09.02.10
BMW Owners Club Event
Saturday 8th May 2010
Starting at Midday
Chartwell will be hosting an event for all members of the BMW Owners Club on Saturday 8th May 2010 at midday.
Chartwell are the world's leading prestige car repairer and are officially approved by all prestige vehicle manufacturers. Chartwell have been a leading BMW Approved Repairer for over 11 years and were the first independent Bodyshop to be given the BMW manufacturer approval to repair their vehicles.
The Open Day will give you the opportunity to explore Chartwell's state of the art facility and be shown by our BMW trained and audited technicians and estimators the detailed process a BMW and similar prestige vehicles go through during a repair, these areas include:
Main Building and Workshop area Chartwell have invested heavily in a bespoke facility designed for handling high performance vehicles, the vast array of tooling and specialist diagnostic equipment is impressive on its own. The facility is capable of handling anything from a small chip to a full structural body rebuild. With impressive conference and training facilities on site, the development of the team is made part of Chartwell's business culture.
BMW Body and Wheel Alignment Within the facility, Chartwell have a specific area which houses complex jig systems, welders and body alignment brackets needed to reinstate prestige vehicles to their original factory body measurements. Once this is achieved the laser wheel alignment system ensures the mechanical components are set correctly giving the handling and performance expected from the luxury vehicles. A BMW trained technician will explain the complex repair processes and will answer any questions during the tour.
Specialist Clean Room Today's prestige vehicles rely on many different materials; some of which are predominantly constructed from Aluminium and Carbon Fibre. The repair of these materials requires a clean environment and separate tooling to ensure there is no contamination of the material or composite during the repair as this would result in early failure or corrosion. The diverse skill required will be demonstrated and explained during the tour.
Refinish Booths and Paint Systems The quality of any repair is always paramount and the paint finish is usually the first thing scrutinised. Chartwell can mix over 40,000 colours on site and have the specialist scheme specifically for BMW which is an environmentally stable water based system. This ensures any colour required can be matched and reproduced. The refinish plant is fully managed by a central computer. Members will have the opportunity to see a paint demonstration and we will also be offering limited places to have a go at spray painting in the paint booths will our fully qualified Technicians.
There will be refreshments and buffet available.
If you require any further information please call Lisa Grosse on 01332 614786 or email lisa.grosse@chartwells.net or explore our website in more detail.
Please don't forget to book your place if you would like to attend on the day by contacting Lisa Grosse on the above number or email.
Chartwell look forward to welcoming you on the day.