The Sparshatt Truck and Van Bodyshop team carries out all levels of collision repair work and body repairs on light commercial vehicles and HGVs, from their base in Sittingbourne. Ensuring the highest quality repairs, the Bodyshop only uses Mercedes-Benz genuine parts when repairing vehicles.
The Bodyshop specialises in comprehensive services designed to keep commercial vehicles operating at their best. Their expertise spans various areas crucial to maintaining a pristine fleet.
From collision repair that addresses dents, scratches, and frame damage to rejuvenating damaged panels, the team ensures vehicles regain their optimal condition after accidents. Moreover, the painting services offer full repaints, allowing customisation to match company colours, extending even to chassis and bodies for a cohesive look.
Aligning and changing frameworks, including straightening chassis legs on vans, is a part of the Bodyshop’s repertoire, ensuring structural integrity. Additionally, the skilled team excels in welding new panels, seamlessly integrating replacements to restore vehicles to a pristine, like-new appearance.
With a team of seven, the Sparshatt Truck and Van Bodyshop team is trained to the highest quality to ensure your vehicle is repaired to look as good as new. Furthermore, as a commercial repairer, the team understands that time the vehicle is off-road costs money, therefore, vehicles are repaired quickly and efficiently.
Over the shop’s many years in business, they have built an impressive customer base due to their continued high-standard repairs. One of the longest-standing relationships is with JBS Haulage, a general haulage contractor located in Kent and Yorkshire. The team have completed all their accident repair as well as full refurbs on some of their old classic vehicles. More recently, the Bodyshop team has painted Lenham Storage’s 75th-anniversary vehicles.
Declan Gogerly, Bodyshop Manager at Sparshatt Truck and Vans Sittingbourne depot said, “I have worked in the Bodyshop now for 15 years, from being an apprentice right up to becoming a manager.
“My day-to-day role is a mixture of things. I check on all the team and get updates on their jobs, as well as checking with the Bodyshop Estimating Manager to see what we have ongoing or completed.
“I help in all areas of the Bodyshop from doing estimates, raising jobs, ordering parts, invoicing, ordering of stock, and working on the shop floor when needed. I also manage all the health and safety in the shop, ensuring all colleagues work in a safe manner.
“My biggest goal for the Bodyshop is to continue to expand and grow both our customer base and team. We are currently in the process of hiring an apprentice, as I believe training young adults is key to the success of any business.
“The people around you are key to how you succeed and it’s no different in the Bodyshop. Our Bodyshop would not be so successful without our great team, I am entirely grateful for having a fantastic calibre of people around me.”
With operations in Dartford, Sittingbourne, Ashford and Tonbridge, Sparshatt has held a long-standing presence in the South East for nearly 50 years. With eyes on the future, the dealership boasts a thriving apprenticeship scheme through its standalone Training Academy, which will take on 2024’s recruits in January after receiving over 240 applications.
