R-M's International Best Bodyshop Painter of the Year Competition:A Belgian wins the international grand final

Now in its fifth year, R-M’s International Best Bodyshop Painter of the Year Competition took place in Caronno Pertusella Italy. Attended by 20 journalists and more than 100 guests and organizers. This annual competition is becoming one of the industry's must-attend events. As its numerous sponsors: 3M, Colad, Deltalyo, DeVilbiss, Festool, Fillon Technologies, Horn & Bauer, Kimberly-Clark Professional, Mettler Toledo, Rupes, Sartorius, Sata, Sia Abrasives, Teroson and Tesa  will confirm.

An intense, but good-spirited competition

The 10 participants

It was the first time Italy had hosted the grand final of this, R-M’s fifth International Best Bodyshop Painter of the Year Competition, where ten contestants, having been selected from the winners of the national finals that took place in Belgium, Belarus, Germany, France, Italy, Poland, Slovenia, Spain, The Netherlands and United Kingdom,  met and competed at R-M’s Refinish Competence Centre in Caronno, Pertusella

The ten participants went head to head under the Mediterranean sun in exercises performed under real-life conditions including the refinishing of automotive body panels using Onyx HD waterborne paints and color matching using Colormaster 2, the color tool developed by R-M.

In order to ensure that the competition was not all work and no play, the organizers planned a visit to Milan, sailing on  Como lake plus workshops on Programmes For Success and finally, a grand banquet  in the Villa Geno .

Steve Mauro wins for Belgium!

Steve Mauro was named the winner; thanks to the quality of his work, his working speed, and his use of products. He wins a trip for two in the sun, while the runners up received portable DVD players from R-M and all of them benefited from the sponsors' generosity and were presented with some of the latest innovations in refinish technology among a whole host of great prizes.  

Steve Mauro