Virtual Estimating team?
Our team is writing $1M+ in estimates every single day.

Not a typo. Not a slow news day. Just a typical busy day at BSR. 👀

Read the full story → bsrestimating.com/a-day-in-australias-largest-estimating-outsourcing-business

08/10/2026

Interesting seasonal pattern flagged in this issue's parts data — May typically runs about 10% above the average month for collision work, and December sits around 28% below.

Pretty consistent year on year too. Worth factoring into how you plan staffing and estimating capacity rather than just reacting when the quiet month hits.

Does your workshop feel that same seasonal swing?



PartsCheck Labs, "What Australia Repairs" Edition 01, as reported in Paint & Panel Sep/Oct 2026, p.34–35