Panel beating
Light Passenger Panel Beating - cars, vans, buses, people movers - Commercial Panel Beating - Custom Panel Beating - Plastic Welding - Fibre Glass Repairs
At Longridge Panel Beating we are a fully licenced, privately owned and operated Collision Repair Company that has been operating in Waipukurau, Central Hawkes Bay since 2003. We can repair anything from supermarket dents to full structural repairs on your vehicle.
We are an approved repairer to all the major insurance companies, therefore making the “claim” process very easy. We’ll gladly provide a quote on your private, light passenger, commercial vehicle, truck, caravan, motor home or horse coach at no cost to you. Our friendly, knowledgeable and experienced team will do everything to get you back on the road as quickly as possible.
We understand how stressful having an accident can be so we'll make it easy for you to get your car back on the road. Call in and see us. We will take a look straight away and we have 24/7 salvage capabilities to help you get your car from the accident scene if required. We will inspect your vehicle and work directly with your insurance company once you have lodged your claim. We can even help you with the claim process if required. We can offer you one of our modern courtesy cars while yours is being repaired. Once your claim is approved, we will start working on your vehicle so you can get back on the road as quickly as possible.
- Collison Repair Association (CRA) Structural Repair Centre
- Collison Repair Association (CRA) Quality Assurance Programme
- Motor Trade Association (MTA) Member
- Site Safe Member
- I-CAR Silver & Platinum Recognition Repairers
- Approved repairers to all major insurance companies
- Supermarket dents to structural repairs
- 24/7 Vehicle breakdown and salvage service
- Rust repairs
- Plastic welding and fibre glass repairs
- Windscreen replacements (Insurance or Private)
- New exhausts, modifications and repairs
- Muffler replacements
- Qualified tradesman with over 150 years combined experience
- Workmanship Guaranteed * Free courtesy cars (automatic)
Painting
Automotive Painting , Commercial and Agriculture Painting, Industrial Coatings
When it comes to Automotive Painting the Longridge team are qualified and highly skilled to give you that showroom finish. We have painted an extensive range of vehicles, cars, trucks, motorhomes, industrial and agricultural machinery, we have even done a plane or 2!
Our staff are fully trained on the latest paint technologies and systems with the very latest tools and equipment. Longridge uses a Spies Hecker paint system giving superior finishes to all vehicles and industrial paint work. In addition Longridge can take care of the painting of any Commercial, Agricultural or Industrial Painting for the long term protection of your gear.
Longridge will handle, properly prepare and give the precise coating application, we are capable of handling large volumes of work for all project sizes and can ensure that each step of the process is carried out to your specifications.
- Approved repairer with all the major insurance companies
- Collison Repair Association (CRA) Structural Repair Centre
- Collison Repair Association (CRA) Quality Assurance Programme
- *Motor Trade Association (MTA) Member
- Spies Hecker paint system
- Full down draft heated spray boot & Infra-red curing
- Touch ups to full repaints
- Custom paint jobs
- Cut & polish
- *Full onsite painting & industrial coatings service
- Onsite sandblasting for paint preparation (full encapsulation of media & coatings)
- Working from Heights and Confined Spaces Certification
- Health & Safety Compliance
- Site Safe Member
Engineering
Transport Engineering - Sheetmetal Engineering
At Longridge we can assist you with a wide range of Transport Engineering from the make, manufacture and modification of deck and tipping bodies, chassis, draw beams, drawbars, just about anything to do with transport. In addition to that we can do the same with motorhomes, caravans, horse coaches and horse floats etc. We carry a large stock of transport components and our steel racks are well stocked for a fast efficient turnaround.
Our Sheet Metal Engineers at Longridge can conduct all aspects of stainless and aluminium fabrication, from private, commercial to industrial work. To make things easy we can come to you for any onsite maintenance, repairs, or modifications.
- Custom designs and builds (If you can think it, we can build it)
- Certified welding
- Large secure yard facilities for heavy haulage access & storage
- Health & Safety Compliance
- Working from Heights and Confined Spaces Certification
- Site Safe Member
- Working in Confined Spaces
- Transport engineering solutions Hawkes Bay
Sandblasting
The Sandblasting process is used to clean a surface by means of using an abrasive such as garnet; this preparation creates a superior surface prior to painting. Mild steel, wrought iron, aluminium and stainless steel are some of most common surfaces to be sandblasted.
We have sandblasted a wide range of projects from newly manufactured machinery, restoration work, structural steel, earthmoving & agricultural equipment, rail, roading and bridges, swimming pool resurfacing even a delicate little bird cage.
- Mobile sandblasting services
- Wet & dry blasting available
- Industrial coatings
- Media containment and encapsulation
- Automotive sandblasting
- Rust removal sandblasting
- Resource consent compliance
- Health & Safety Compliance
- Working from Heights & Confined Spaces Certification
- Site Safe Member
- Servicing Central Hawkes Bay (CHB), Waipukurau, Waipawa, Takapau, OngaOnga, Otane, Porangahau, Elsthorpe, Argyll and surrounding districts
Towing
24 Hour Towing and Salvage Service
If you have damaged your car and need roadside assistance, we know that the safe Salvage and transporting of your vehicle is important to you, with trained staff we will see that everything is taken care of. Our salvage truck is modern, clean, safe and reliable. It is fitted with the latest equipment and is regularly audited to ensure safety and quality compliance.
At Longridge we can offer a full range of services.
- Approved repairer with all the major insurance companies.
- Insurance-approved towing services
- We can recover your vehicle and provide you with a courtesy car ( conditions apply)
- 24/7 Roadside recovery service
- All other breakdown roadside recovery
- Vehicle breakdown assistance
- Relocation, transportation of plant and or machinery
- Tow Truck
- Large secure yard and storage facilities
- Trained staff and that will give you great service
- Servicing Central Hawkes Bay (CHB), Waipukurau, Waipawa, Takapau, Ongaonga, Otane, Porangahau, Elsthorpe, Argyll, Dannevirke and surrounding district
Motor Homes / Caravans / Horse Coaches
At Longridge you’d be hard pressed to beat our excellent reputation for quality workmanship and service. Longridge take care of all your repairs and maintenance on all makes and models of caravans, motor homes, horse coaches and horse floats.
At Longridge we can offer a full range of services:
- Approved repairer to all major insurance companies
- New builds
- Motorhome and Horse Coach Refurbishments
- Modifications
- RV Solar panel installation
- Reversing cameras
- Satellite dish installations
- RV and Caravan Awning installations
- Alloy and fibreglass specialists
- Hardware supplies
- Rubber matting
- Servicing Central Hawkes Bay (CHB), Waipukurau, Waipawa, Takapau, Ongaonga, Otane, Porangahau, Elsthorpe, Argyll, Dannevirke and surrounding districts
Courtsey Car/Loan Car
For all our customers we offer a free courtsey car so you aren't left stranded while your car is getting repaired
